In Moda: Issue 1, Volume 1

VOL 1 ISSUE 1

inaugural issueeditor-in-chief

vince calviart director

helen pena-smickermanaging editorangelina hulbert

isabelle epskampaccount manager

angelina pizzullicopy editorjenna lavin

writerscaroline jenks

kendall marcussuna garcia

yumi masudamegan kirk

presented by:

look out for our full mast-head in upcoming issues!

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03fall never looked so good07from summer, to fall14speak up!15hidden gems16calypso17for the love of fashion19colombus circle, fifth avenue, and a taste of italy21make way, miami’s coming through23

onthecover:model

aniekan inoyo(ENG ‘15) p. 36

BU on a Budget29pride nyc45sbi: surrounded by idiots57engineering fashion67

creative

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letter from the editor

This has been an interesting summer.I spent the majority of the past few months working full time at the New Haven, CT Amer-ican Apparel in the heart of Yale University. While most must think that’s great (and at least the money and discount have been), I’ve spent most of my time staring in awe of all the Yalies that remained on campus and their impeccable fashion sense. I’ve also stared in dismay at all the local fashion faux-pas and foreign tourist’s poor travel choices (Crocs should never be a thing). Even while every shift brought on a new experience – from hearing about the fashion dreams of a coworker to trying to convince a Chinese tourist who doesn’t speak English to sign up for American Apparel e-mails – my mind was al-ways fixated on Fashionologie and this magazine. The entire club was spawned from my desire to create a new fashion club at Bos-ton University that would allow the community to have a more creative outlet to express their fashion sense. Fashionologie’s E-Board was formed before the end of my freshman year and all of us have worked hard throughout the summer to create this magazine as the first representation of what we want to create for the Boston University community. While none of our shoots have taken place on campus, everything you’ll see and read are compiled by Boston University writers, models, photographers, designers, and so on. An entire masthead has been formed as well and I promise the second we’re all back in the swing of college, a new issue and new events will come to fruition. In the mean time, enjoy this first issue. You’ll find everything from sexy Miami swim-suits (and the equally sexy models wearing them), to an up-and-coming street wear de-sign company, to the outrageous fashion of Gay Pride and much more. But don’t think that’s all this magazine will have in store for you. This is the beginning of something great on campus that will grow into something even greater as each new issue debuts. And with that, I’m obliged to thank you – the reader – for picking up our inaugural issue. Without you, the magazine would just be a bunch of random photos and words compiled with no purpose. So I hope you enjoy what you find in here and keep an eye out for upcoming In Moda issues and Fashionologie events. Stay Stylish BU -VC

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Helen Pena illustrates Blumarine F/W Ready-to-Wear.

in·au·gu·raladjective /inˈôg(y)ərəl/marking a new beginningwhat would you like to begin?

ever put something off because you were afraid of failure? take the leap. start fresh. follow that dream. find what you love and left it kill you. don’t know what that is yet? explore. find your-self. and when you do,

chase it. without hesitation.

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Back to school shopping is right around the corner, meaning it is important to take note of the most popular trends for this coming Fall of 2013. Countless magazines are featuring the latest trends, and let’s just say that this will be one of the best sea-sons for fashion. There are many different opinions on what some of the most pop-ular trends are for the upcoming season, but regardless they are all noteworthy.

-Isabelle Epskamp

Fall neverlooked so good

Fall neverlooked so good

Fifties inspired full skirts were seen throughout the runway. These skirts are great pieces that can easily be paired with other items in our ward-robes, such as cardigans and crop tops for a modern flair. The best part of the full skirt trend is that they are known to minimize the waist!

rochas

dior

asos$50.63

topshop$96.00

return of the poodle skirts- without the poodle

street peeper shotchloe skirt

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Fall is known for its darker color palette. Browns, red, greys, and bur-gundys typically characterize the season, but this year the runway added white to the color scheme to try something new. What is dif-ferent about this trend is that it’s not specifically white pieces that were seen, but entire white outfits splashed all over the runways.

