Glancing across campus one sees a variety of style so vast that it surpasses the colors in a jumbo box of crayons. No trend seems to be standard.
Webster’s dictionary defines fashion as a prevailing custom, usage, or style or in the most general sense applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place. The definition of what is fashionably acceptable from one Prairie View A&M University student to another seems to vary, yet the common thread of these definitions seems to be that fashion is a part of what makes a man/woman an individual. “Fashion is a diverse attribute to our social life and there are many forms and fashions that should be accepted throughout the university,” said senior human science major Chanel.
Culture and upbringing play a large role in what value we place on what we wear. “Most of my fashion sense I get from my mom, as far as I know better than to walk around letting it all hang out,” said freshmen Alisa Bolivar. “Also, a lot of what she used to wear is back in style now.”
Some find comfort in knowing that what they wear can be found in the pages of magazines. “Most of my inspiration for what I choose to wear for the most part comes from magazines, articles, and catalogs,” said Chanel. Others feel the exact opposite. “I really could care less about what Donna Karen or Calvin Klein think of what I buy to wear,” said Bolivar.
As spring ushers in the trend of little cropped colorful jackets in bright colors, white on white, the return of floral and ethnic prints and pheasants skirts, and the much needed break from stilettos to cute and colorful flats; PVs fashion elite mix and match designer ideas with ideas of their own.