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Haley Plotner Class of 2014 Major: Commerce- Marketing & IT
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Haley Plotner Class of 2014 Major: Commerce- Marketing & IT
What’s your favorite item in the closet?
Most college students look forward to summer vacation as a chance to escape from the stress of school, but as fourth-year Commerce students headed to work on Wall Street this summer, they knew they had their work cut out for them.
For many students, the call of the open road often remains just that, a call. But for fourth-year College students Margaret Montague and Abigail Lee, the dream of a cross-country road trip became a reality this summer.
A couple weeks ago for my best friend's birthday we went out to a restaurant, and she was ecstatic to finally have the chance to wear a brand new, sleek black dress she had ordered from Victoria's Secret. As soon as we entered all eyes were on her, partly because she's blonde and super tan, but probably more so because of the show-stopping dress she was wearing. At first she didn't notice all the attention she was receiving, but after several guys hit on her it became pretty clear. When we left the restaurant, she rolled her eyes and groaned, "Why can't I get dressed up and look nice without having everyone hit on me? I am so sick of people hitting on me. It's annoying! I just want to look nice."
Whenever I pull out my fashion magazines to show my mom the latest trend that I'm dying to have, she always rolls her eyes and laughs. When I ask her why she is laughing, she tells me, "That was in style back when I was in school," or, "I remember wearing that back in the day." Therefore, her constant advice is: hold on to certain things because chances are one day they'll come back into style. As I have gotten older, I've to come to realize that she is completely right; there is a kind of recycling of ideas and designs you see in the fashion industry - but I'm not so sure about the saving clothes part.
It's that time of year again, when every girl begins the hunt for the perfect bathing suit, and finding one is no easy task. Piles of swimsuits lay strewn across the dressing room floor, an indication of repeated disappointment. This one hardly covers my butt, and that one's bottoms were so saggy it looks like I had it for years. This top fits me perfectly, but I couldn't find any matching bottoms that were my size. You get the gist - finding a swim suit that has a matching top and bottom and actually fits you is down right impossible. In a way it's a lot like finding the perfect pair of jeans; once you find them you absolutely must buy them because who knows when you may find another pair that fits you so well. Bathing suits are the same way. Carpe Diem! Buy it!
Flipping through the pages of Vogue the other day, I noticed an ad with a bright pink background featuring Katy Perry wearing a pink and purple spandex cat suit promoting the fragrance "Purr-fect."
Ever since middle school, I have been the family fashionista, much to my mother's dismay. Every morning she would sigh with impatience and roll her eyes in frustration, as she reminded me for the third time that I better hurry up or else I would miss the bus. Upstairs in my room, I was eyeing myself carefully in the mirror to ensure that my outfit and accessories were coordinated perfectly, agonizing about every little detail. Once my mother shouted her final warning, I would sprint downstairs with my backpack from my room, which was now strewn with clothes, depicting my indecisiveness.
Undoubtedly, every sport has its own culture, and along with it comes an implicit dress code, which all members subscribe to in varying degrees. Take for example the "lax bro," a stereotype that easily comes to mind: lacrosse pinnies, chino shorts, crew socks, backwards hats and of course, "lax bro" flow. But while these lax players are busy "broing out," we skiers and snowboarders are out "steezing" on the slopes.
After spending an entire childhood in a house with siblings, you'd think that college would finally offer the perfect opportunity for brothers and sisters to forge their own paths in life.
I'll admit I am completely guilty of tuning out my parents the second they open their mouths to give me any kind of advice. It doesn't matter if their advice might be potentially beneficial to me, because at this age I'm thoroughly convinced I somehow know it all - well, at least more than they do. But after getting my hair cut Saturday afternoon, a little voice in the back of my head prodded me to give more consideration to their wise words than I normally would.
I can probably count the number of successful New Year's resolutions I have made on one hand. OK, probably more like one finger, which means this list of eight style resolutions I have come up with is likely too ambitious. Still, it's important just to try, right? Don't I get brownie points for that?
My latest search on Hulu: "Laguna Beach." Even though the show ended ages ago, I have to admit that I still firmly believe it was the best MTV show ever and that I'm still madly in love with Stephen and Talan. No, watching this show doesn't demand too much mental energy, but the actors on "Laguna Beach" have such a well-defined style that it actually got me thinking recently. Why do we wear the particular clothes that we do? Do we prefer certain clothes because they are actually cute, or has the culture we are exposed to shaped our tastes and preferences completely?
"Don't fight the fabric. Change it!" - Elle Woods.
Every girl at some point in her life has experienced that horrific moment where upon walking into a school dance, she spots another girl wearing the exact same dress that she is. After a spat of consternation, she decides that, of course, the dress looks way better on her anyway. With this quick confidence boost, she approaches that other girl, and together they graciously laugh about this "humorous coincidence" in an effort to mask their shared annoyance.