Recreating Students’ Favorite Styles
By Hannah Zozobrado
October 10, 2020
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).
For fashion devotee and University of Maryland MBA alumna, Vy Luu, she can easily acknowledge that her style has changed with the times.
“I think I can vouch for all and say that we’ve really gotten ‘Comfy Chic’ with the pandemic. I am personally a ‘less is more’ kind of gal, so my ‘staple’ style is typically clothing pieces that are timeless, chic, and very versatile, but if I could wear cute sweats all day/everyday, I’m sold!” Luu said. “I think college students were on this bandwagon way before everyone. College students are the pioneers!”
Luu has always been a fashion-lover, and by using her fashion and lifestyle Instagram page to promote her individual style, she takes its success as the ultimate compliment.
While ‘Comfy Chic’ is more of a general trend today than it was before, fashion still varies across people; trends are easily subject to change, but an individual’s own style is longer-lasting and a personal choice. To a certain extent, one’s fashion choices are outlets for their individuality - this includes University of Maryland students. So what better way to get to know some Terps than looking into and recreating their style?
Let’s recreate an outfit for UMD sophomore Jessica Nguyen based on her sense of style: She describes her style as feminine, often wears neutral or muted colors, is a huge fan of Korean fashion, loves mini skirts with a low neckline-top and is a big fan of jewelry.
Mix it all together, and here’s what we get:
For fashion devotee and University of Maryland MBA alumna, Vy Luu, she can easily acknowledge that her style has changed with the times.
“I think I can vouch for all and say that we’ve really gotten ‘Comfy Chic’ with the pandemic. I am personally a ‘less is more’ kind of gal, so my ‘staple’ style is typically clothing pieces that are timeless, chic, and very versatile, but if I could wear cute sweats all day/everyday, I’m sold!” Luu said. “I think college students were on this bandwagon way before everyone. College students are the pioneers!”
Luu has always been a fashion-lover, and by using her fashion and lifestyle Instagram page to promote her individual style, she takes its success as the ultimate compliment.
While ‘Comfy Chic’ is more of a general trend today than it was before, fashion still varies across people; trends are easily subject to change, but an individual’s own style is longer-lasting and a personal choice. To a certain extent, one’s fashion choices are outlets for their individuality - this includes University of Maryland students. So what better way to get to know some Terps than looking into and recreating their style?
Let’s recreate an outfit for UMD sophomore Jessica Nguyen based on her sense of style: She describes her style as feminine, often wears neutral or muted colors, is a huge fan of Korean fashion, loves mini skirts with a low neckline-top and is a big fan of jewelry.
Mix it all together, and here’s what we get:
Image Credits: Hannah Zozobrado for The Campus Trainer
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A loose white long-sleeved turtleneck under a sleeveless black top with a low neckline. Layering a thin-strap top over an undershirt like this isn’t at all foreign in Korean fashion, and neither is the color scheme of black and white. The black, white and greys in the outfit are, as Nguyen prefers, neutral colors that nicely coincide with each other.
Image Credits: Hannah Zozobrado for The Campus Trainer
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The two layers of the top are tucked into a black and white high-waisted gingham mini skirt, one of Nguyen’s favorite go-to bottoms; she adores how mini skirts make her feel nothing short of untouchable.
“It’s just one of those combos that I am truly invincible in, like nobody can touch me when I’m wearing any of the five mini skirts I have on rotation,” Nguyen said. “The mini-skirts I own are SO pretty and I always feel super confident in them!”
“It’s just one of those combos that I am truly invincible in, like nobody can touch me when I’m wearing any of the five mini skirts I have on rotation,” Nguyen said. “The mini-skirts I own are SO pretty and I always feel super confident in them!”
Image Credits: Hannah Zozobrado for The Campus Trainer
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Let’s not forget the cherry on top: black boots with laces, a dainty minimalist necklace and gold drop earrings. Nguyen finds that jewelry is the perfect way to complete the outfit.
“I LOVE dangly statement earrings, so I have a full collection with designs ranging from pink puffballs to butterflies!” Nguyen said. “I’ve been wearing the same necklace lately, a simple rose gold necklace with a single pearl on it. It goes with everything, which is why I love it so much.”
