Continual change defines several areas of life. It creates expectations that temperatures will cool and warm, stock values will increase and decrease, and powerful leaders will rise and fall. Similarly, it is a well-known fact that clothing fashions come and go.
“As you know in fashion, one day you’re in, and the next, you’re out,” says Heidi Klum, hostess of the Lifetime TV show, “Project Runway.”
For those who follow style, the constant changes in popular fads can be frustrating and annoying as keeping up becomes more of a burden than the effort is worth.
But according to Merriam-WebsterDictionary.com, “fashion is a distinctive or peculiar and often habitual manner or way.”
This description makes no mention of the popular or the known, but describes fashion as a choice to behave on one’s own accord.
Some people may define clothing fashion as following the latest trends, but when abiding by a true definition of the term, fashion becomes a form of expression and an individual art form.
Many ACU students are quite aware of the distinct opportunities for expression fashion provides. It wasn’t hard to track a few of them down, with their colorful prints, bright accessories and shiny shoes.
These clothing connoisseurs stand as proof that fashion doesn’t necessarily have to follow a change in season. Here’s what they have to say about styling and their own forms of fashionable expression:
1. Ken Lake
Senior accounting major from Japan
When did you start developing your own style?
In high school. Near Tokyo everyone cares about their fashion.
Where do you like to shop?
Thrift stores and UNIQLO, a Japanese clothing company.
What is your favorite/least favorite current trend?
I like secondhand clothing. It’s green.
2. Carrie Baker
Sophomore undeclared major from Plano.
Where do you like to shop?
J. Crew, Anthropologie and boutiques.
What is your favorite/least favorite current trend
High-waisted skirts and boots – just not together.
How does your personality affect your style?
I’m a pretty outgoing person. My confidence affects how I dress.
3. James Utley
Junior graphic design major from Abilene
How would you describe your style?
Cheap and eclectic.
Where do you like to shop?
Goodwill and other thrift stores and Urban Outfitters.
How does your personality affect your style?
I’m a really minimal person. I don’t have a lot of unnecessary things.
4. Zavier Sims
Freshman biology major from Japan.
How would you describe your style?
Bright. If it’s shiny, I want it.
What is your favorite piece of clothing?
Colored skinny jeans.
How does your personality affect your style?
My clothes are loud. They match my personality.
5. Brittany Partridge
Sophomore political science and history major from
Annandale, Minn.
When did you start developing your own style?
Since I was a kid. My mom never dressed me.
How would you describe your style?
A little bit European. I was in Amsterdam all summer.
I’ll wear whatever.
How does your personality affect your style?
I’m pretty creative, and I used to want to be a fashion designer.
6. Amanda Ouedrago
Junior advertising/public relations major from France
How would you describe your style?
Fresh.
Where do you like to shop?
Paris, flea markets, Zara and asos.com.
How does your personality affect your style?
When I’m happy, I love wearing color. When I’m sad, I wear workout clothes.
