Spring Break
Another perspective on spring style
Libby Segal
Issue date: 4/15/08 Section: Entertainment
And T-shirts? I am a T-shirt advocate. T-shirts can be tight. T-shirts can be loose. T-shirts can have cool phrases. T-shirts can be boring. T-shirts can keep your shoulders warm when it's a little too cool for a tank top. T-shirts are comfortable. And what else? You can wear T-shirts any time of the day, outside, inside, to bed, to class, with jeans, with shorts, with skirts, with sandals-and socks, with sneakers, with heels, with sweatpants, with spandex, with Uggs, with a sexy pair of underwear. If you want to wear a "Ram It" T-shirt on the quad, then by all means, go for it.
And guys, while you look great in khaki shorts (when we're on a date), some girls really do prefer to see you throwing a Frisbee on the quad in your mesh URI shorts. Girls-sure you can get dressed up to go to class, and if it's okay if you want to, but when it comes to me -I think about how comfortable I want to feel when I am walking from the bottom of campus to the top. It's okay if you wear sweatpants to class-in fact it's more than okay-because there's a good chance when you get back to your room from your 8 a.m. class you are getting ready to curl back into your sheets anyway.
Also, girls: if you go to class in your sweatpants you can have an extra two minutes to sleep rather than waking up an extra two minutes early to suck your stomach in while you fight World War III to get into a pair of jeans you accidentally threw in the wash two nights ago.
Even if you hate the advice I have left here-that's okay. Like I said I am no fashion authority. In fact, I really don't care what you wear (at least wear something)-but that is the point of this article.
If you shop for new socks to go with your sandals, it's okay. If you shop at a Payless for a new pair of sandals that goes with your nail polish, that's okay too. If you buy a new track jacket after this article, that's great, but if you buy a new trench coat despite me, that's perfect!
If you are comfortable-wear it. If you aren't comfortable-give it to the Goodwill. Going to class isn't about impressing people. If you get an "A" when you wear your Christmas outfit, then I say iron that thing up and put it on. If you get an "A" when you're sporting your No. 20 Jimmy Baron jersey and mesh shirts, wear it.
This spring, just be yourself. Don't split your jeans over it. If someone can't like you when they think you look your worst, then they definitely can't like you when you are at your best.
And guys, while you look great in khaki shorts (when we're on a date), some girls really do prefer to see you throwing a Frisbee on the quad in your mesh URI shorts. Girls-sure you can get dressed up to go to class, and if it's okay if you want to, but when it comes to me -I think about how comfortable I want to feel when I am walking from the bottom of campus to the top. It's okay if you wear sweatpants to class-in fact it's more than okay-because there's a good chance when you get back to your room from your 8 a.m. class you are getting ready to curl back into your sheets anyway.
Also, girls: if you go to class in your sweatpants you can have an extra two minutes to sleep rather than waking up an extra two minutes early to suck your stomach in while you fight World War III to get into a pair of jeans you accidentally threw in the wash two nights ago.
Even if you hate the advice I have left here-that's okay. Like I said I am no fashion authority. In fact, I really don't care what you wear (at least wear something)-but that is the point of this article.
If you shop for new socks to go with your sandals, it's okay. If you shop at a Payless for a new pair of sandals that goes with your nail polish, that's okay too. If you buy a new track jacket after this article, that's great, but if you buy a new trench coat despite me, that's perfect!
If you are comfortable-wear it. If you aren't comfortable-give it to the Goodwill. Going to class isn't about impressing people. If you get an "A" when you wear your Christmas outfit, then I say iron that thing up and put it on. If you get an "A" when you're sporting your No. 20 Jimmy Baron jersey and mesh shirts, wear it.
This spring, just be yourself. Don't split your jeans over it. If someone can't like you when they think you look your worst, then they definitely can't like you when you are at your best.