For some, finding your individual fashion sense is also finding that middle ground between where you feel the most comfortable and where you feel the most out-of-your-comfort zone. Let’s look at where that middle ground is for UMD freshman Joshua Silva. He describes his style as retro casual: Silva likes to wear dad jeans, is a collared top enthusiast, loves neutral colors and is a fan of accessories like belts and bucket hats.
Want to know what that style looks like when worn? It looks something like this:
“I LOVE dangly statement earrings, so I have a full collection with designs ranging from pink puffballs to butterflies!” Nguyen said. “I’ve been wearing the same necklace lately, a simple rose gold necklace with a single pearl on it. It goes with everything, which is why I love it so much.”
For some, finding your individual fashion sense is also finding that middle ground between where you feel the most comfortable and where you feel the most out-of-your-comfort zone. Let’s look at where that middle ground is for UMD freshman Joshua Silva. He describes his style as retro casual: Silva likes to wear dad jeans, is a collared top enthusiast, loves neutral colors and is a fan of accessories like belts and bucket hats.
Want to know what that style looks like when worn? It looks something like this:
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Image Credit: Joshua Silva for The Campus Trainer
Silva poses in a collared pale yellow button-up with light bottoms secured by a brown belt, topping it off with shades and off-white Nike shoes to closely match his retro-like patterned top.
“I really enjoy wearing clothes that give off an 80’s and 90’s vibe, but I wouldn’t completely define my style as vintage,” Silva said. “I still love to experiment with different clothing styles by incorporating elements of streetwear and edgier styles.”
Silva’s combination of modern streetwear and retro fashion merge into his distinct style. Without a doubt, added accessories to an outfit can also improve the overall aesthetic, making the look more three-dimensional and well-rounded.
“I really enjoy wearing clothes that give off an 80’s and 90’s vibe, but I wouldn’t completely define my style as vintage,” Silva said. “I still love to experiment with different clothing styles by incorporating elements of streetwear and edgier styles.”
Silva’s combination of modern streetwear and retro fashion merge into his distinct style. Without a doubt, added accessories to an outfit can also improve the overall aesthetic, making the look more three-dimensional and well-rounded.
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Image Credits: Joshua Silva for The Campus Trainer. Left: Silva pictured with Claire Huang. Right: Silva pictured with Jiyoon Ha.
With his friends, Boston College freshman Claire Huang (left photo) and Northwestern University freshman Jiyoon Ha (right photo), Silva wears light-washed jeans and a denim jacket layered over a periwinkle striped button-up. As for his iconic accessories, he adds a khaki sunflower-printed bucket hat and thin-wired shades with light violet lenses to add a little pizazz to the finished product.
“I love wearing bucket hats and any type of vintage sunglasses I find from thrift stores, Urban Outfitters, or Pacsun,” Silva said. “Most of the time, I find myself wearing these accessories because they help make my outfits look complete.”
Adding a bucket hat on top of your favorite apparel, wearing mini skirts on rotation, or simply thriving indoors in sweats are all preferences born out of one’s fashion sense—a piece of one’s character projected onto their appearance and visible identity.
“I feel like the way you dress expresses who you are as a person,” Luu said. “So being able to express my style is another way for others to know me.”
That being said, fashion is to wear your heart on your sleeve, so go and discover your own personal style that’ll fit you like a glove.
“I love wearing bucket hats and any type of vintage sunglasses I find from thrift stores, Urban Outfitters, or Pacsun,” Silva said. “Most of the time, I find myself wearing these accessories because they help make my outfits look complete.”
Adding a bucket hat on top of your favorite apparel, wearing mini skirts on rotation, or simply thriving indoors in sweats are all preferences born out of one’s fashion sense—a piece of one’s character projected onto their appearance and visible identity.
“I feel like the way you dress expresses who you are as a person,” Luu said. “So being able to express my style is another way for others to know me.”
That being said, fashion is to wear your heart on your sleeve, so go and discover your own personal style that’ll fit you like a glove.