Finals week fashion, or lack thereof

Well, it’s been grand, everyone. The end of the semester has arrived.

I thought it was ironic that my last fashion column will run during the one week known for horrible fashion.

Finals week is the time in which no one cares how they look because they are most likely sleep deprived, stressed and anxious.

If there was ever a time where it was socially acceptable to leave your room in pajamas, with no makeup and without your hair brushed, it is now.

So this time, instead of celebrating uncomfortable high fashion and cosmetics, let’s celebrate the sweats that we will inevitably leave the house in this week.

While sweats have always had a negative connotation in terms of fashion, I feel like they are having a renaissance.

I first noticed this is the Prabal Gurung collection for Target. Then I noticed it in the 3.1 Phillip Lim collection.

However, they were not your ordinary sweats. They were cut in a way that they gave the legs a clean line.

Personally, I think anyone can rock a pair of sweats so long as they match them well. Knit fabric not only drapes well, but it is good at evening out unflattering lines.

However, there are a few cardinal rules.

For example, don’t wear sweat suits. Just don’t.

However, if the pants are paired with a snug sweater that is form fitting and layered up, the outfit can look both chic and comfortable.

This is especially the case now, in the day of the legging. Comfort is in.

While designers sketch up pants that drape well and hug almost any body shape, sweatshirts almost always look slouchy, even if they are worn tight.

So, with this being said, get comfy and study up. We all have a long week ahead of us, and fortunately, designers allowed us one pardon.

­— audperki@indiana.edu

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