Students style fall outfits, talk fashion

Many students would say autumn is their favorite season, from the beautiful scenery on campus to pumpkin-flavored treats. However, as the temperature outside gets colder warmer clothing becomes a must.

Even though a popular cold-weather staple may be a simple sweater or sweatshirt, many students are passionate about creating fashionable fall looks.

Kendall Bergeron, a senior studying journalism, said she often takes a stylistic approach to her autumn outfits.

“In the fall, I’m a huge, huge fan of 70s and 90s fall fashion,” Bergeron said. “I like vests … bell bottoms and I like a lot of fur … I like crimson and any sort of brown, and I usually do a lot of gold, and I’m a big fan of scarves and gloves as well.”

Oftentimes trends vary between different people. Although fads change from year to year, some tend to return every fall.

“I think tall boots will probably always be in style for fall,” Bergeron said. “This one is kind of a fall staple anyway, but I think we’re really going to see a lot this year for this whole leopard print thing that’s going on; well, zebra print, any animal print.”

Bergeron had her insights on what new trends might pop up around campus this season.

“I think we’re going to see a lot of things like the Union Jack, the British flag go around; I’m seeing that and a lot of button-ups, slacks, sort of early 2000s professional core,” Bergeron said.

A recent graduate of Athens High School Lexie Bolin likes to stand out when it comes to fall fashion.

“I really like baggy on baggy,” Bolin said. “I really love camo, I feel like it’s a really timeless trend. Year after year, people wear camo in the fall … I wear Uggs a lot … I don’t wear these much because they’re very uncomfortable, but heeled boots, I really like them.”

A popular clothing trend that many tend to wear especially when it’s colder is going for comfort over stylish. 

“I definitely go for comfortable,” Bolin added. “I definitely layer my clothing a lot; but if I’m going out, I definitely go stylish, and I usually end up being very cold because I just want to look good.”

Lisa Williams, a professor of retail and fashion merchandising, said the best way to predict future trends is to use WGSN, a global fashion-based website.

“(WGSN) looks all around the world, and Europe is where trends tend to start,” Williams said. “They look on the street to see what people are wearing, and then they compile it into reports of what they think will be the trend in color, fabric, silhouettes and design details in those future reports.”

WGSN, although not 100% accurate, has proven a useful tool for some.

“They have the evidence of ‘this is what we’re seeing in those places’ that are early in terms of innovating fashion trends,” Williams said. “There are definitely some that are going to flame out fast and just be a fad, or they get rejected early so they don’t come down to places like the United States.”

Although the predictions of the new few years’ fashion trends are commonly based on runway shows, they have manifested into streetwear as well; Williams has seen many of her students wearing staple fall pieces.

“I’m seeing a lot of graphic concert t-shirts, mini skirts, not quite 90s grunge, but that comfortable, loose layer kind of thing,” Williams said.

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