tobitop: $28skirt: $44

mulberry

chloe

white it out

Layering is always great for the colder seasons like Fall and Win-ter. Typically layering is seen with shirts or sweaters, but this year layering will have a new twist. This trend is all about layer-ing jackets, which sounds like it could possibly be too much, but in-stead looks incredibly chic and is ideal for the chilly weather!

layers upon layers

altuzarra

alexa chung

HM49.95

choies$50.39

Plaid has been in the spotlight for awhile, but it was recent-ly shown on the runways with a new edge given to it. A lot of black studs were paired with the plaid, as well as metal chains. This trend can add a lot of spunk to your wardrobe this fall!

be that rebellious school girl

saint laurent

versace

moschino

UNIF$120

asostop: $43 11

This is one of the most glamorous trends seen in a while. This years runway saw many dresses and tops full of embellishment, which is a sure way to spice up your wardrobe and turn heads. This trend could be viewed as too garish by some , but can surely look divine with the right amount of sass to accompany it. It’s all about how you wear it!

bring on the bling!

dolce & gabbana

alexander mcqueen

choies$35.99

asos top: 75.94

coming this fall:

get caught on comm. avefollow us on insta:

@bubestdressedlook out for updates:M / W / F

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The talk of the town this summer – the July heat wave that saw 90°+ temperatures in over 40 states for two straight weeks. Which styles belong in the heat, and which ones should take a serious cool-down? Elizabeth Courtney, stylist for one of New York’s top show rooms Findings, said that stays cool in tie-dye linens, easy & colorful dresses, and strappy sandals. The Tomboy look took a sexy turn this summer with model-of-the-mo-ment Cara Delevingne sporting boy-friend shorts, an over-sized muscle tee, a beanie and a structured leather jacket. While Delevingne mastered the mix-ture of masculine and feminine, poor Blake Lively could use a little help. Taking the feminine blazer a little too far, Lively shows far too much cleavage. The key to staying stylish in the heat is showing off some skin while still leaving some to the imagination. With fall just around the corner, it is nice to know that we can soon start to cover up and whip out our favorite fall looks.

A knit sweater with jeans and some basic booties are the go-to fall look, but it’s time to spice it up with some fun col-or! Light jackets are a major fall essen-tial; this fall make any drab school out-fit fab with a colorful or printed jacket. A touch of fur and some sexy leather will make any outfit stand out. Courtney said adding pieces with embellished details would en-hance your fall wardrobe this year. Following the summer’s boy-ish styles, camouflage print has final-ly made a return. However, some de-signers have been taking this print a bit too far – for example NYC’s Neces-sary Clothing, a native SoHo retailer. In reality, the camo comeback should only be taken with a minimal-ist perspective. The same rules go for any printed or patterned look – pair a print with solid pants and cute boo-ties to complete your closet this fall.

blake lively cara delevigne light jackets, printed jackets and camo

- caroline jenks

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speak up!

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get to know who the mysterious people behind all the writing and pretty photographs are!

what would you like to begin this year?

Vince Calvi: I would like to start mak-ing my wardrobe dressier. I’m so use to just throwing on a t-shirt and walk-ing out the door, but I always feel like a sloppy mess! I need to start incor-porating more oxfords and blazers into my every day ensemble – not just for the occasional formal outing. . Angelina Pizzuli: This year, I want to start incorporating more fashion into my everyday wardrobe. It’s so easy to wear sweatpants to class during finals, so I’m going to try to refrain from looking bor-derline homeless 5 days out of the week.

Angelina Hulbert: I want this year to be about meeting new people and mak-ing unexpected friends. Also, cheers to this being the year I get organized and work on being on time once in a while!

Tianna Gallinaro: I would like to begin a collection of boots this year. Living in Florida, I only owned one pair that mainly sat on my dresser as decoration during Christmastime. I am currently the proud owner of five different boots now, but I’m still on the hunt for more!

Helen Pena: Cheers to a year filled with creative expression and self-ex-ploration! I look forward to pushing my style blog forward, painting, de-signing and learning how to take pho-tographs without making them look like they were taken by a 5 year old.

