Iris Groomis, senior, religious studies
“I like natural colors, I’m not like a glitzy-type person. I’d describe it as function and funky.”
Grooms said one sure way to be fashionable is to not be fashionable — that is, you should not be a slave to labels like Abercrombie and Fitch or Dolce and Gabbana.
In a learning institution, Grooms says fashion means dressing in at least enough clothing to cover up your underwear. Beyond this basic principle, anything goes as long as it’s comfortable and something you actually like wearing, not just what you’re told you should like to wear.
Favorite fashion trend: “I was really digging the whole feathers in the hair thing. That was one of the trends I actually agree with. I just like that it was an easy way to add a little flair to your hair. It seemed pretty unusual, but at the same time it’s not like, ‘Oh, look at me.’ ”
Least favorite fashion trend: “I don’t like a lot of fashion trends, actually. I guess the one I really wasn’t feeling was the way-too-hipster look, like the grandma glasses.”
Advice to fashion-defunct friend: “I would tell them to wear clothes that fit them, to be sensitive to colors that look good on them. Just wear what you want to wear, you don’t have to look like someone else to be popular. It seems like in college it should be the least of people’s worries anyway. … Try to make some things yourself. If you like a particular style or color, don’t be afraid to be creative and make your own s*** once in a while.”
Chandler Buckner, senior, accounting
“It’s unique, it’s cool I guess, kind of laid back, not too over-the-top.”
Since he rethought his style a few years ago, he’s been set in his understated style that sticks to the basics. That is, until he can afford the flashy bling sported by the celebrities his style is inspired by, including Kanye West and Chris Brown. Their style is cool, he said; that’s all there is to it.
Favorite fashion trend: “I like Converse and Vans a lot. They’re comfortable, they don’t make my feet look too big, they’re kind of slim and slender.”
Least favorite fashion trend: “I don’t really have a least favorite, honestly. A lot of stuff isn’t bad, it’s just different. You can dress however you want to.”
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Advice to fashion-defunct friend: “Just dress in whatever you’re comfortable with.”
