It’s All In Your Head
Maddie Howard, spotlight editor
April 20, 2017
Filed under Style
Everyone has their own daily routine, but each routines consists of shuffling through the closet and trying to find the perfect outfit. Some chose their outfits without a thought or a care in the world, but the outfits that someone chooses has to do with their personality and characteristics. “Ther...
Poolside
Zoie Lambesis, staff writer
April 20, 2017
Filed under Style
As the weather gets warmer, throwing on a bikini and heading over to the pool is common, but this season, something new is on the rise. With one pieces back in, it seems that everything that was popular in the early days eventually makes it way back around into the fashion world. In this case, one pie...
Culture Copycats
Kiera Riley, opinion editor
April 20, 2017
Filed under Style
Cultural appropriation, a rising issue in fashion, is being seen more and more on runways, at music festivals, and in magazines causing tension and anger among minority groups. By definition, cultural appropriation is exploiting different aspects of a minority culture without knowing the meaning or...
Making the Cut
Maddie Howard, spotlight editor
March 7, 2017
Filed under Style
Snip Snip. A new hairstyle is coming to 2017 and it is bangs. This hairstyle is starting slowly starting to make a come back all around the world. Bangs have been popular since the beginning of time and have gone in and out of style continuously.The sporadic comeback has people thinking about get...
Breaking Stereotypes
Katelyn Reinhart, features editor
March 7, 2017
Filed under Style
A young woman sits in front of her vanity mirror, blinking while she applies mascara to her eyelashes. This scenario is what many people imagine when it comes to the makeup industry, but with James Charles as the new face of the CoverGirl makeup brand, that scenario may begin to change. James Charle...
Feeling Like a Kid Again
Olivia Stickel, food editor
March 7, 2017
Filed under Style, Uncategorized
With looks like overalls, scrunchies and clear plastic shoes coming back in style, many of today’s high fashion trends are inspired by none other than kids clothing. This doesn’t mean that superstar models will be seen wearing five times too small shirts or Justice shorts, but the styles themselv...
Fashion Week Takes The Heart of New York
Maddie Howard, spotlight editor
March 7, 2017
Filed under Style
Thousands of people flocked to the runways of the 2017 Winter and Fall collections of New York Fashion Week, which took place from Feb. 9 until Feb. 16. Some designers that had collections walk the runway included Monse, Oscar de la Renta, Yeezy, Calvin Klein, Tory Burch, and Ralph Lauren. Th...
fashion in a flash
Kiera Riley, opinion editor
March 7, 2017
Filed under Style, Uncategorized
Moving at a trend per minute, fast fashion giants tailor and trash clothes causing environmental alarm. Fast fashion, by definition, is a phenomenon in the fashion industry where retailers accelerate the clothing production process in order to get new trends off the runway and into stores as quickly a...
Festival Frenzy
Keely Doran, staff writer
March 7, 2017
Filed under Style
Hands waving in a frenzy, the overwhelming sound of hundreds of voices screaming at once, nonstop dancing. This is a music festival. There’s no question as to what will be found, but what to wear? Depending on the festival–indoor, outdoor, genre of music–clothing needs to be selected carefully, bas...
Put a Crown on it
Keely Doran, staff writer
September 19, 2016
When summer slushies slowly start transitioning into pumpkin spice lattes, the denim shorts and fashionable crop tops are pushed to the back of the closet to make way for trendy combat boots and cable knit sweaters. The perfect, customizable accessory for autumnal outfits is a do it yourself flower c...
Making Money is Just a Click Away
Dominic Davies, staff writer
September 19, 2016
Starting an online store with the right website is a way for anyone to make money and gain recognition. When creating an online store, the first thing to consider is the type of product to sell. Both store-bought and handmade items are acceptable. Anything such as artwork, merchandise or old cl...
Get Rid of Old Clothes
Katie Butler, staff writer
September 19, 2016
Over time, trends wear out, and new trends come in, but that doesn’t mean throwing away out of style clothes is the way to go, donate them. According to Goodwill Arizona, there are 40 donation centers across the state that take used clothes, one of which is located on Tatum and Dynamite. Arizona is...