WOMEN:

Annie Gordinier Graphic Design Third Year	Michelle Marshall Fine Art Photography Third Year	Jenn Ariza New Media Publishing Second Year
Elizabeth Morison Interior Design Third Year Alex Strohmeier (Left) & Maggie Stockman (Right) Both Fine Art Photography First Year

Photographs by Joi Ong

It’s been more than a year and tights are still progressing. You’ll find them in a multitude of styles, including paint splatters, graffiti prints, and patterns that contrast opaque prints with see through spots. Grab bright colors that stand out from your second skin when you’re ready to be the urban girl, both day and at night.

Pastels are synonymous with spring, but so are floral patterns. Both are coming together now in frilly, romantic sundresses to match your floral patterned shoes, necklaces and other accessories that will echo the fact that spring is back.

Gladiator shoes have also been in the works for a few years now. But no longer do we have the gladiator sandal of tough leather. Now, we’re talking fabric to piece together your strappy warrior gear. It’s also time to get up high with these — knee high! — so work on adding a few inches and showing off your legs.

Men:

Michal Szaro Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Technology Fourth Year

Robert Croog College of Liberal Arts Professor Department of Communications

Photographs by Joi Ong

It’s counterintuitive in spring to wear longer shirts with hotter temperatures, but worry not; these are button down henleys (probably in stripes), and thin cotton fabrics that let you appreciate and ward off the breezes as you soak in the pre-summer heat.

Sorry rock and rollers, but the constricting pants of wintertime are gone. Pants are loosening up on guys. Jeans and casual dress pants and khakis that work around you, not on you. Fashion is loosening its grip on you, letting you be free so that you, too, can think: Recession? What recession?

Chukkas, dessert boots, military boots as well as boat shoes and dress shoes to pair with shorts (above the knees, if their three-quarter’s length, wear sandals!) and lose shirts. Carry your vacation with you, every sunny spring day.

MEN AND WOMEN:

Nick Yip New Media Marketing Second Year

Photographs by Joi Ong

There’s a callback to the “all American look” which includes treated shirts made from denim, jeans that are more rigid and loose on the body. This is supposed to be a trend that metaphorically brings back a working class — denim was first worn by farmers and railroad workers — and a new set of, as the new Levi’s campaign put it in Whitman’s word, “pioneers.”

Still in. It’s been about two years with this trend. So what’s the good news? It has moved on to fabrics other than flannel and oversize shirts that look like they should be on Vermont lumberjacks. You’ll find it in shorts, shirts and even shoes; it will also be found in cottons, linens, and button ups with necks that stand up.

We’re not talking strawberries or cherries, here; we’re talking chevrons, stripes, and intricate Eastern patterns worked into the loose ends of shirts — often made of something sheer or silky — to give an emphasis to a global generation.

Musketeer jackets, gladiator sandals and military style boots. We’re at war against boring clothing.