Isabelle Epskamp: I’ve always had a love for magazine journalism and fash-ion so I’m excited to begin Fashionol-ogie and in Moda with all my friends because I think it’ll be a great creative outlet and a way for me to do what I really love with the help of other peo-ple who enjoy the same things as I do.

Jalisa DeLosSantos: I would like to begin knitting, because I want to unleash the old lady in me and make hats and scarves and such.

Amy Alexander: I’d like to begin us-ing my free time for something oth-er than Pinterest! I’d also like to be-gin the hunt for the perfect mascara.

Imagine a simpler time, where you walk into a store and there is no reg-ister, no computer system, and everything is handwritten. I bet you can’t, but that is exactly what The Dain Shoppe does. Each purchase handwritten, every shipment unpackaged by the seven employees, and every special order that arrives must be called in to the customer. The work load is intense and the shop is constantly bustling with brides-to-be looking for a bustier, women looking for Spanx or every day bras, and even some looking for sexy lingerie to surprise their spouse after date night. All types of women come into the store for a wide variety of reasons and leave with an experience that they will never forget. From the outside looking in, the shop doesn’t look like much. Located down a side street in a busy town, this boutique appears to be lost in the shuffle, but in reality: it’s a hidden gem. It is a one-stop wonder with products ranging from jeans to lingerie to bras and panties. There is no possibility that you will ever leave empty handed – especially when you have the option to take a peak in the back closet. If you thought 50 Shades of Grey was dirty, you’ve never had the opportunity to look in this little treasure chest filled with a variety of fun. The inner workings of a boutique are extremely time consuming and takes a lot of energy, patience, and knowledge. With only six employees during the year, it is a wonder how everything gets done on time. Having only been at the boutique since June, I cannot imagine how the girls get ev-erything done without an extra set of hands. There is a lot that goes into run-ning a boutique from ordering pieces and pricing to deciphering what sells and what doesn’t – everything is done by the owner and her employees. From this summer job experience, I have had the ability to work with amazing products, brands, and brand representatives. Getting to work with brands from Italy such as Cosabella and French brand Chantelle as well as other popular brands such as Mavi Jeans, Hanky Panky, PJ Salvage, and other top-notch products has been quite an experience. While some may say that the retail industry is a dying breed, which is definitely not true for this little boutique. In fact, some may say that The Dain Shoppe gives hope to the future customers of the world because it provides two things that most stores are starting to lack: customer service and beautiful product.

-kendall marcus

hidden gems

“To provide the Calypso St. Barth woman with a bohemian chic ward-robe that captures her “joie de vivre” spirit and meets her trav-el needs,” according to the company’s mission statement. Originally founded in 1992 as a resort-wear boutique in St. Barth by French designer Christiane Celle, Calypso St. Barth has become a luxury life-style brand with a passionate following, both nationally and international-ly. The designers of this brand have always been known for working with artisans around the globe to create unique pieces with effortless style.

CalypsoSt. Barth

For the past three years, I have worked for this company. During this time, I have been exposed to plethora of women. I have helped a high school junior look for a prom dress, a stay-at-home mother who needed a new outfit for a dinner-date, the CEO of a firm, the “I’ve lost over 20 lbs and need new wardrobe” type, etc. As different as all these women have been, they have all been able to find something from Calypso. As the company has grown, it has become more accessible to a wide assort-ment of women. The price point, while not being as low as an H&M or as high as Hermès, falls at a comfortable medium, putting the brand in the same ranks (or higher, in my opinion) as stores like Zara, Tory Burch, and Theory. - Suna Garcia

Calypso

“To provide the Calypso St. Barth woman with a bo-hemian chic ward-robe that captures her “joie de vivre” spirit and meets her travel needs.”

St. Barth

”Using simple sharpies and a blank sneaker, I had created

my first shoe design.

