8
October 2006
lifestyles
the stentorian I ncssm
Overseas purchases add flare to fashion
By Laura Chao
With certain chain clothing brands
dominating the mainstream fashion, not
enough people do unique clothes these
days. So where do these individuals,
whom you often find yourself envying,
acquire such trendsetting attire?
Fortunately senior Rebecca Lee and
SLI Zoey LeTendre may be the one to
solve your fashion predicament.
“When I went to Korea, the clothes
were really cheap, but still very pretty,”
Lee said. “There were the big brands like
Gucci and Armani, but the marketplaces
all had different clothes in every store.
The college students liked to go there to
buy cheap clothing that was still very in-
style.”
During the summer,
Lee traveled to
Korea for
she would whip out the money when
something caught her eye.
“I’m totally jealous that she gets to
shop in Korea and I don’t,” LeTendre
said. The shorts that she got this summer
in Korea are so adorable. Also, she seems
to have a lot of cute accessories and other
pieces that she has collected on trips,”
LeTendre said.
Think humble knits and slouchy shorts
for the urban chic: hopsack linen, French
frou-frou and maritime looks. Doesn’t suit
you? There’s something for everyone.
“I’d say look for something that
is unique to you,” Lee said. “Maybe
something fun?”
Whatever striking garment you wish to
obtain, it probably won’t be found in the
latest Abercrombie and Fitch collection.
There are perks to buying clothes out of
the country.
LeTendre said. “I really like adding
something unique and different to the
things I would normally find around
here.”
Satiate your craving for alternative
clothing when you’re out of the country.
You might just find exactly what you’re
looking for in a market stall in Cancun for
one-third of the price you’d pay for it in
the States.
“There are so many stores, and there
are stalls with tons of clothes that are all
different,” Lee said. “Some are trendy
and in-style, but others are not. You need
to look.”
So whether you wish for the blase
accoutrement, the native threads or the
dandy duds, maybe you need to divert
your attention from the usual arsenal to
find what you’re looking for. Set your
calendar, because it’s high
Photos by Amy Bryson
While in Korea this summer, Rebecca
Lee got a perm, shown pinned back
with a stylish Korean clip.
Sharpie sigs make tees stand out
By Olivia Lamontagne
Picture this: Students packed into a tight hall
in the PEC on the first Saturday night of the new
school year. They have multi-colored sharpies
in hand and are ready to put their mark on the
clothing of people they know or are about to
meet. This was the scene at the memorable
Aug. 26th T-shirt signing dance. Around
campus, many students are still wearing their
T-shirts with the smeared comments and almost
unintelligible names due to messily scribbled
signatures or a cycle in the wash.
“I really like the shirt and I can read the
comments if I get bored,” senior Keith Grose
said.
With comments like “Stay Fly,” “Love you,”
“Best Roomie ever” and more, these T-shirts
can easily be read over and over again.
The juniors, who are now part of the NCSSM
community, are wearing their own T-shirt and
showing that they are included in the network
of people vvho signed it.
“I like to wear the shirt because it reminds
me of all the fun I had at the dance and all the
wonderful friends I have made so far this year,”
junior Maia Call said.
The T-shirt signing dance welcomed the
incoming juniors into the community network.
The T-shirt reminds both juniors and seniors
alike of how much they were welcomed to the
school by going to the first social function of
the new year.
The togetherness at the dance, the overly
crowded hallway, the smell of sharpies and
the new people met are immortalized by the
T-shirts, still sported around campus months
later.
Months after the T-shirt signing dance,
students like Keith Grose (left) and
Maia Call (right) can be spotted around
campus sporting their tees.