Author: Melissa Russell

Capes, though they’re the ultimate chic cold-weather clothing, might make the uninformed think of superheroes or vampires. And yes, while vampires and superheroes are quite popular nowadays (Twilight, Green Lantern, Iron Man, anyone?), the fashion cape puts all those costumes to shame. You might ask, where on earth did this

Impeccably designed clothing at affordable prices? Yes please, sign me up. While designers are sadly still charging an arm and a leg for original pieces, affordable retailers like Target and H&M provide the fashion-obsessed with designer collections that we can feasibly purchase. Starting with a collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld in

With Halloween drawing nearer, I’m sure more than a few of you are scrambling to find costumes. You could go to the Halloween pop-up store in Montclair and purchase an itchy costume titled with an awkward pun, but where’s the originality in that? And really, spending 50 bucks on a

What do you think of when you hear the word vest? Maybe you’re like “Pshh, vests? And let my arms be cold? No, thank you.” Or maybe you just think of the ugly holiday sweater vests that your great Aunt Mildred wears to family gatherings. Yuck, don’t you put that

For a lot of women at the 5Cs, the words “fashion” and “casual” are synonymous. Obviously, the motto “Fashion is Pain” doesn’t fly here. Just in the first few weeks of the semester, I have witnessed several skirts slightly smaller than a postage stamp and a multitude of revealing crop-tops,