Galentine's Day MakeupFebruary 14th, 2025
By Kira Ivarsdottir
With the term coined by the popular sitcom “Parks and Recreation”, Galentine's Day is a Valentine’s Day-themed holiday meant to honor and appreciate one’s gal pals, and what better way to celebrate than to put on your favorite red attire and get all glammed up. Keep reading to find out what students at UMD did to honor the holiday with makeup and style!
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Gingham takes over gameday fashionOctober 2, 2024
By Gabby Angelo
The only pressure more intense than winning the football game is showing up to gameday dressed in the most fashionable outfit. Each year, Maryland students come to games decked out in the trendiest, most flattering fashion of the season, and this year, the standout print is gingham.
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Pretty in Peplums: Your Guide to the TrendFebruary 19, 2023
Kayla Renard
With the ongoing comeback of early 2000s fashion, it's no surprise that the fashion world is looking towards more recent eras. 2010s fashion made its return to runways and red carpets early last summer, and is only becoming more prevalent.
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The Success of Clothing Ads on TikTok and Instagram
November 28, 2022
Laura Charleston
After liking videos or posts about clothes, magically, an advertisement about it will pop up. But it’s not magic or an FBI agent stalking you, it’s all a part of the algorithm and personal data. Yet how successful is it?
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Graduate student shares story of Bad Summer Vintage thrift store
November 7, 2022
Emily Condon
Bad Summer Vintage is a primarily online thrift store, but the business does sometimes host in-person pop-up-shops. The business’s goal is to bring “on-brand and vintage clothing at an affordable price” according to founder Matt Patterson.
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Y2K to 2010s Fashion Transition
May 24, 2022
Courtney Ruddy
Y2K fashion has been all the rage lately. Everywhere you look, influencers and stores are incorporating more early 2000s styles of clothing. In the media, we are seeing low-rise jeans, juicy couture tracksuits, bucket hats, mini skirts and more.
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A hidden gem of Baltimore is brightening up classic shoesNovember 17, 2021
Emily Hahn
Lei Lab Crystals specializes in individually hand-set Swarovski crystal sneaker customizations and sculptures. The small business, which is based in Baltimore, is owned and created by Leila Bensarghin.
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Bruno Mars teams up with Lacoste for a memorable collaborationMarch 21, 2021
Monica Godnick
In addition to releasing his first single as a part of a duo with rapper Anderson .Paak, he launched his first clothing line in collaboration with Lacoste. The campaign is in honor of his alter ego “Ricky Regal.”
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Holiday outfit ideasDecember 19, 2020
Fatima Yazdi
With finals season in session and the holidays right around the corner, it seems like there's so much on our plates right now. But one thing you won’t have to worry about is outfit ideas for your holiday celebrations. From cute and comfy to a grunge moment, we’ve got you covered with holiday outfit inspiration.
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Harry Styles on the cover of VogueDecember 3, 2020
Monica Godnick
The star of Vogue’s December issue is the one and only, Harry Styles. On the front page, the former One Direction sweetheart struck a pose looking into the horizon.
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Don't sacrifice style for comfort: coat styles for fall that can do bothNovember 24, 2020
Esther Frances
Coats can sometimes be tricky to pair with and potentially hide the perfect outfit, however there are many types this season to match everyone’s personal style. Here are some trendy coat ideas to keep yourself warm and stylish!
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Recreating Students’ Favorite StylesOctober 10, 2020
Hannah Zozobrado
Sweatpants, hoodies, fuzzy socks, a bedhead and everything comfortable: this is the look that many of us have worn at least once in the past few months stuck indoors. With no one seeing our everyday attire, we might even get a little lazy and run errands in our pajamas (guilty as charged).
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Is this color worth falling for? Lemon yellow for fallOctober 6, 2020
Fatima Yazdi
Versace, 3.1 Phillip Lim and Bottega Veneta are all designer brands that have showcased a bright lemon yellow color this fall season, but is lemon yellow really the next big trend?
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Can I wear white after Labor Day?September 25, 2020
Riley Brennan
Over the years, the rule about not wearing white after Labor Day has gotten its share of criticism and increasing lack of support. This disbelief in a rule that no one really seems to know much about has seemed to grow among many Americans, seemingly in the last decade or so.
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What does shopping during a pandemic look like?September 24, 2020
Daryl Perry
Krista Johhnson, owner of Ella-Rue, is thankful for the loyal customers of her Georgetown boutique during the pandemic. “Having a small business, the only way that you can survive this is through your loyal customers,” she said.
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