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Sunglasses the must-have summer accessory

As Aprils 12′s witty editorial cartoon pointed out, summer is swiftly approaching. With many University students looking for places to get away, relax and spend some money, destination shopping is quickly becoming a new trend. For shopaholics, there is no better way to blow off some steam than to pack up, head to the beach and check out the offerings of another distinctive city.

Boutique on Eastside offers one stop shop

University women looking for a unique shopping experience on Eastside are in luck.

Indigo’s, a clothing and accessories store located in the Ansonborough shopping center at 1040 Gaines School Rd., is a boutique that opened in October.

The store, which offers both surprisingly affordable clothes and those more pricey, divides its merchandise into color groups ranging from red and black to purple, pink, green, yellow and brown and makes shopping easier.

Spring brings futuristic, ‘old Americana’ trends

Fashion-forward students at the University have long awaited the arrival of spring for the plethora of upbeat and futuristic styles that make up this season’s must-haves. Emily Blalock, lecturer in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors, said, “The most avant-garde trend in New York, Paris and Milan would have to be the space-odyssey look, a fabrication of high-gloss synthetics, cut in futuristic shapes with very specific nonsymmetrical details.

Fashion week sets trends

After an astonishing 221 fashion shows in one week, designers, buyers and consumers are only beginning to start their fall 2007 season.

Displaying their newest and most fashion-forward lines, throngs of wannabe talent with at least $100,000 to spare had the ability to “show” during fashion week.

Store offers red hot vintage wear

Lori Paluck-Beynart is dynamite. The face behind the downtown vintage store Dynamite, Paluck-Beynart is a busy businesswoman who also owns 283 Bar on Broad Street. A graduate of Radford University in Virginia with a fashion merchandising and business administration degree, she has put her education to good use.

Project Runway alumnus Knight shines in Atlanta

Former Project Runway contestant Michael Knight has a shining smile. His confidence comes through when you see the braces-filled grin he flashes when he walks into a room.

Knight, who also goes by Mychael Knight now (because the Website MichaelKnight.com was taken), has clearly been keeping himself busy since the show ended.

Step into spring with hip, cheap ’60s attire

Christmas break is now a memory, and although many University students have yet to display their winter wardrobes, many fashion-forward thinkers are already eyeing items to wear this spring. Amy Flurry, style editor for Atlanta Peach magazine, has a few tips to make your spring wardrobe complete.

New fashion products offer help for party clothing problems

For many University women, each holiday season brings a plethora of parties, plans and problems. Women are constantly faced with wardrobe malfunctions that can be aided easily with secrets of the fashion industry. This holiday season there are many new products – tricks of the trade – designed and developed for the everyday woman. With [...]

Fashion advice for men includes moustaches, skinny black jeans

This week I am in for a challenge. I have decided to devote my writing for this week to the other sex. In my wildest dreams I never imagined that so many guys would ask me each week to write a column about men’s fashions. “Emily, does this tie match my shirt?” “Emily, do you [...]

Bubble dresses, ballet flats top wish lists for the holidays

As cold weather blows into Athens, it is only natural to start thinking about the holiday season. The holidays are a time for celebration, caring for the less fortunate, spending time with family and giving gifts. For those doing the giving, compiling a list of what college women want may be a difficult task. For [...]

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