Who has the time to look good when coffee has become the new water and sleep is no longer a necessity? This, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call finals week. The result of the end of the semester is countless library hours and late-night study sessions....

As the weather slowly heats up, the priority on everyone’s mind switches to “How can I stay cool?” One way we achieve this is to shed the layers of winter clothing that keep us toasty warm; however, as great as it may feel to be a little bit cooler,...

Don’t you ever feel overwhelmed by going clothes shopping? Everything looks so good, the mannequin’s outfits are amazing, and you just want to own every last piece of clothing in the shop. The unfortunate outcome of your shopping experience is that...

Earth Week is a time to celebrate the beauty of Earth and advocate to help keep our Earth clean. Now, I know we aren’t all perfect and sometimes we might put paper and plastic into the garbage instead of the recycling bin. We might even leave our TV...

Spring, believe it or not, is here, and as we are all trying to make that transition from sweatpants and sweatshirts into shorts and tank tops, there is always the pesky weather that keeps us guessing. In spring, you’re never quite sure whether to wear...

Coachella is held in Indio, Cali., and it’s one of the biggest art and music festivals in the U.S. This festival hosts thousands of fans in a giant field-like venue with rides and stages set up everywhere. The people who attend Coachella love to jam...

Fashion statements are everything to designers--that’s how they market products and get people to fall in love with their clothes. Each collection begins with a designer picking a certain pattern or idea to inspire the entire line. Like many designers,...

We’ve all been in a bad fashion situation. We’re out meeting our significant other’s parents, at a fancy dinner with our family or at a business meeting with our bosses or future employers--and then something goes wrong. When I say wrong, I don’t...

I spend a lot of my time on online fashion blogs, whether it’s free time or procrastinating with homework and studying. I also browse various YouTube channels and hit up multimedia sites like Tumblr and Pinterest, trying to see if there are any ideas...

Almost everyone has heard of Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop,” a brilliant song that talks about the joys of thrift shopping, while also highlighting the misfortunes people may experience while doing so. As the song suggests, thrift shopping has developed...

Winter is a time to bundle up and to stay warm in any way possible. By that I mean wearing so many layers you can’t move. Staying warm also means sometimes sacrificing style for practicality and DeKalb, for instance, is no exception to this winter rule....

I’ve noticed all around NIU’s campus that leggings have been all the rage, though, there are some people out there that are opposed to leggings and don’t really consider them pants. With a little styling and creative thinking, leggings might just...