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style, strut, stun Celebrities share their style and peers and clothing stores influence how some people decide to express their individual style. Dive into the different aspects of fashion all around us. Drawing by: Danica Mileusnic. Inspired by Hayden William drawing.

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Video by: Grace Bentkowski, Ariana Kanaya, Radosav Mihajlovic, Danica Mileusnic, Yousef Nammari and Sabina Solarcyk

Bought Where?

Story by: Mackenzie Guthrie, Hannah Kosinski and Nitya Shah

Everyday students arrive to school with varying and unique outfits. From the new style of shoes, to the trending jeans, teens wear it all. These clothes don't originate from one place. They are bought online and in-stores in order to exhibit their style.

“I prefer shopping in the store because you get a better idea of how it fits you, its material and quality. I like to buy a lot of skirts and dresses to wear with nylons. There is always less of a variety [in-store], but I think in stores you can find some one-of-a-kind items,” Cassandra Morgan (10) said.

Shopping in-store is also preferred because it’s easier to figure out if you like an outfit or not, but it is seen as more convenient than waiting for a delivery in the mail.

“Advantages to shopping in-stores can be: getting the clothing [or] shoes right then and there other than waiting for a week or so, getting to try on the clothes [or] shoes and getting to be able to experience the sales in person so then you can ask questions other than being confused about the sale online,” Elizabeth Haberling (11) said.

Shopping online can provide many choices that shoppers may not have available in-store. Shopping online can provide more options to the consumer such as clothes a store may have run out of, the ability to pre-order item, or select styles only found online.

Photo by: Hannah Kosinski
“I prefer online shopping for the larger selection. Sometimes I’ll go to the mall, and I’ll want to go to Forever 21 or Pacsun, and half the stuff is gone or half the stuff I don’t like. If I look online, they will have way more things that I actually like, and I can just ship them to my house,” Dimitri Nassenstein (11) said.

Although in-store shopping has its advantages, such as more choices of clothing and convenience, it also has its disadvantages.

“There’s obviously a few flaws with shopping in stores and online. In stores, you have the long lines and sometimes the rude employees. Online, you have the confusion of what to do when paying and the long wait for your order to ship. Also, the extra payments you have to make in order for your order to come earlier,” Haberling said.

Despite all of the advantages and disadvantages, shopping is a part of everyone’s lives and will be a part of our culture as long as people will need to buy things.

“Shopping will always be relevant, because people will always need to have access to new items and be able to buy things and make purchases, it’s just the way the world works,” Sophia Hoyda (10) said.

Taking Your Outfit to the Next Level

Story by: Frida Arellano, Audrey DiFilippo and Abigail Goss

The Fashion Merchandising class is a fascinating elective at Lake Central that inspires many students to learn more about the fashion and design world. Ms. Cyndi Hurley, Business, teaches and encourages the students that take this elective.

“Fashion Merchandising is for any student interested in the latest trends [or for] retailing practices for any type of merchandise,” Hurley said.

Students take this class to learn more about the fashion industry. The class include class field trips to many places in Chicago, such as the Fashion Outlets, and does projects like creating your own store and mood boards.

“We made a mall and it had to [include] five different types of clothing, five different types of home decors and we [had the ability to] choose the layout,” Jessica Gryzb (11) said.

When one walks into Hurley's room, they are greeted with walls decorated with life size pictures of the current trends.

“Each semester we do a project that is their final for the semester. This semester each student did a mood board at the beginning of the semester and then used this to showcase other ideas of their own throughout the semester,” Hurley said .

Photo by: Frida Arellano

The workload of the class consists of daily projects and barely any take home assignments. In order to do the projects, creativity, teamwork and hard work is necessary.

“I decided [to take the class] because some of my older friends said it was a really cool class and I wanted to learn more about fashion,” Diane Morin (11) said.

Projects like constructing a store later in the year and building a mall gives students insight on the fashion merchandising world.

“We went to Macy’s in downtown Chicago, [where we learned] what it [takes] to build up a whole company and how to keep up with fashion and what they have to do to keep everything stocked,” Morin said.

Also, students learn how to work together as a team. Every other month they participate in creating a wall based on the time of year. These walls require teamwork from the entire class to be completed.

“The point of all projects or assignments are to help students work with their own ideas, logically problem solve [and] demonstrate current trends in merchandising. My favorite part is seeing all of the outstanding work my students do each year. They are extremely talented. All of my students would be able to obtain a job in retailing with the skills they learned in class,” Ms. Cindy Hurley, Business, said

Dress to Impress

Story by: Charmagne Abangan, Luke Hamilton, Sarah Huszar, Mirjana Vukas and Madison Zielke

Designer items are thriving in popularity, however, but, these expensive items are not only worn by celebrities and social media influencers. Despite the expense, students wear these pieces for many reasons, whether it be expressing themselves or something even greater than that.

