“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.”