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for the loveof fashion

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My interest in fashion began at a young age. My father worked for the Japanese fashion company UNIQLO. My aunt worked as a head lingerie designer at Calvin Klein. Growing up surrounded by these outstanding designers, my en-thusiasm to get myself involved in the fashion industry only grew. Yet, I encountered a significant challenge in seeking my fa-ther’s approval. When I showed him my first shoe design I was faced with his tough criticism and less-than-encouraging words. I be-came frustrated by the idea of sharing my designs with my father. One day, however, that frustration turned around. After a long trip to Italy, my mother asked me to design a pair of sneakers for her. She said that current styles contained too many vibrant colors unfit for a woman her age. My mother’s inquiry struck a realm of creativity inside of me. I thought back to the exquisite Venetian masks that I had bought in Italy. The designs on the mask were so intricate; so beautiful that I wanted to be able to replicate it onto a shoe. Using sharpies and a white sneaker, I created my first de-sign. This shoe marked the beginning of my design career. After seeing the shoes that I created, my father found rea-son to support my love for fashion and design. He even created a website for me to showcase my ideas. Many of my shoes are designed for pre-teens and some of my work can be found at www.piccadillycicco-late.com. My father is currently expanding this business fur-ther and I am as excited as ever for my future in the industry. I would have never believed that drawing shoe designs would turn into what it is today.But despite the struggles that I have faced, I am glad that I never gave up and I never stopped loving fashion.

- Yumi Masuda

Columbus Circle, Fifth Avenue, and a Taste of Italy

“let your passion guide you” - Andy Cohen

Top left image & middle-left image: In the center of Columbus Circle.Bottom left: Jessica Simpson’s winter line of maternity clothing at a Destination Maternity event.Bottom Right: View of New York from the rooftop terrace of the Midtown Loft on Fifth Avenue.Top Right: Cover of the Fashion Footwear Association of New York’s (FFaNY) program from their June show.

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-Megan Kirk

Columbus Circle, Fifth Avenue, and a Taste of ItalyThere is one location in which all distances to, or from, New York City are measured. It marks the end of Ninth Avenue and the beginning of Central Park West. Broadway crosses through it, as does the iconic Ma-cy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and over ten of the city’s bus and subway routes. It has been featured in a number of films, such as The Devil Wears Prada and Enchanted.

With the Time Warner Center, Central Park, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts close by and famous restaurants like The Smith and Bar Boulud, Columbus Circle is certainly a busy place.

What better place, then, for a public relations firm?

The locale seems especially fitting for Sally Fischer Public Relations, the firm I had the pleasure to intern with this summer.

The boutique-style agency employs a female majority, serving clients in both New York and Italy in a wide variety of lifestyle channels: fashion and beauty, art and architecture, food and wine, travel and culture, collectibles, and entertainment. Patrons include Jere-my Irons, Trudie Styler, Destination Maternity, Cymbe-line, Umbra, the Alexander Doll Company, the Fashion Footwear Association of New York and many more.

This quintessential firm is lead by its founder and pres-ident, Sally Fischer. A native New Yorker, Sally com-pleted her education in Florence, Italy, and has over 20 years of experience working in the P.R. industry.

Entering the office, one is warmly greeted with “ciao,” and pounced on by Domino, Sally’s Havanese puppy.

My colleagues came from a plethora of different col-leges and universities both in America and Italy – Penn State, UConn, Vassar, IULM University – Milan, the University of Florence and Bocconi University.

We developed friendships through shopping excur-sions at the Shops at Columbus Circle, visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, lunch dates in Central Park, and exploring the city’s nightlife.

We worked closely with our supervisor, Virginia, whom I learned shares my love for Boston. While Virginia is originally from Milan, she studied English at Boston University’s neighbor school, Emmanuel College, and considers her time in Boston most memorable.

Our summer was peppered with exciting outings on Fifth Avenue, trips to Sting’s penthouse overlooking Central Park, and fashion shows – but was not with-out fire evacuations, hostile cab drivers, and stressful workdays leading up to events.

