When Grace York, a senior at Community High School, was sitting in Matt Johnson’s room during lunch last Monday, Dec. 11, she did not look like a student. Rather, she looked like a professional: bold and rather intimidating, yet remaining modest and put together. Heck, she might even be your boss.

“I like to look professional because it makes me feel like I’m doing something important and it makes me feel more productive,” York said.

The key to such a level of class is in wearing timeless pieces. Throw on a mock-neck, some trousers, suede boots, and to top it all off, a camel overcoat that can instantly make someone look fresh without looking too flashy.

It isn’t necessary to go to expensive stores to get quality pieces like these, either. The black mock-neck York is wearing in these photos is the same one she wears when she dances at her dance studio. And that gorgeous overcoat? Her grandmother gave it to her. The grey-on-grey plaid pants and the pointed heel-boots were thrift shop finds. Although the outfit may look expensive, it barely breaks the piggy bank.

For York, fashion serves as a mode of expression. And in that sense, why not express something different and creative every day?

“Dress like it’s your last outfit of your life,” York said. “You never know. I think about that a lot. That’s why I tend to wear things that are kind of weird. But I also feel like it is just clothes, and fashion is really fun to play around with."