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Look fit and fashionable

By Olivia Rajska | January 22, 2013

A popular New Year’s resolution is working out more and staying fit, but most resolutions are not followed through the whole year. According to ProactiveChange.com, only 46 percent of New Year’s resolutions are maintained after six months. So what...

Black and white is a must for any wardrobe

By Olivia Rajska | January 13, 2013

Let’s start this spring semester on a classy note: wearing black and white. According to blogger Jena Gambaccini, this simple yet classic color combination is one of the biggest trends seen on the runways for spring 2013 that you can start wearing now....

Dress to represent yourself, impress

By Olivia Rajska | December 4, 2012

Mayra Andrade, senior fashion merchandising major, is working her own style this season. She is wearing a cream fur vest from H&M, a black, long sleeve v-neck from Target with a light pink sequined Express tank layered over it, black skinny jeans...

Monochrome outfits work great with personal touches

By Olivia Rajska | November 14, 2012

Walking around campus, I spotted Abby Barrios, freshman political science and community leadership and civic engagement major. I admired her approach to a monochrome, or one color, outfit. She emphasized an all-black outfit without looking gloomy. Barrios...

The First Family of fashion

By Olivia Rajska | October 30, 2012

Let’s talk politics—fashion politics, that is. As Election Day is approaching, it is appropriate to acknowledge the most fashionable President and First Lady in the nation’s history. John F. Kennedy had a great taste for the Ivy League look. Outside...

Fashion comes from within, live up to your own style

By Olivia Rajska | October 14, 2012

While enjoying my coffee at Starbucks, I spotted Heather Baier’s outfit. The junior biology and nursing major seemed to be right on target with her personal approach to style. Baier was wearing a light blue chambray button-up shirt, gray cardigan sweater...

Embrace fall fashion with blazers, scarves

By Olivia Rajska | September 23, 2012

Fall is finally here, and that means replacing summer wear with warmer attire to get through breezy DeKalb days. Layering with whatever you already own is a great option. Here are a few fall styles that are fresh or still current for men and women. Investing...

Huskie merch can be fashionable

By Olivia Rajska | September 22, 2012

Show some Huskie Pride in style! Junior psychology major Jessica Walsh is a great example of mixing NIU wear with fashion. She embraces her NIU spirit with a gray sweatshirt, white tank, red skinny jeans and red, black and gray loafers. Walsh accessorizes...

There’s more to class than showing up

By Olivia Rajska | August 26, 2012

It is the first day of class, and that means new professors, books and outfits. The beginning of a new school year calls for fashion statements and different styles around campus. I notice students typically starting their school year with attempts to...

Food could be the newest fashion statement or faux pas

By Amanda Shaffer | October 5, 2011

In a world where brand names can rule the world, could your lunch be your newest accessory? Some say yes.English professor Sean Shesgreen said food draws a great amount of fashion interest."[The] interest...shifts in focus and intensity," Shesgreen said....

Workshop shows participants how to repurpose clothes

By Jalen Cobb | November 14, 2010

NIU is providing creative opportunities for students to learn about fashion. The latest production of the NIU Art Museum is a clothing workshop, which helps people recycle and reuse their worn out clothes. "The purpose is to repurpose and recycle in part...

NIU Alum Shirley Johnson, of Maple Park, Ill., views a piece from the exhibit The Autumn Leaves - A Century of Fall Fashion 1900-1999 Wednesday afternoon in the NIU Art Museum at Altgeld Hall.

Fashion does not fall short

By Jerene-Elise Nall | September 1, 2010

Autumn always leaves, but style stays around. "Autumn Leaves," an exhibit on fall fashions, will be running through Dec. 4 in the NIU Art Museum. The exhibit, according to museum director Jo Burke, uses "fashion as a metaphor" that explores "the connections...