We facilitated three-day shoe shows at the Hilton New York, meeting retailers and press from all over the world, from Italy to Japan, from Nigeria to Turkey. We hosted lifestyle press, and chatted with models back-stage at the Midtown Loft, promoting maternity cloth-ing by designers such as Jessica Simpson and Pea in the Pod. We assisted press conferences at the Italian Consulate with fashion muse and leading danseur Roberto Bolle, and Italian fragrance company Acqua di Parma—worn by Bolle, and historically, Hollywood stars like Audrey Hepburn and Carey Grant. We com-posed memos on the celebrated Fransesca Bortolotto Possati and her BAUERs Venezia Hotel properties—praised as the most luxurious in Venice. We wrote about summertime in Italy—from the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and perhaps most illustrious art festi-val, to the annual Feast of the Redeemer, marked by a firework show over Saint Mark’s basin.

As the summer came to an end, slowly, but surely, my fellow interns trickled out, returning to school for their fall semester, or for some, flying home to Italy. Each farewell was special: the office got together to converse over gelato and exchange gifts—sometimes regali from Italy that Sally purchased on one of her many trips overseas. “Get as many internships as possible, work for free as much as you can, and let your passion guide you,” said television executive Andy Cohen to students like myself when he visited his alma mater BU last fall for a book signing. Following Cohen’s words of advice, I discovered newfound passions and confirmed existing ones while working at Sally Fisher P.R. I am thrilled to be a sophomore returning to B.U., the school that has truly become my home away from home. Leaving the company was bittersweet. The people were unforget-table, the work experience was professional, and most importantly, the learning experience was phenomenal.

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-Megan Kirk

make way,

miami's coming

throughMiami: where the palm trees continue for days, where infinite coastal beaches reside, where diversity thrives, where Español is the most common language heard, where the celebrity-laden party scene never ends, where the heat rages relentlessly (and not just the NBA playoff champs), where it’s summer year long, and where fashion flourishes? Wait, Miami isn’t known for fash-ion though. True, Miami may have been known for all of the pre-viously mentioned, but as a rising fashion capital of the world? Not so much. I have news for you: that is quickly changing.

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Ladies having a blast at the Escape: Miami Style Lounge Event

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From left to right: Models wearing Orchid Boutique Swim Wear/ Fashion blogger

Angeles Almuna

South beach alone houses dozens of world-renowned modeling agencies, the infamous fashion photographer Bruce Webber and, most famously, the Gianni Versace mansion where Versace was murdered. Boasting high-end designer boutiques (includ-ing the likes of Balenciaga and Yves-Saint Laurent, among others) and en-tertaining three major fashion weeks, Miami has nurtured dozens of fashion influencers like Lazaro Hernandez of the notorious label Proenza Schoul-er. Though this all sounds great, we owe many of these establishments to the 90’s rush of top models and fash-ion editorials. Sadly, at the peak of the millennium, the Miami’s fashion scene became increasingly stagnant.

So what’s happening now? Well, the Internet has provided a medium for Miami creatives to showcase their talents and revive Miami’s fashion scene. The Blogging Era took over.Today, these fashionistas have created the cleverly titled “Miami Style Mafia.” When they’re not having photo shoots under South Florida’s sunny rays, you can find them featured in magazines across the globe, working on collab-orations with leading fashion labels, looking dashing backstage at fashion shows, and hosting lounge parties in between. I had the chance to attend the latter as Annie Vasquez of the Fash-ion Poet hosted the “Escape Miami Style Lounge,” a place for these fash-ion mavens to cool off, enjoy a cocktail and mingle with others in the industry. The event was fantastic- complete with gorgeous models in slinky bikinis, pop-up shops, a nail polish and hair

styling station and some groovy tunes.

Looking around, it was crystal clear that the bloggers are now running the fash-ion scene. It was then that it occurred to me that having a blog is so much more than just posting a couple pic-tures here and there- it could turn out to be a full-blown career, a means of maneuvering yourself into the industry.

While conversing with my favorite Mi-ami Fashion blogger, Daniela Ramirez of Nany’s Klozet, I realized I was right. Daniela affirmed my beliefs that blog-ging opens the door to numerous op-portunities; the people you meet and the connections you make are invalu-able. It’s extremely easy to get carried away with the glamorous aspect of blogging but one thing she emphasized was that if we want to blog, we should do it for our pure love of fashion and be-cause we enjoy it every step of the way.

