Fashion Q&A

Alayna Pounds,
freshman

“I’ve always been a colorful person, but I try to go within the same spectrum,” Pounds said.

Pounds said her colorful approach to fashion leans toward international cultural styles.

Favorite trend:
“In a lot of other countries, especially in Asian countries, they like to blend different patterns. I feel like over here they’d be considered tacky, but I’m not afraid to be tastefully tacky.”

Least favorite trend:
“I don’t like neon. I like some neon things, but the neon purses are blinding. I think that’s the most popular thing right now.”

Shirt — Ross, $6
Skirt — H&M, $5.50
Shoes — J. Crew, $15
Hat — Forever 21, $5
Sunglasses — freshman orientation, free

Jonathan Hartshorn,
staff member at the Fine Arts & Design Library and Zimmerman Library

“I think being comfortable is really important to me,” Hartshorn said. “I kind of try and be honest with myself in terms of what I like to wear.”

Hartshorn said his hunt for comfortable clothes often leads him to trendy thrift stores.

Favorite trend:
“Western shirts with regular pants. I kind of don’t really follow trends, I don’t seek them out. I’ve been wearing these kinds of clothes since I was an undergrad, so yeah, western shirts have always been trendy.”

Least favorite trend:
“I try not to follow (trends) too much — even skinny pants are trendy. I’m 36 and I used to wear pants like that in grade school … It bothers me when you see people who are obviously really not comfortable in their clothes.”

Hat — Larry’s Hats, $16
Shirt — Savers, $5
Pants — Buffalo Exchange, $12
Shoes — Converse, $8