Fratastic fashion

Trio designed a clothing line featuring just what frat guys need – more polos

Men of Athens: open your closets.

Is there an array of brightly colored, collared and eerily similar garments?

Does the inside resemble the stockrooms of the Gap, Ralph Lauren or Lacoste?

If so, there’s a new clothing line for you. Get ready to break out from the norm. Rather than horses or alligators embroidered over the left breast of your polo shirt, there’s a turtle.

New York Fashion Week culminated Friday, and in a time when designers are brimming with new ideas, three University fraternity brothers have made one of the most unoriginal fashion moves ever. The trio began their own line of polo shirts, Slowpoke, as reported on the front page of today’s Red & Black.

We admire their entrepreneurship and the affordable cost for students – $25 per shirt – but if there’s one thing we need to see less of on campus, it’s every man’s go-to garment.

We’re reminded of Meryl Streep’s qualms in the film “The Devil Wears Prada.” “Florals for spring? Groundbreaking.”

It’s impossible to differentiate most males on campus already. Do the founders expect the “smallest, most meager turtle” to win them awards in innovation?

Even a band T-shirt or something other than a Georgia T-shirt (yeah, we said it) once in a while would be a welcome departure from the most unoriginal male look ever.

We realize men’s fashion offers less creative opportunities than women’s, so we’re looking forward to seeing what Slowpoke unveils for its women’s line.

Even so, the company could broaden its creativity with the menswear – after all, not every guy can pull off salmon.

- Shannon Otto and Jennifer Paxton for the editorial board

Graduation plans?

There’s plenty post-graduates can do other than work behind a desk 9 to 5

Are you stressing out about finding a job after graduation? If the thought of sitting behind a desk for the rest of your life makes you break out in hives, The Red & Black editorial board has a few suggestions:

People selected for Teach for America are sent to areas across the country to teach in underprivileged public schools. Corp members must make a two year commitment to the program and have the opportunity to request the region they wish to be assigned.

The JET Program is another option for students looking to postpone the real world. Recent graduates live in Japan and teach English to children in local schools. The organization strives to enhance international relationships between Japan and the participating countries.

The Peace Corps is also a popular choice for graduates. Volunteers commit to 27 months of service and once accepted, serve all over the world and have a variety of job options. Environmental planning, HIV/AIDS awareness, business development and youth outreach are just some of the areas in which Peace Corp participants have made an impact.

So, have no fear soon-to-be University alumni. That boring old 9 to 5 job need not be in your immediate future.

- Kelsey Blair for the editorial board