As for the future of Miami, I wouldn’t be surprised to see these fashion blog-gers honing in their skills, moving up the ranks in the fashion industry, and drawing in more fashion aficionados to our sunlit streets. Miami Fashion Week, FUNKshion week, and Mer-cedes-Benz Swim Week are only at their initiating stages. Pretty soon, not only will the clubs be filled with celebrities but the fashion shows as well. The glory days of the 90s will be a thing of the past along with it’s scrunchies and mood rings and fash-ion in Miami will be more alive than ever. So Milan, Paris, and New York can step aside cause Miami’s com-ing through… and it ain’t turning back.

- Helen Pena

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From left to right: Daniela Ramirez/ Helen PenaBelow: Sinesia Karol Fashion Show/ SLS Hotel

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On a Budget3 girls

1 budget. 1 mission.

styling andphotography by: Vince Calvi

Shot on location at Yale Universi-ty in New Haven, CT – the perfect balance of costly education and affordable fashion. 29

For most college students, budgets run tight. Most of us can’t go out and buy everything we see when we’re strolling down Newbury St because we the massive loans to pay back. So the million dollar question is: how does one stay fashionable and affordable in college? That was the question we asked sophomores Melinda, Nai and Olivia who were given the challenge to come up with two looks under $100 each. They were able to use any resources they could find in order to create their versatile looks – the only guidelines were to stay under budget, on trend, and, most importantly, stay

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Q: Did you find it challenging to find an outfit that was on budget? Why or why not?

Not at all, personally I don’t like to spend a lot on clothes. My par-ents taught me how important it is to manage your spending hab-its. I don’t see the point of spending so much money on one thing, especially since whatever that’s currently in style will be out of style within the next year. If I see something that’s cute and is a lit-tle out of my spending range, I’ll just ask myself how many times I’ll actually make use of it in order to get my money’s worth.

Q: Do you think that a cheaper outfit compromis-es your style and how people will view you?

I don’t think so. It makes me feel better about myself knowing that I don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars just to look fash-ionable. I can get pretty thrifty and picky when it comes to my wardrobe. I don’t just throw the money that I work hard for away on frivolous clothes that I won’t even wear months from now.

Q: Where did you find your looks?

Q: Did it take you longer to find these outfits shop-ping than when you normally shop?

Q: Do you think there’s a definitive style that most BU girls follow? Why or why not?

Charlotte Russe, H&M, DSW, Brandy Melville (my new favorite store on Newbury) and Forever 21.

Not at all! I just took a casual mall trip and conveniently found everything I needed to spice up the items I already owned. I was in and out of the mall in an hour and a half! If nothing in the store catches my eye, I don’t see the point of lingering around to buy something you’re iffy about and having buyer’s remorse when you’re back at home with all your shopping bags while revaluating your life choices.

Not really. Well, you can’t really stereotype BU girls. There are so many different styles you see walking around campus. Everyone has their own style and rocks it in their own way. As long as you feel like you’re rocking what you’re wearing, then that’s all that matters. 31

Maxi Dress: $26.95 Charlotte RusseGuess Sandals: $19.94 Rings: $5 Brandy MelvilleBracelet: $14 Brandy MelvilleTotal: $51.8931

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Nai Collymore-Henry wearsDress: $4.99 Goodwill

Belt: FREE Clothing Swap-Boots: $4.99 Urban Renewal

Total: $10






No, I go thrifting at least once a week. I don’t search for anything in particular but I always find pieces that I’m a fan of. I have an eclectic style and I love to mix and match. Thrifting enables me to get 10 items for $20 dollars or less.

There are so many ways to make cheap things look expensive. Be-cause I thrift, I’m always doing DIY things to my finds. I’m a fan of clean cuts and sleek lines. You can always pair cheaper outfits with bolder, pricier accessories for a good balance.

The Goodwill, Urban Renewal, A Clothing Swap in Allston (once a month; tell yo’ friends).

No. Again, I never go into a store with an outfit in mind. When I find something that I like, I’ll pick it up.

