With the incoming fall weather shifting between cool mornings and warm afternoons, students have had to find creative ways to stay stylish yet suited for the weather. For commuter students, maintaining their personal style while traveling is essential to capturing the post-summer, pre-autumn aesthetic. Interviews compiled by Angelina Persaud.
Wafa Quhshi ‘24 Exercise Science Major
Which item in your wardrobe represents your personality the most?
“I love wearing my abaya, which is basically a long sort of dress that opens in the front. It’s really easy to style cool clothing under it while remaining modest. Mostly it’s for religious purposes but I think they’re easy to style.”
What’s one accessory/article of clothing you couldn’t live without?
“Turtlenecks, I’m obsessed with them. I feel like they really make the outfit complete and just bring it together. They’re really comfy and just nice to wear.”
How do you determine your outfit choices for each day?
“Usually I like to wear pantsuits with nice jackets but for me, the pants make the outfit. I can usually just take off the jacket if it gets too hot in the day but I really like to coordinate my jacket and pants. I think they’re very stylish and comfortable.”
Which decade do you think has the best fashion styles?
“I loved the 1920s, when girls had really short hair and tried different styles with it. I loved the pearls and just the way they accessorized everything. I also liked when you had some girls who wore fitted suits because they didn’t want to wear dresses all the time. I thought that was really cool about that decade.”
Emma Rukaj ‘25 Computer Information Systems Major
Which item in your wardrobe represents your personality the most?
“My shoes, definitely, because I have a huge collection of them. I just like collecting them and I can wear a different pair whichever day I want.”
What’s one accessory/article of clothing you couldn’t live without?
“I have a necklace with the Albanian eagle on it because I’m Albanian so I really like to wear it every day. I also have this other one I wear for my mom because she’s Muslim. And I also have this cross necklace I’ve been wearing for a while. I think I’ve worn it for about ten years now and I’ve never taken it off.”
How do you determine your outfit choices for each day?
“Pretty much it revolves around my shoes or sneakers for that day. I’ll choose the shoes first and just throw together something that goes well with the shoes. It really depends on the pair I wear and I’ll just coordinate it that way.”
Which decade do you think has the best fashion styles?
“The 2000s I think had the best fashion sense. I use some inspo from that decade sometimes but I think it was just a really fun decade for fashion.”
Vaiden Ferraro ‘25 Undecided Major, Spanish Minor
Which item in your wardrobe represents your personality the most?
“I have a Steve Madden dress that I picked up at a boutique in Kingston, NY. I think it best represents my personality because it can be worn in many different ways. It is comfortable and laid back; it suits me well.”
What’s one accessory/article of clothing you couldn’t live without?
“My ‘V’ necklace. It was a gift that I received from my father for my graduation.”
How do you determine your outfit choic- es for each day?
“It depends on where I am going, who I am going with, and most definitely, my mood.”
Which decade do you think has the best fashion styles?
“That’s a tough one. I don’t think there is anyone ‘best’ decade when it comes to fashion or style. So much of what I wear includes pieces that you’d find anywhere from the ’60s or ’70s to today.”