As seen in my previous articles, engineering certainly does have a sense of fashion. Sometimes trendy, sometimes marching to the beat of their own fashionable drum, the students of engineering tend to make a statement with their wardrobe selection. This week’s Fashion Files will profile a few fashionable, yet completely different styles of dress.
Sasha – Functional
There is no doubt that Sasha has his own unique yet functional style. His wardrobe is so functional in fact, that he has three sets of the blue shirt seen in this photo. So how does he pick which blue shirt to wear on a given day? Well, each shirt has a specific function and shirts are demoted to lesser functions as they age. For instance, a new blue shirt would be for “going out” but could be demoted to a “day to day” shirt as it ages. The most interesting part of the Sasha’s wardrobe however is his use of the pockets. In his pockets, you are likely to find many keys, pens, his passport, a calculator, a chalk holder, a couple of wallets, possibly a thermometer and of course his blackberry. Sasha’s look is both distinctive and incredibly well-designed.
Michelle – Put Together
Michelle looks so incredibly put together in this outfit. The red and silver glitter on her shirt is matched perfectly to the red scarf with silver glitter details around her neck. Finally, the shiny silver earrings top off this outfit and pull the entire look together. The knee high boots over top of her jeans also add an extra element of flair and fashion. My favourite part of this outfit is definitely the scarf! It’s such a simple accessory but is what makes this outfit stand out as being incredibly fashionable and unparalleled.
Dave – Vintage
Dave’s look in this outfit screams vintage. He pairs a timeless vintage t-shirt with an ever fashionable engineering leather jacket and well fitting jeans. The most interesting part of this outfit is that the t-shirt is legitimately vintage. In fact Dave informs me that he bought this t-shirt about 10 years ago when he was in grade 11 or 12. Unfortunately, most of us were in that awkward pre-teen stage 10 years ago and we likely don’t fit into those clothes so we really can’t pull off such a genuine vintage look like Dave*.If nothing else, this proves that everything old is new again so hold on to your favourite outfits!
Whether you follow the fashion trends from the runways or create your own style, I’d love to see it! Swing by Novelties from 11:30am – 12:20pm on Tuesday or Wednesday and show me that engineering does have style to be featured in the next “Fashion Files” article.
Stay Classy,
Amanda
CFO
*Please don’t try to wear your old clothes from when you were 10 to 14 years old, we’ve all grown since then and that’s okay. There is no need to try and squeeze yourself back into those size 25 jeans again and that batman t-shirt from the kids department. If you do, the silent yet ever watchful fashion police will find you.
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