“The type of designer brands that I own are Alexander McQueen, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Michael Kors. I just like the material they have. I don’t go that often, but around holidays and my birthday, I’ll spend a lot. I look through the clearance items for the shoes and clothing. I spend the money because it makes me excited. Usually I get it for my Christmas or birthday, so if I go [shopping] by myself I’ll just get shoes, so it’s a couple hundred, nothing more than that usually,” Gabriella Hyre (11) said.

A majority of these clothing pieces can cost hundreds, and in some cases, thousands of dollars. Of course prices do affect the buyer’s mind when they are deciding whether or not to purchase certain articles of clothing.

“I think that a lot of people, especially our age, try to dress like everyone else. I think that being an individual is what makes you special,” Cassandra Morgan (10) said.

Whether it be rappers, influencers or any other celebrities, all of these can influence fans with new and unique fashion statements. Many of these statements have a designer brand name attached to them.

“I am strongly influenced by what Kendall [Jenner] wears, I just like the way she puts things together. I like looking at her clothes. Even though she has a lot of high end clothes, some of her stuff doesn’t look [designer] so it is easy to duplicate it. [I feel] the same [way] with Zendaya,” Tenley Edvardson (10) said.

Some students attempt to purchase items that are quality products that they know will last a long time.

Gabriella Hyre (11) Photos by: Danica Mileusnic

“Quality is probably the number one thing [I look at]. [I] also [look at] style, like what the trends are right now. I don’t wear [designer] because of the brand, I just like the quality that they have and they come out with a lot of different styles,” Tenley Edvardson (10) said.

Fashion Diffusion

Story by: Emily Bell, Mariana Bendinelli, Jeanoa Cameron, Jovana Laporsek, Reyna Mahan, Katherine Mahoney, Lilah Nelson, Madison Re and Cindy Torres

Whether it is fuzzy sherpa jackets from a YouTuber, mom jeans from the late 1980s or ripped jeans from the heavy metal era, trends may go away, but their impact remains. When a celebrity wears a certain fashionable outfit, that outfit tends to trend in the fashion world.

Tatum Murawski (11). Photo by: Madison Re

As soon as Kendall Jenner, a model, began wearing Calvin Klein clothing, weeks later, it became popular for not only celebrities to wear, but for the rest of the fashion industry. Once celebrity influence diffuses to the general population, a question arises on whether the trend will last or is just a fad.

Kendall Jenner at 2015 Met Gala. Image Source: Getty / Larry Busacca

Denim

Denim became a popular staple in everyday wear as early as 1880 when they were created by Levi Strauss was a work jacket for cowboys and railroad workers. Into the 1960s, jean jackets were a must have in one’s outfit. Levi’s first creation, quickly developed “rock and roll” denim, was being worn by several band members of popular 60s bands. The Beatles member John Lennon was often seen wearing a jean jacket which inspired many fans to wear one themselves. Denim on denim also started to become a trend with Bruce Springsteen inspiring fans when he performed his guitar on stage with his full denim outfit. At the height of the 90s grunge era, denim contributed to this look becoming an everyday wear instead of being strictly for fashion. The blouse denim jacket was worn by several actors in movies to define their characters look such famous actress as, Geena Davis, in “Thelma and Louise”. Today many people wear jean jackets seen in various colors or styles, cropped or long, in order to compliment the rest of their outfits.

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake at 2001 American Music Awards. Image Source: JustWireImage

Corduroy

Corduroy jackets first appeared in the seventies in France and England as the “poor man’s velvet” and was in style for over two centuries. A few years after the booming of corduroy, it became another fad that wasn’t fashionable any longer. In the late 90s, corduroy was introduced yet again, but this time with a variety of colors and looser fits. This trend has been in and out of fashion throughout centuries and today, has come back into style now.

Patterned Pants

Patterned pants were first introduced in the 1960s when seen on comic book character Rupert Bear in the Daily Express Newspaper. Seeing Rupert Bear in these patterned, eye catching pants made many young people want these fashionable trousers. 52 years later model Gigi Hadid was once again seen wearing these patterned pants bringing back the boom of Rupert Bear’s patterned trousers. Catching onto this trend quickly Balenciaga and Gucci decided to come out with their versions of Rupert Bear’s pants making them more appealing.

Chloe Quintana (10). Photo by: Madison Re

Velvet

Velvet is another trend making a comeback throughout the fashion world. Velvet made a big impact in, England mainly used for royal affairs. The various kinds of velvet have been experimented with throughout fashion history for berets in France or red carpet dresses for Marilyn Monroe. Velvet is very popular on the red carpet as seen on celebrities such as Cara Delevingne and Joe Jonas. Still seen as a very elegant choice of clothing, velvet suits have become popular in the past year.

