"[I get my fashion inspiration from] boys clothing, southern California. I’m born and raised in Long Beach so I’ve sort of been around the whole surfing, skating scene. I think Dua Lipa is very stylish personally, I like people who dress a little outlandish. I dress so much like my mom, she has so many clothes from the '90s, so I definitely recycle that. I cut this skirt myself, my Vans, I mean are you really from Long Beach if you don’t own a pair of vans? This shirt is thrifted, the belt is a hand-me-down from my mom and earrings I like to keep it simple. Gold suits me better than any kind of silver. Apple watch, a necessity for me personally.” -Sarah Grunwald, molecular cell major
“My day-to-day is like a punk rockstar. Kanye West really started it for me. Travis Scott and Playboi Carti are very inspirational. I think it’s cool where fashion is today, people are more accepting of things, so men can wear more gender fluid things. I tend to experiment with those things as well. I listen to punk and I listen to rap, so the pants are inspired by punk with the patches and what not. Vans because I like to skate and the shirt, I really like loud prints. Travis Scott likes to wear a lot of big prints. These pants are from Dickies, I custom tapered them and then I put on a pocket and patches on. My chain, I got this at the Home Depot.” -Calvin Phan, fashion merchandising
“I wear a lot of bright colors, like stripes and stuff. A lot of the ’90s I’m inspired by, and I’m inspired by a designer named Virgil Abloh and also Ian Connor. This is a corduroy jacket from Forever 21, [the striped shirt] is also from Forever 21, these are black Levi’s and then I have my Nike Air Max 1 OG Colorway, these are from I think 1996 and my glasses are Ray Bans. I’ve always thought this with fashion, but the way you present yourself really says a lot about yourself and fashion has always been a way for me to express myself.” -Angel Varela, chemical engineering major
“[My inspiration] a little mixture of school-ready but also in the zone of being in summer. I really like ’70s fashion, I like Jhené Aiko since I like Bohemian [style]. Fashion for me is really what you make it, it can be political and ever-changing. I got this hat from Forever 21, this dress from Jamaica and sandals from Target. The earrings are from a vendor, a friend of mine and this is a sports fitness watch.” -Jada Johnson, education major
”I think because it’s summer, I wanted to do green and pink and [the dress] is really flowy. [The dress] is from a boutique in Inglewood, my shoes are from Forever 21, all my jewelry are from Forever 21, [My inspiration comes from] the 2018 era; modern, fresh.” -Alea Orange, sociology major
“This shirt is from Spencer’s, the pants are from Pacsun, basic Nike Air Forces, [the chains] are from the Santee Alley which have some cool little gadgets for really good prices and this belt is from ASOS. My studs are from ASOS, my watch is from Guess and the rings are gold. [I’m more inspired] by shoe stores like Demonia, TUK Footwear, Creepers; I’m really into that. I feel like I dress however I want, I have that freedom of being who I want.” -Rafael Barranco, graphic design major
”I’m kind of into the ’50s and ’60s style and my mom has a lot of hand-me-downs. The top of my shirt I got from H&M, I got it from a full dress which was connected to this shirt and this denim skirt I got it from my mom.” -Madeleen San Miguel, illustration major
“[I get my fashion inspiration from] boys clothing, southern California. I’m born and raised in Long Beach so I’ve sort of been around the whole surfing, skating scene. I think Dua Lipa is very stylish personally, I like people who dress a little outlandish. I dress so much like my mom, she has so many clothes from the ’90s, so I definitely recycle that. I cut this skirt myself, my Vans, I mean are you really from Long Beach if you don’t own a pair of vans? This shirt is thrifted, the belt is a hand-me-down from my mom and earrings I like to keep it simple. Gold suits me better than any kind of silver. Apple watch, a necessity for me personally.” -Sarah Grunwald, molecular cell major
