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Fashion Makes A Statement During Recruitment

By Fashion Makes A Statement During Recruitment

Fall sorority recruitment was on the minds of many ladies this past weekend, be it wide-eyed freshmen or seasoned upperclassmen. The chance at being a part of an exclusive organization and a sisterhood is a ...

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April Showers Bring Rainy Fashions

By April Showers Bring Rainy Fashions

Florida rain is not romantic. It’s not the kind of rain that pours down from the heavens like a Notebook makeout scene. Florida rain smells like reclaimed water. I step out into torrential down pouring, ...

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High-Fashion Marni Creates Cheaper Line for H&M

By High-Fashion Marni Creates Cheaper Line for H&M

March 8 marked the highly anticipated arrival of the Marni collection to H&M stores. The Swedish clothing company has been most adept in jumping on to the designer bandwagon. Previous collaborations with luxury labels include ...

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The Evolution of the Bathing Suit

By The Evolution of the Bathing Suit

Although the words G-string and thong conjure to mind explicit Jersey Shore episodes, such forms of bathing suits, despite their lack coverage, are comparably prudish to the bathing attire of antiquity. In ancient times, swimming ...

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Eight Cardinal Clothing Sins

By Eight Cardinal Clothing Sins

Trolling about the college campus, one always experiences that cringe-inducing moment when a sartorial sin is spotted. Below follows a list of eight things that the sartorial “soul detesteth.” 8.  Uggs and skirts: Nothing is ...

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Spring Into the Sweetness of Pastels This Season

By Spring Into the Sweetness  of Pastels This Season

The Easter Bunny came early this year: this spring’s 2012 RTW runways were ladened with the sugary pastels found in Candyland. Cotton candy pinks and blues found their complement in minty greens and lemon drop ...

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Louis Vuitton Carries Out Tradition of Craftsmanship

By Louis Vuitton Carries Out Tradition of Craftsmanship

    As an unmistakable display of artistry and wealth, a Louis Vuitton handbag has long been a loyal companion to women commanding a high sense of sartorial taste and an even higher socioeconomic status. ...

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Rent the Runway Makes Designer Fashion Easily Accessible

By Rent the Runway Makes Designer Fashion Easily Accessible

Everyone hates “that” girl: reminiscent of an ugly step-sister, she is that girl who plucks up a Parker, a Thakoon off the racks of Nieman Marcus as quickly as she throws them out. You envy ...

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Female College Students Channel Coco Chanel

By Female College Students Channel Coco Chanel

“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different,” Chanel said. And yet, everywhere that there is the English alphabet, one is bound to see the iconic interlocking C’s, stamped upon a Chanel purse ...

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Halloween Fashion Aftermath

The best and worst Halloween costumes of the year

By Halloween Fashion Aftermath

“Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” Although Lindsay Lohan may be a crack addict, the wisdom of ...

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Picking the Perfect Perfume: Distinguishing Your Scent

By Picking the Perfect Perfume: Distinguishing Your Scent

Now that we’ve addressed the UGG issue, which has delightfully incited indignation, I think it is time to address yet another pertinent issue of many adolescents: you smell. Yes, you. An unreliable source, i.e. the ...

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Fashion & Style

Find the Perfect Pair of Boots

By Fashion & Style

UGG Boot-wearers, I’ve had it with you. You’re not Napoleon Dynamite, and it’s not the ‘80s. To list a few maladies of UGGs: they make your feet sweat and, ergo, smell (we all know you ...

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How to Shop for the Best Coat to Fit Your Lifestyle

By How to Shop for the Best Coat to Fit Your Lifestyle

Offhandedly, my roommate asked me how to create the perfect wardrobe. “Impossible,” I said with all due seriousness. A wardrobe is not created, but, rather, evolved. Just as we college students accrue knowledge about the ...

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Keeping Cool During Humid Floridian Fall

By Keeping Cool During Humid Floridian Fall

To Northerners, a Floridian winter is a good joke. Autumn is unheard of. And yet, the seasonal styles of the year are often dictated by the fashion world, rather than the natural. Come Labor Day, ...

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