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Meet Phoenix Fashion Week’s Emerging Designers

by Lauren Gambino Cloth
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Phoenix is hot with fashion fever this week as it prepares for the 5th annual Phoenix Fashion Week from Oct. 1-3.

For the first time ever, Phoenix Fashion Week will host an “Inspire Fashion” emerging designer contest, which awards 10 local designers the opportunity to catapult their design careers into commercial businesses.
The designers were handpicked to compete in the [...]

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Fashion Forward in a Backward Economy

by Erica Rodriguez Cloth
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Clearance and discount signs have multiplied like lab rats in various stores, popping up everywhere, much to the shopper’s enjoyment and much to the fashion industry’s chagrin. The neon signs scream “75 percent off” and “Buy one, get one free” deals, so that shopper’s can carry out arms full of loot at amazing low prices. [...]

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Sunglass Success: Flaunt Your Face, Don’t Hide It

by Janessa Hilliard Cloth
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Whether January or July, one thing is certain: it’s always sunny in Arizona.
Sunglass styles are as diverse as the student body who wear them, but are students wearing the right kind for their face? The goal is to protect your eyes from over-exposure to harmful UV rays, yet in recent years eyewear has become less [...]

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Hey Bro, Lose the Graphic Tee: Spice Up Your Autumn Wardrobe

by Kerry LePain Cloth

September breezes in as ASU girls attempt to photosynthesize at the pool and studly men attempt to attract girls by flexing their pecs.
Outside the southwest, a different scenario takes place as campuses are buried under piles of falling leaves and students turn up their thermostats to drive away the impending chill of autumn. Women bundle [...]

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Dress Hot in the Heat

by Lauren Gambino Cloth

While most students are preparing to transition from summer swimsuits to fall sweaters, those returning to ASU this fall are bracing themselves for scorching temperatures. So how does the nation’s hottest student body plan to stay cool during these sizzling days of summer? “A little clothing, a lot of accessories and an appreciation for [...]

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Chucks or Sneaks? What a Guy’s Footwear Says about Him

by Whitney Smith Cloth

Guys may not have an entire closet full of shoes (or maybe they do), but it doesn’t mean that their shoe choice doesn’t say something about their personality. From flip-flops to chucks, shoes can be a key element to learning something about the guys students do know, the guys they want to get to know [...]

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Wearing what’s unique

by Theresa Dillon Cloth

Accessories can make or break an outfit. From a snazzy belt to an antique necklace, accessories help to express an individual’s unique personality.
However, there are some accessories that take their uniqueness to the extreme. Anyone who dares to wear these is sure to garner a conversation about their wardrobe choice.
So, for the individuals who take [...]

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Hats off to the milliners

by Theresa Dillon Cloth

Hats have always been a popular accessory. Whether it is a baseball cap, a cowboy hat, a sun hat or even a safari hat, hats are a welcome edition to any wardrobe.
However, in recent months, a particular style has been cropping up on the runway as well as on many everyday occasions – the [...]

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Hip bags

by Damien Maloney Cloth
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You want a bag that will catch the eyes of passers-by — you want something so stylish it couldn’t possibly be functional. You want a “hip bag.”
The problem with saying “hip bag” is that one might at once think of bags that are fastened to the hip. Let’s make it clear that these bags can [...]

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Beauty on a budget

by Whitney Smith Cloth

The economy is bad, but it doesn’t mean students’ hair has to be. For the students who can still afford a pricey trip to the salon to the ones that don’t have two pennies to rub together, here’s SPM’s guide to saving money this spring — for all budgets:
Hair
Splurge: Rolf’s Salon.
Snip those tresses in style [...]

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