For this week’s Fashion on Fifth, I sought out the most striking at the SENS strike. The signs picketers were toting as they protested in front of the University Center weren’t the only things making statements. I’m reminded of something Blair Waldorf once said: “Fashion is the most powerful art there is. It’s movement, design, and architecture all in one. It shows the world who we are and who we’d like to be.”
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Fashion on Fifth: Baby, it’s cold outside
This week’s Fashion on Fifth is all about the accessories we wear to stay warm during the winter. In the midst of recent snowfall, accessories are not only necessities, they also transform functional clothes into fashionable outfits. While some go to class with minimal layers, other students opt for wool trench coats, scarves, and mohair hats. From students shuffling out of bed to those with hour-long commutes to class, New Schoolers are finding ways to keep warm from the first snowy winter in over a year.
Fashion on Fifth: You’re either in or you’re out
This week’s Fashion on Fifth is an ode to icon Heidi Klum, because as she says hundreds of times over 16 seasons of hosting “Project Runway”: “In fashion, one day you’re in and the next day you’re out.” As the new year came and went, resolutions got repackaged by Gen Z to be “ins and outs” posted in the form of TikToks, Instagram stories, tweets, and some kept secret in personal Notes App lists. Personally, I didn’t want to state publicly that bras and boyfriends are so out! I guess it’s too late now.
Fashion on Fifth: Fur…friend or faux?
This week on Fashion on Fifth, I want to know the dirty details about your fur. Is it real or is it fake? Is it new or did you dig it out of your grandma’s attic over Christmas break? Fur has been a hot topic in my newsfeed in recent weeks. Not because of the hot debate of whether or not faux fur is better and more environmentally friendly than the real deal but because of TikTok’s recent obsession with the so-called “mob wife aesthetic.”
An evening worth $100,000: annual Parsons Benefit will honor Neiman Marcus CEO and Naomi Campbell
The annual Parsons School of Design Benefit is set to take place Wednesday, May 24, at Cipriani Wall Street. In prior years, the event has stirred controversy due…
Fashion on Fifth: Fashion of the Free Press
This week on Fashion on Fifth, I’m reviewing enough looks to last you the summer. Or, if you’re me, one day’s worth of outfit changes. The students featured…