hat last

meet: michelle, a first year humanities student i have spotted in various adorable hats all over campus.

her personal style: "i just wear what i like."

hat: h&m

tweedledee

probably my absolute favourite fall trend is the chanel-esque tweed jacket (available by the arm-load at zara or your local thrift store). you can throw it on top of jeans and a t-shirt for a bit of a dressier denim look, pair it with pajama trousers for pattern overload, add it to a dress for some warmth at a fall dinner, pile it on top of black tights and a skirt for some colour in an adorable collegiate ensemble... i could go on and on.

meet: ianitza, a third year combined fine arts and art & sciences student (trying saying that three times fast).

her personal style: "simplicity with a punch."

jacket: unknown label, once belonging to a relation
top: club monaco
trousers: zara
sneakers: converse
ring: bulgaria

boys' club

yet another infallible fall staple is throwing a blazer on top of pretty much anything. add a pair of super trendy shoes and you're good to go.

meet: andrea, a second year communications and multimedia student, as well as a designer for her own clothing line! you can see some of her fabulous pieces here.

her personal style: "my style is seasonal. i go through a lot of phases: punk, sophisticated, and right now, boyish."

blazer: red (located in jackson square)

shoes: shoedazzle.com

bag: zara

bracelet: aldo

sweather

continuing on with the theme of fall favourites is the big, backwoodsy sweater... warm enough to wear without a jacket, looks great with leggings, jeans, or really anything, and cozy enough to curl up in and tackle all the studying that's piling up.

meet: shannon, a first year life sciences student (they are really trendy this year!).

her personal style: "i'd generally call it vintage punk."

sweater: value village
boots: steve madden

in the black

another of my absolute favourites for fall is pairing plain, black tights or pantyhose (this does NOT mean leggings) with just about anything. skirts, shorts, dresses, even denim cut-offs. it's all golden. and come winter, just double up on the tights, or substitute the standard opaque ones for wool!

meet: anna, a first year life sciences student.

her personal style: "i usually just match different items from my closet. oh, and i like vintage for fall."

shoes: ecco
headband: random scarf
everything else: winners

back to cool

hey guys!

i hope you all had a wonderful summer. i swear it goes by faster every year. not that being back on campus is so bad... seeing friends, autumn colours, routines, but best of all, fall fashion. my friend lauren (also a fall girl, as you can see here) pointed out to me how much i clearly love autumn styles, and looking around campus this last week, i realize she is very right. chunky sweaters, leather boots, piled scarves... it's all so easy and looks so effortless.

so, i want to share with you all some of my favourite go-to running-to-class looks... today is the never-failing cardigan/t-shirt/scarf combo.

meet: sabrina, a fourth year cultural studies student.

her personal take on style: "my style changes month to month. i read a lot of fashion magazines and just pick out things i like, then try and recreate them for a bit cheaper."

sweater: zara
t-shirt: boyfriend's, from dkny
jeans: guido & mary
scarf: american apparel
mocassins: unknown

fancy pants

meet: katherine, a fourth year fine arts student and another of the fabulous artists behind wise up 2012.

her personal style: "i'm obsessed with flowy pants... and i'm obsessed with the '70s."

pants: forever 21
sweater: forever 21
shoes: from england
necklace: forever 21
bag: h&m

conversation pieces

meet: annie, a fourth year fine arts student and star of the wise up 2012 show that johanna (seen here) advised me to check out. her card catalogue doll house was by far one of my favourite pieces.

her personal style: "i love vintage shopping. i never pay full price. i also love my mom's old stuff from the '70s."

dress: urban outfitters
shoes: h&m
pins: vintage

cherry blossom hair

meet: johanna, an ocad student who made the trip to hamilton exclusively for wise up: summa 2012, an exhibition of art works done by the graduating class of the mcmaster fine arts program. i stopped by the opening myself and was incredibly impressed... go check it out at the mcmaster museum of art.

her personal style: "my influence today was sailor moon, but usually i mix the styles of a 7-year-old and an 80-year-old."

dress: h&m
everything else: vintage

the canadian tuxedo

meet: alexandra, a fourth year english student and self-proclaimed double denim aficionado.


her personal style: "something i can have fun in, and leather never hurts. if i could wear denim every day, i would."


shirt: h&m
jeans: bdg from urban outfitters
headscarf: vintage, stolen from her mom
belt: vintage, stolen from her mom
watch: citizen, stolen from her dad

black and gold

meet: tanya, a second year communications student who's hit every recent trend smack on the nose.


her personal style: "simple, minimalistic, and very menswear-inspired."


leather jacket: twenty8twelve by s. miller
top: forever 21
trousers: h&m
scarf: h&m
shoes: toms
purse: marc by marc jacobs
watch: michael kors

the cambridge commodity

meet: katharine, a second year art history student and my hero for owning a classic cambridge satchel. hers is actually from cambridge and she told me it took three days of hunting to find it in this colour. i'm so jealous... i'm just dying for the batchel in bright red.


her personal style: "i dress like my high school boyfriend did. i actually take a lot of inspiration from his style."


leather jacket: silence + noise (urban outfitters)
button-up: h&m
jeans: cheap monday
boots: marc fisher
satchel: the cambridge satchel co.
anchor earring: a shop in cambridge

true colours

meet: emma, a second year fine arts student who gave me a personal tour of the arts studios on campus. i never even knew they existed before!


her personal style: "i like colours and i love fur. i usually just go to value village and if i find something i like, i buy it. i just go with what i feel. core style matters more than trends."


sweater: thrifted
dress: thrifted
tights: gap
boots: thrifted
scarf: thrifted
bag: gap
sunglasses: ray ban

mortal combat

meet: tara, a fourth year art history student and owner of the most beautiful combat boots i've ever seen on campus.


her personal style: in an abstract way, i really admire japanese style. i like to follow japanese style bloggers; they dress like crazy people, which i love.


inspiration: tara's shark shirt was inspired by the infamous christopher kane gorilla tee.


leather jacket: aritzia
shark t-shirt: ebay
jeans: zara
boots: alexander wang
watch: ebay

the bright side

meet: yasmin, a third year economics student painting the campus red.


her personal style: "my style is very minimalist. i'd say my style icon is audrey hepburn, because i just love how minimal and clean her style is."


jacket: zara
blouse: zara
trousers: zara
oxfords: topshop

all out fall

meet: bob, a fourth year computer science student looking crisp on a perfect november day.


his personal style: "preppy, i suppose. and i like gifts."


jacket: h&m
jeans: levi's
shirt: club monaco
loafers: tommy hilfiger