Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Fall Fashion -October 22, 1992 Fashion sense, I think, is something you are born with. My sister, my cousin, my grandmother - they all had fashion sense. But when the fashion stork got to my incubator, I think it missed the tag. Let's just say that with respect to fashion, I'm kind of clueless. From cotton to Cashmere, from plaid to paisley, I'm lost in the land of the fashion faux pas. Why, then, is it logical for me to be the Daily's fashion editor? Good question. I guess I thought it would be sort of fun. Working with models, being artsy - you know, that kind of stuff. But if I was going to continue on with this charade, I was going to have to come up with a plan. And I came up with a perfect one. I fudged it - as far as fashion sense goes - as long as I could. Interviewing the models, we asked questions whose theme could be described best as "fashion and you." Like "What is your favorite (blank)?" or "What would you wear to (blank)." I figured ifI knew nothing about fashion, maybe some of the models could help. They did. But, when my faithful assistant Carrie (who knows significantly more about fashion than I do) and I went to pick out clothes, it became painfully clear that I couldn't fudge it any more. Me? I was spouting off about "What do you think we could do with this?" and similar questions, phrased vaguely in order to give the appearance that I was asking some intelligent question when in reality we all knew - Carrie, the store clerks and I - that I was out of my league. The one time I went shopping without Carrie, I sort of looked around with a vacant stare while the model engaged with the clerk in an enlightened discussion about... well I was too busy looking around and I didn't notice. After I while, I figured I'd just shut up and let the fashions fall where they may. Once, though, I went with one of the models to get her clothes for a shoot later that day. She came up with the brilliant observation - and it was brilliant - that I did not enjoy shopping at all. Was I that transparent? I was the fashion editor, and I had neither a knack for fashion nor a love for shopping? If this got out I could be ruined. Fortunately I was able to keep it under wraps and get on with business. But the more we did, the more I was standing quietly off to the side with that vacant stare. Before the photo shoots, I had these grandiose visions about what shots I wanted and how they were going to work - believe you me, they were going to look spectacular. But when we were actually shooting, the photographers had a vastly different idea of what they wanted to do and what would.look good. It's a good thing I listened - you can see inside how good everything came out. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make here is that all of the people who worked on this issue - the models, the photographers, and Carrie - ought to be inducted into some hall of fame somewhere. If not for the great work they did, then at least for dealing with someone who is as fashionally-challenged as I am. I hope all of you who are reading this issue will find it enjoyable. We made a conscious effort to feature diverse cultural backgrounds - in our models and in our clothing. The campus is not homogeneous, people wear different things, and we wanted to reflect that. I think we did. Also, you might note that this is a fall fashion issue. Well, not everything in the issue is exactly warm, or related to the fall theme. If you don't believe me, ask the models who froze in the 30-degree weather wearing out-of-season clothing. Hey, the weather's been crazy this year. Who knows if December will be as hot as July was cold. If I have anything to say about fashion, though, it's break the rules. Hell, I break most of them every day. Nothing is black or white. - Andrew Levy " 01 BLACK OR WHITE FALL FASHION 1992 FASHION EDITOR ANDREW LEVY ASSISTANT EDITOR CARRIE WALCO PHOTOGRAPHERS ERIKANGERMEIER KRISTOFFER GILLETTE DOUGLAS KANTER MOLLY STEVENS CONTRIBUTORS MARK BINELLI JESSIE HALIADAY SCOT[ STERLING i 01 I I 0 I m I