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Wear
Four 'U' students
profiled on their
clothing interests
By JACKSON JOWARD
Daily Music Editor
A college campus - especially
Jane the size of Michigan - is
pJobably the only place on earth
wjhere a vast and diverse group
of young adults can express
;hemselves however they'd
ike. Without a doubt, fashion
it an integral part of this self
expression. Away from the
scrutinizing glares of parents,
'gollege students can dye their
ilair obscene colors, sleepwalk
f5 class in sweatpants and show
a little too much skin without
4syone blinking. But college,
;a addition to simply freeing
sludents from any type of
"ules" (except the legal ones,
;u know), fosters a culture of
eperimentation, excitement and
'riosity, especially in terms of
clothing. Like anything creative,
style can't function properly
'when it is inhibited. Instead,
epllege provides a breeding
'ground for expression and, more
t4an anything, encourages kids to
take pride in how they represent
themselves to the rest of the
world.
SIn my two years here, I've
sEen some incredible clothes. But
even more, I've seen people with
great style - from professors
0 custodians to students
jhroughout campus - who,
ttrough some creative process,
stmehow put it all together in a
way that makes you take a second
look, raise your eyebrows or, at
least, makes you smile to yourself
or nod in approval. This campus is
chock-full of stylish students and
it's impossible to say who truly
bas the bet sepse of fashion.
That being said, I talked with four
students who I think have a style
completely unique to them and
stand out as undeniably different
jnd, well, simply awesome in
the mayhem that is Michigan.
They're from different states,
study different things and have
very different personalities, yet
theyare united in one thing: killer
clothes.
Name: Arielle Wisbaum
n Hometown: Buffalo, New
York
-;Major: Political Science
and International Studies
Year: Sophomore
Where do you shop?
"I try thrift shopping, but to be
honest I'm kind of impatient, you
have to have a lot of patience for
that. I'm not going to lie, Buffalo
doesn't have a lot of options, but
i still shop at Free People and
Anthropologie. I also really like
little markets when I'm traveling
with linens, scarves and jewelry
especially turquoise stones and
big rocks."
."What's your favorite
weather to dressafor?
the spring) you start to remember
that people have style actually."
Who are some of your
fashion icons? Where do you
get inspiration?
"Hippie styles ... Joni Mitchell,
Joan Baez; if you look back at
Woodstock fashions, I get aslot of
inspiration from there."
How would you judge the
fashion sense of this campus?
"I think it's pretty hip and
diverse. There are definitely
trends for different groups of
people ... as a whole it's pretty
good. I'm impressed by stuff I
see here. I'm impressed by other
students."
Name: Jay Moskowitz
Hometown: Bloomfield
Hills, Mich.
Major: Art and Design
Year: Sophomore
What's the best story you
have behind a piece of clothing?
"I have several oversize coats
all from my crazy grandfather
who spent a bunch of money on
useless stuff because he didn't
want any ofthe money to go to the
family. And then he died and Ijust
took all his coats so it did kind of
go to the family."
What's your process for
gettingdressedinthemorning?
"It's kind of whatever I feel like
that day, but it's really important
that it's a specific feeling that I
have to interpret and construct
with the clothes I choose. I
actually start thinking about it
the night before because I just
want to do it right and feel good
all day."
What's your favorite
weather to dress for?
"I think actually colder. Like in
the 20s Fahrenheit. Because then
I can put on a bunch of layers and
abig ridiculous coat and that's fun
if I don'thave towearabackpack."
What's your most treasured
item of clothing?
"I have these cyberpunk goth
pants with a bunch of stringy
stuff hanging off, those are pretty
cool. Otherwise I have these
black, shiny, tight bellbottom
pants that have matte flower
design on them."
Name: Cameron Fattahi
Hometown: Brighton,
Mich.
Major: Biopsychology,
Cognition and Neuroscience
(BCN)
Year: Sophomore
Who are some of your
fashion icons? Where do you
get inspiration?
"I read Esquire UK, that's
where Iget all mystufffrom. (The
UK version) has better articles, I
guess. Nicer interface. Also a lot
of British photographers."
What's your most treasured
itemofclothing?
"Definitely my Red Wingboots."
Jay Moskowitz is a sophomore in Art and Design wearing interesting pants. Nina Brewster is a freshman in Art and Design auditioning for
"Fall. Because you can wear
& lot of different layers, you can Where do you shop? Are you
tike things off and put things off. a thrifter or more of a retail
In winter, everyone's wearing person?
big coats and you can't tell what "Club Monaco and J. Crew.
anyone is wearing but now (in Those are my two."
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Cameron Fattahi is a BCN sophomore. He loves his pockets. Arielle Wisbaum is an LSA sophomore and a bracelet afficianado.
What's the best story you safety pins but it's stillmy go-to." How would you judge the clean ... and since almost all of
have behind a piece ofclothing? fashion sense of this campus? my clothes are neutral colors I
"I have this red Stanford hoodie Name: Nina Brewster "I have seriously mixed never worry about it matching."
that I got one time in Californiaand Hometown: Wyckoff, New feelings about the style on
I wore it in high school every time Jersey campus. There are a lot of days What's your most treasured
I took a test as motivation to do Major: Art and Design that I notice a lot of people item of clothing?
well. It's held together by like three Year: Freshman looking cool in their own styles "Maybe this super old and
but often it's just a pretty worn out vintage light blue
generic look and nothing all that sweater that I've had for like
exciting. But I think it's maybe five years now. It's my most
like that anywhere else you go, I treasured piece because it's
UEdon't know." something I could never throw
away."
What's your process
,a for getting dressed in the How do you define style?
morning? "I think style is, as corny as it
"I'm always rushing in the sounds, just a way of expressing
+:rmorning so I typically throw yourself and showing what
whatever I can find on that's you're about."
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