Vassar campus as been all a flurry for the past few weeks, and the amassing snow added to the onslaught of midterm assignments has made for a challenging environment for innovative and creative fashion. In this sort of weather, comfort, warmth and functionality tend to take precedence anything else, i.e. looking your very best. I know the slush ruined at least two pairs of my boots last week. All of this being said, I was impressed by anyone who put in a hearty effort into their clothing choices last week. While I was sitting casually in the ACDC one afternoon, Julia Sohn ’12 caught my eye.

She wore a gracefully draped oversized men’s shirt over a black dress, with a bright pop of red in her warm winter hat, bringing attention up to her face, accented with her bold red lip. What surprised and caught my eye the most was the unique way that she tied her belt. The excess belt was casually looped back around to the front, and the shirt tucked into the side emphasized her waist, making the oversized shirt extremely flattering. The gracefulness of the belt reminded me of the way that former Project Runway contestant Korto Momula uses belts in her Fall 2010 collection.

I was more than happy to see that Julia really proved me wrong about the brute of the winter days stunting fashion creativity, and hopefully the warming weather and a fresh new start after break will bring on a whole slue of new fashion on campus.

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