NC: Not really. Our school is so big and there are so many different types of people with so many different looks. Walking down Comm. Ave is like walking down a runway. I love seeing people’s different styles.

Olivia Hale wearsShirt $28,Pants $25.99,Shoes $14.99Total: $68.98

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No. If you really look around hard enough, not even that hard, you can find a lot of cute clothes on a budget. There are so many stores that everyone knows of from which you can buy an outfit under a 75-100 dollar budget.

Even though you may not be able to wear your expensive staple pieces, you can definitely find cheaper substitutes through which your style will shine. I don’t think cheaper clothing would affect how people view me.

Windsor, Target, and H&M.

Not at all, especially not at the stores I shopped at. It turned out that I already had a lot of the items in my closet.

No. There are way too many girls at BU for all of them to follow one cer-tain style. I think it all depends on the individual. Girls may get a lot of inspiration from outfits they see walking down Comm. Ave, but at the end of the day I don’t believe girls here conform their style.

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Melinda Lê wearsFloral Crop Tank: $16.99 Charlotte Russe, Maxi Skirt: $24.95 H&M, Guess Sandals: $19.94, Rings: $5 Brandy Melville, Necklace: $9.80 Forever 21Total: $76.68

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“I dont just throw the money that I work hard for away on

frivolous clothes that I wont even wear

months from now.”-Melinda

Olivia Hale wearsShirt $15.99,Skirt $7.00Bandeau $15.99Shoes $14.99Total: $68.98

“Walking down Comm. Ave is like walking down a runway.”

-Nai41

Shorts: FREE Clothing SwapShirt: $5.00 Church Thrift StoreSandals: $9.00 Urban Renewal

Belt: $1.00 Urban RenewalTotal: $15

“Walking down Comm. Ave is like walking down a runway.”

-Nai

PR

IDE

NYC

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Even puppies were seen ex-pressing their pride – a Chihua-hua walked the parade route wearing a glittering gold jump-suit complete with a top hat. Though the gay community in New York City is well-known for its usual chic, contemporary apparel, most of those walk-ing in the parade abandoned the traditional laws of fash-ion and instead aimed to cre-ate eye-catching, jaw-dropping looks. What makes the more wacky parts of the fashion of gay pride unique is that it can only really be worn when mak-ing a political or social state-ment. However, the purpose of the fashion genre we can call “Pride” is not to be classy or to set a new trend. It is to send the message that it doesn’t matter how you dress or who you love; everyone should have the right to be themselves, and on this vibrant and extravagant sum-mer afternoon, the pride com-munity certainly succeeded.

- Jenna Lavin

NYC Pride is New York’s largest gay pride event where mem-bers of the LGBT community from around the world brought out their most grandiose fash-ion statements. Though some supporters wore modest attire embedded with slogans such as “Gay OK” and “Love Love”, others were a bit more creative in expressing their pride. Thou-sands of scantily-clad rainbow soldiers strutted their stuff down Fifth Avenue wearing every-thing from drag to rainbow tutus with fishnets and high heels to wearing hardly anything at all. One man marched the parade sporting sparkly caveman un-derpants with a peacock-esque rainbow cape and a masquer-ade mask with foot-long nee-dles protruding from it. More than a few were seen wearing hats and headgear too outra-geous for even the British roy-als. Another man came don-ning a variation of a football uniform with shoulder pads and bright red running pants.

NYC

Thousands of scantily-clad rainbow soldiers strut-ted their stuff down Fifth Avenue wearing everything from drag to rainbow tu-tus with fishnets and high

heels to wearing hardly anything at all.

SURROUNDEDby idiots

SURROUNDED BY idiots; an urban street wear brand that reigns from New Haven, CT. Its de-signers create cutting edge looks while remaining humble to their roots.

The name of the brand stems from the idea that no one on this planet knows everything, nor is it possible for one person to know everything. The fashion architects behind SBi believe this unfortunate truth makes us all “idiots” in some a way. Once you realize that, you identify com-mon goal shared with everyone else: the fact that there is always more to learn. According to the designers, we can all learn from each other in order to grow as individuals because we are “Stronger in Numbers.”

