Ryder McEntyre, Campus Carrier Graphics Editor
I’m Ryder, your resident style advisor. When I’m not designing graphics or writing postmodern feminist appropriation papers, I spend my waking hours obsessing over fashion-all because I want to help us all look better. College can be ugly, but your outfit doesn’t have to be.
Ladies:
Alright, girls… this fall-winter season, I am going to help you adhere to the latest trends from the latest catwalks and that means tartan. No, I don’t mean flannel. I mean tartan – flannel’s classy older sister. As the months get colder, the perfect outfit should look like this: a long v-neck tartan sweater with the emphasis on subdued colors and vibrant lines, with a just-above-the-knee length, solid color & billowing high-waisted skirt, some colored tights which accent one of the colors in your tartan jumper, paired with ankle-high boots and thick, wooly socks which bunch at the top of your boot. Top it all off with a neutral colored, tight-fitting blazer (the same hue as your boots, preferably) and a floppy wide brimmed hat. You will never be over or underdressed in this ensemble, and the blazer is easily removed for when that pesky sun comes out behind those menacing fall clouds.
Gentlemen:
Boys, boys, boys. Let’s talk scarves. I may be a scarf evangelist (even, infamously in the summertime), but that shouldn’t cloud your judgment of the following advice: It’s time to break them out. Any weight, any length, (almost) any pattern, scarves are an extension of ties, and they are an incredibly masculine force to be reckoned with. They immediately class-up even the simplest of outfits, all while keeping your neck protected from those harsh winter winds. The only other style advice I have for you this fall-winter season is burgundy. You don’t even have to be a committed fashionisto to realize that this warm, dark red is the perfect color addition to any outfit. Also, for the love of god…cuff your pants. It’s the details that count, and cuffing your pants may be the only thing separating you from the peasants.
Do you have style questions? Email us campus_carrier@berry.edu and Ryder will answer all of your style woes weekly.