Jennifer Tulsiak (10). Photo by: Madison Re

Bell Bottom Pants

Bell bottom pants became popular in the 1960s through the 70s. They were the everyday jeans similar to how skinny jeans are today. Low cut or high rise jeans were seen in almost every fashion magazine. Making a comeback, celebrities such as Selena Gomez have rocked them in the media.

Skater Brands

Skating brands have heavily influenced fashion these past two years. Seen as a very edgy, casual look from shoes to sweatshirts, companies like Vans, Thrasher and Herschel Supply Co. have been shown throughout the media to be popular clothing brands of 2017 and 2018. Tyler the Creator often wears skating brands as his signature look on his Instagram or in his music videos, inspiring many of his fans to wear this style of clothing.

Social media allows people to discover what they like in fashion. Keeping up with the current trends celebrities have been wearing or fashion industry’s have been distributing, some trends stick and will be worn for years like the jean jacket or fade away and come back in a couple of years in a new and improved way.

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Video by: Joshua Brunette and Brianne Kosina

male v. female fashion and men and their shoes

Story by: Mia Born, Isabella Brazzale, Kelly Hayes, Kage Leavitt, Kaitlyn Lopez, Justyce Reed, Jacob Rocca, John Sanchez and Kiley Szatkowski

Fashion trends have changed throughout the decades immensely. Trends never change completely. Usually they fall back into a style from the past, but with a new twist to complement the decade. Students elaborated on the types of clothing and their influencers in today's fashion.

“My style is important in the way that I feel better about myself when I ‘dress up.’ When you dress nicer you get put in a [certain] mood [and] act classier. You are able to determine how you look and what others think about you. I take pride in the way I look. I would describe my style as urban. [I like] the ‘90s because that’s mainly the way I dress. My style helps me stand out. If you ask one of my friends what I like to wear, you’re going to hear jeans, Vans and bucket hats,” Nick Jurgeto (9) said.

Elizabeth Reyes (11). Photos by: Joshua Chen

Style always comes back from different eras and are reused over the years. The '80s ripped jeans trend has come back into the sphere.

“I would have to say the female fashion right now is derived from the ‘70s and ‘80s. All of the clothes and accessories that were worn decades ago are coming back into style. That includes denim on denim, scrunchies and jean jackets, but all with a new twist,” Hannah Shoemake (12) said.

People pick shoes based on their style and who they are. This little piece to an outfit ties it all together, so many people collect multiple pairs.

“I mostly wear Vans because I have a lot of different pairs of them and they just go with almost any outfit. I’ve always been into shoes, but this year I really got into them after getting my own job so I started buying a lot of different pairs. I like shoes because they are pretty much an essential to leaving the house. I think my shoes express that I know how to dress and all my outfits go hard,” Reece Gilbert (11) said.

Photo by: Kiley Szatkowski

Shoes may be an essential to leaving the house, but to many people it is an essential to their style. Shoes are fashionable and stylish all across the spectrum.

“When I was younger, one of my cousins had a bunch of shoes and he inspired me to start collecting them because I wanted to be just like him. [My favorite type of shoes are] definitely Jordans. They’re so iconic and every shoe has a different meaning behind them. Your outfit could be okay and your shoes can make it pop more and make [the outfit] look better. My shoes help people get a picture of who I am, what I do and why I collect them,” Adan Reyes (10) said.

Photos by: Justyce Reed and John Sanchez

does fashion affect your self esteem?

Page by: Frida Arellano, Audrey DiFilippo, Abigail Goss, Kelsey Lavin, Kayla Price and Grace Renschen

“[My style] lets me show who I am and express myself. [I can] friends just by, oh, they’re wearing a band shirt- I like that band,’ and you can strike up a conversation right there. That’s basically how one of my friends and I became friends," Lauren Borgia (12) said.
“Clothing now is made for the perfect body. It's not for every body type so you could have curvier people who like it, but it won’t fit them in the designers eyes which are for one person. Not everyone is the same," Brianna Cool (9) said.

from the editors

For this package, we wanted to do something a little more personal and lighthearted. When the idea of fashion came into our minds, we knew it was the right idea.

From Sex and the City bonding to constantly looking at clothes in class, fashion is something we really bond over.

We had some setbacks while working on this package, but we are so happy with how it turned out.

Best,

Radosav Mihajlovic and Danica Mileusnic

If you have any questions or inquiries please contact batomihajlovic9@gmail.com and danicamileusnic1@gmail.com

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