As time goes on and trends come back, young adults are utilizing resale culture, garment creation and trend forecasting to express themselves. LA fashionistas shared their insights on current fashion culture, working retail, styling and more.
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Students Put Their Spin on Spring 2021 Style Trends
With the Pepperdine campus beginning to reopen and Los Angeles County loosening COVID-19 restrictions, students break out their spring wardrobes. Three stylish Pepperdine students discuss their unique styles, favorite spring trends and their biggest fashion inspirations.
The Power of Positivity: Sophomore Abby Gearhart Emphasizes Self-Love in Loungewear Company
Sophomore Abby Gearhart launched her loungewear company, Sweats by Abby G, in September after finding inspiration in positivity and self-love. Gearhart’s positive messages encapsulate her brand to spread love and happiness to others.
Jaxon Burgess Changes the World One Thread at a Time
Photo courtesy of Jaxon Burgess A picture speaks a thousand words. Turn that picture into fashion, and it could change the world. Jaxon Burgess, a first-year Pepperdine law student and Seaver alumnus, has always been interested in clothes and making a difference. Drawing inspiration from TOMS shoes founder Blake Mycoskie, Burgess decided he wanted to […]
Navigating Fashion in the Age of COVID
The fashion industry continues to work through store closures, new consumer interests and innovative advertising in the age of COVID-19. Three Pepperdine students explain the shift in the fashion world as retailers and small business owners attempt to survive and adapt to the change.
See What’s Trending in Pepperdine Men’s Fashion
A look into Pepperdine men’s fashion
Fast Fashion Costs Outweigh its Convenience
Is your fashion statement supporting child labor?
Improve How You Thrift With Tips
Photo Courtesy of Creative Commons A common trouble shared by many students is the dilemma of wanting a new wardrobe but not wanting their wallets to come out too damaged in the process. Living in Malibu, where local stores sell items of clothing more expensive than our laptops, shopping on a budget can be a […]
Workout Wear on a Budget
Find workout clothes on a budget
In Defense of the Little Black Dress – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photo by Marisa Padilla The clothes you put on in the morning are not the markers of your character. They are pieces of cloth sewed together with thread. They say, “Hey, I want to be a citizen of society today.” What it doesn’t say is anything about your sexuality, your morals or who you are […]