The inspiration for their Pre-Fall 2013 Collection is originated from their eclectic hometown. Exemplary of this collection is their snapback hat, which features the graphic “NEVAH WEN”, which is New Haven spelled backwards. Other pieces in the collection are two logo shirts, a versatile bandana, and a long sleeve t-shirt with a variety of logo designs on the front and sleeves of the shirt. This season’s garb maintains a black-and-white contrast, while represent-ing a gothic sportswear aesthetic. The collection is currently available at iamsbi.com.

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engineeringfashionMODEL: ANIEKAN INOYO

STYLING& PHOTOGRAPHY: VINCE CALVIAnie wears a summer hat and vintage matador jacket found at the Allston Goodwill, bandeau by American Ap-parel, custom handmade skirt by Vince Calvi’s line VXVC, and Payless shoes.

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As a reader, you must be confused as to why a Boston University publica-tion would use a prestigious boarding school as the backdrop for their cover shoot. The answer is quite simple: both the cover model and founder of “Fash-ionologie” attended the high school.

Let me introduce myself. I’m Vince Calvi (COM’16). I’m the aforemen-tioned founder of “Fashionologie: BU’s Fashion & Design Collaborative” and I wanted to launch our magazine In Moda with a bang. I knew if I featured Aniekan Inoyo (ENG’15), I wouldn’t only have bang, but I’d also have pow.

Anie and I are thrilled for everyone to see the spread we've compiled for you and hope you enjoy looking at it as much as we did shooting it.

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Anie and I are thrilled for everyone to see the spread we've compiled for you and hope you enjoy looking at it as much as we did shooting it.

I decided to shoot the cover spread at Choate Rose-mary Hall because it’s where both Anie and I began our journey into the fashion world. We made a pact way back during my junior year of high school (her senior year) that as each of us moved up in the industry, we would pull the other up with us. During Choate Fashion Week that same year, we walked the runway together in a fashion show featuring Choate alumni designers (some of which work for companies as prominent as Michael Kors). Anie also modeled for my designs in a trash couture contest, where we both won.

Since we both graduated CRH, Anie has moved on to great things. As she balances studying mechanical en-gineering, she somehow manages to still model and stay active in the fashion community. If you’re from Nigeria like she is, you might recognize her from a March 2012 shoot she did in the popular Nigerian magazine, Genevieve. She looked just as flawless modeling the PRIM look for “House 38” as she does showcased here in this magazine.

During her Sophomore Fall at BU (my Freshman Fall), Anie modeled for the “Midnight Masquerade” fash-ion show on campus, rocking many student designs in-cluding my own. This was the natural second step to-wards both of our advances in fashion. It’s only natural for her to showcase my designs once again as she wears a skirt I designed specifically for her and this spread. Anie’s look is meant to take an editorial approach and showcase high fashion in a high quality back-ground. The matador jacket adds that touch of classic couture to the modern cut of the custom high-waist skirt. Anie and I are thrilled for everyone to see the spread we’ve compiled for you and hope you en-joy looking at it as much as we did shooting it.

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Shot at Vince Calvi’s home in Wallingford, CT.

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Shot at the Paul Mellon Arts Center (PMAC) designed by I.M. Pei where

famous actors including Paul Giamat-ti and Glenn Close got their start. Stu-

dent and alumni art are showcased throughout the all-cement complex

every great dream begins with a dreamer

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Shot at the Paul Mellon Arts Center (PMAC) .

Shot at the Carl C. Icahn Center for Science designed by I.M. Pei and fea-tured in the Disney’s College Road Trip (2008) starring Raven-Symoné.

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Shot at The Upper Campus Bridge connecting Choate Com-munications to Faculty housing.

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Shot at the Paul Mellon Arts Center (PMAC).

just like that, our journey to-gether through personal style, innovation and fashion has concluded for the moment. not to worry, we'll be back soon to quench those fashion-hungry taste buds.

stay tuned & stay stylish

In Moda: Issue 1, Volume 1

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