Stuart Weitzman, founder of the luxury shoe company Stuart Weitzman, spoke at Cal Poly about his unconventional journey to success, emphasizing the importance of taking risks, building a passionate community, and learning by doing.
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Best dressed on the West
Cal Poly students can be characterized by the stark difference in fashion choices between different groups and majors. You can spot their signature outfits walking from the dining hall to the classroom. Every pair of shoes, jeans and bag combination says something about each student’s version of best dressed. What students wear is an expression […]
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A look inside the fashion designers’ creative process
It can be staring at the wall, face to face with tree bark or even on the way to the bus stop when it hits.
Like a lightning bolt approaching from a far away sky, the visual idea can hit the mind of Jaclyn Brodersen at a moment’s notice.
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Slow fashion movement picks up pace in SLO
Grace Longo sat up on their couch with a heap of yarn on their lap. Dark black goggle-like glasses covered their eyes as a bunny balaclava began to take shape from their fiddling needles.
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Let’s talk about why you wear your Blundstones
In American slang, an individual who is “granola” is visibly outdoors. The aesthetic often involves sporting brands such as Patagonia, Blundstone, REI, Teva and more, all while exploring picturesque places. Surfing Instagram is a good way to determine if someone fits the bill.
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How Cal Poly students are using theater to address fast fashion and climate change
Theatre professor Philip Valle thought he knew a lot about fast fashion and climate change after studying the use of theater to teach STEM for the past 10 years, until his trip to India two summers ago.
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You are what you wear
There are few times in a person’s life where they are given the opportunity to recreate themselves and stray from the persona they have formed, to become something new. Leaving home for the first time is the moment in most people’s lives where they take hold of this chance, when they feel drawn to redesign.
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Clothing resellers address the ethical dilemma of upselling second-hand clothing
Scrolling through the fashion marketplace app Depop, thousands of thrifted finds flood its users’ screens. Buyers sift through $50 slip dresses, vintage band tees and an assortment of other hot commodities. This influx of resold clothing and accessories paired with steep prices has sparked a conversation about the ethics of reselling used clothing, said local […]
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Students hope to promote sustainability in fashion with new club
Cal Poly’s new Sustainable Fashion Club is calling all lovers of fashion, social and environmental justice and community. With plans for the upcoming virtual quarter, the club will provide ecological integrity and social justice education via Zoom webinars and other various events.
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Students re-thrift with home pop-up shops – and no, they aren’t the same as yard sales
Some students are hosting local pop-up shops to make quick cash and take on fast fashion without even leaving home.
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Artist in Focus: Jenny Rose turns thrifted fabrics into original clothing designs
What do suede, triangles and bleached flannels all have in common? They’re all elements of design for graphic communication senior Jeanette Gialketsis.