“Minimal. It’s a classic combination of athleisure, accidentally looking like I’m an athlete here, and wearing jeans and a random shirt.”
Her style in a few words:
“Somewhere between trying too hard in a spin class in some city, and getting ready to go in the woods.”
“The effort I put in is from the night before. As I fall asleep, I dream about what I’m going to wear the next day.”
Her style in a few words:
“Athletic or athleisure.”
“Close to zero. It takes less than a minute to figure out what I’m going to wear. A lot of times because I’m sleeping in as late as I can before class and I just go for the first thing before I’m leaving.”
Her style in a few words:
“Sweatshirts, leggings, anything comfy.”
“I’m a math and an econ major, so fashion and my closet is like my pride, my safe space. It’s the one place where I can put all of what I want into it.”
Her style in a few words:
“Y2K, street, loose, everything revolves around my shoes honestly.”
“Social media, I guess. What I see, what I like online. I also really like looking at fashion shows and stuff like that.”
Her style in a few words:
“Christian Girl autumn.”
“My shirts that I wear are all from local restaurants. I’m from Greenville so they’re all from restaurants that I’ve been to or times that I had good experiences.”
His style in a few words:
“Pretty leisure, but not aggressive. I just try not to be a wallflower.”
“I only dress differently if I’m forced to. I try and keep it very simple, very uniform.”
Her style in a few words:
“Bright, cozy, warm lighting, things like that.”
“It just makes me feel better. Like I feel even if I’m (comfortable) in my yoga pants and like a big sweatshirt sometimes I just don’t feel like I’m working.”
Her style in a few words:
“I like bright colors a lot, and I always match my earrings. My earrings always determine my outfits.”
“I’m very inspired by other people, especially my roommate. I feel like he dresses very nicely and I don’t want to be the one person that doesn’t dress at least somewhat nice sometimes.”
His style in a few words:
“Wanna-be Clay Walsh.”
“I like to look on Pinterest to find good outfits, whatever’s trendy, going with the flow. For day-to-day stuff, I just like Lululemon a lot, so I wear a lot of that.”
His style in a few words:
“Wanna-be athletic chic.”
“In high school I would just do the bare minimum, but in college I feel like I have more energy to put more effort into it. I finally get to express myself and now I’m motivated to do it.”
Their style in a few words:
“Some days I would describe it as indie music. And then some days I would describe it as Mac Miller.”
“In high school I was a little more shy. I would just kind of wear whatever one else was wearing, but now I really step outside the box and am comfortable wearing what I want to.”
Her style in a few words:
“Preppy, colorful, girly, and fun.”
“Since high school, I think I’ve found more of an actual style because I tried all types of fashion and some of them did not work. Some of them looked terrible looking back on them, but I think you have to experiment to find a way to be comfortable with it.”
Her style in a few words:
“I’m everywhere, I’m just an everywhere person. Whatever aesthetic I do choose, I want to have elements of me in it.”
“In high school, I wore a uniform, so I wouldn’t really think about it. Now that I don’t have a uniform, I put a lot more thought into what I’m wearing.”
Her style in a few words:
“Laughter, compassion, and living every day like your last, loving everyone.”
Hailing from a strictly uniformed high school, I was initially intrigued by the various decades of styles funneling in and out of the library. The dress code from my past still hung on my shoulders, and I felt like I had acquired a freedom I had no idea what to do with.
What is evident from the interviews is that regardless of the motivation you may have for dressing a certain way, there is an absolute freedom here at Furman to express oneself through clothing – a freedom that many students do not take for granted.
The way we dress at Furman is for a smattering of reasons, and the diversity found within the fashion here speaks to the health of our Furman culture.
His style in a few words:
“Millennial Sunday Best with a hint of granola.”
