Spotlight: Spring Fashion

Spring is arguably one of the best months for fashion, especially here on campus, with cool, breezy mornings and sometimes scorching afternoons. Spring is also great because it has brought many fashionable folks walking around campus. Staples in the sorority girl wardrobe have come out of the closet to play, such as Lilly Pulitzer dresses and Vineyard Vines T-shirts. The color palette for spring includes mostly pastels and watercolors like light blue and pinks and yellows.

One of my favorite people to always see walking around campus is freshman business major Caroline Clements. When it comes to needing fashion advice, I always turn to her for help, as she seems to have a great knack for putting outfits together. She can always be seen sporting some form of cardigan, a cool colored dress, or shorts featuring some funky pattern. It is a fairly rare occurrence to walk into the dining hall and see her wearing a hat and a T-shirt, although both items can be considered acceptable attire on occasion. In the picture featured here, Clements is wearing a Lilly headband and skirt, Jack Rogers sandals, a yellow J. Crew cardigan, as well as other accessories. As accessories can sometimes “make or break” an outfit, they are always ideal. Hence Clement’s Burberry wrist watch and pearls.

“Spring fashion to me is about being loud, wearing clothes that don’t necessarily match, and mixing textures,” Clements said. “Spring is my favorite time of year for fashion.”

A guy I like to see walking around town is sophomore history major Aubrey Etheridge. His wardrobe is always outdoorsy and laid back, yet he also knows how to dress up for special occasions. He wears more outdoorsy colors and stripes than pastels like Clements, but does it well even in spring. The majority of Etheridge’s wardrobe features button downs from Columbia and Brooks Brothers.

“I work at Eddie Bauer and am in a fraternity on campus so I always try to be well dressed,” Etheridge said.

So remember, when you’re walking from Arts & Sciences to the dining hall, make sure you’ve been freshly pressed and shined your shoes beforehand. You never know who could be just around the corner.