Classy College Wear: Look Chic by Just Being You

Student (scad.edu) Savannah, Georgia.  The Sartorialist

I have been in deep thought lately, wondering why are so many young women these days purposefully making themselves and their body look so much older?  There is absolutely no need to be "old", when all you need is to be you now.  


Us women are such strange creatures...when we are little girls, we want to be "big girls".  When we become adult age, well, we try to look older and perhaps a bit sexier with the boys by adding a little cleavage here and there and hiking up that skirt.  But, when we are officially older, well there's no amount of money to spare in our La Mer cream to prevent the signs of aging.  


Aging catches up with all of us.  It's a painful degenerative process for some people (especially for athletes), and all women eventually experience it...even you.  This magnificent process of blooming into the ultimate desert rose begins at 27.5. Your body goes from youthful and energetic, to a bit lethargic and at times uncomfortable, and that is the exact time in your life when you are no longer as my mother would say: a spring chicken. 


Take care of yourself by exercising and creating a healthy life routine (gym, dance classes, good friends that make you feel good and for your heart....don't talk ill of others).  It's also important to have a healthy balance between school and homework.  not to mention young women need to become conscious of everything we nourish our bodies with, and expose our minds to.  Just like a car, food is nutrition...and by food I mean anti-oxidants like fruits, veggies and raw food that will detoxify your blood from cancer causing agents-not pizza, chocolate bars from the vending machine and especially chips or french fries!.


You can prevent loosing your figure by thirty if you take the appropriate measures.  But either way, if you happen to loose your figure, don't fret, if you're confident the world is yours.  Make sure to become really really smart READ...a lot!  Because being brighter as you get older, is one of the sexiest features a woman can have, (really do men want a pretty face who can't teach their children or do they want smart genes to be transferred to their kids?) and trust me no girl with a pea size brain can be more beautiful than you to real gentlemen (you read that ladies, MEN not Boys).  Continue to care about your personal feminine hygiene:  neat room, neat hair, clean clothes, clean shoes--radiate health!  It is important to feed our brains with great knowledge, so whatever information we learn, we use it to edify the lives of others, and in effect ours.   


In these times excessive stress, inner anger, no work out routine, or a great support of good friends mixed with an unhealthy lifestyle will increase your chances for breast cancer-so prevent it early!  And it there is already a history of it in your family (like your grandmother, or sister) there is a chance that you are in greater risk than others.


Back to the fashion issue, there is nothing wrong with dressing according to your age.  Especially if you are young and beautiful!  A girl can wear anything with creativity and it will look absolutely stunning-and cute!  Just make sure to smile and be nice to other people, (even if you don't like them-find something that you like about them and that changes your entire experience).  


I wanted to show you two great looks (featured on this post).  They exude so much of the individual essence of these young women.  Pictured above is a feminine yet, darling dressed college student with a whimsical air of flirtatious cute as she shows off her individuality and pride in being a schoolgirl.  The photo below on the other hand says elegant chic, sexy yet mysterious for boys, inspired by  a love for comfort-check the sneakers out! (Girls, also I will never sacrifice my child rearing age back for uncomfortable pair of shoes no matter who they are by!) accessories mixed with vintage jewelry from mom's closet and a bag from grandma's trunk!  So chic!  

Student.  Milan, Italy.  The Sartorialist.

I have been constantly amazed how girls of all ages have become incredibly creative with their look.  Especially when most are constrained by a low budget due to the great global economic recession.  For you ethical fashion conscious ladies, vintage is also another method of being "Green".  The movement is giving these beautiful vintage items a second life!  


With the wide array of opportunity stores (vintage stores, thrift stores, consignment shops) in small towns and hidden gems in large city we have inspired a new era of vintage cool, and you can be sure-no one is going to be walking down a street wearing the same outfit you have...It will feel so good to have everyone ask: "Where did you get this blouse?  Who's your bag by?".  Woo them, tell them your sister sent it to you from Italy.


If this post inspires you to rethink your look, the best way to redesign and redefine yourself is to think and be certain:  "I am a work of graceful art"  let my fashion reflect the best of me, my individuality,  my joy, intelligence and how I truly am inside:  Beautiful.  Believe me, you don't need anything else but yourself as a canvas, creativity as your armor, and conscious chic thrift.  


So gals we conclude this post with the message: be creative, smile, let go of the anger, don't drown in a glass of water, learn to problem solve early, don't cry over spilled milk, and make it part of your shopping consciousness to buy and wear things that no one else has and make you feel, like the princess that you are!   Because you are unique!  


Don't forget being a little different is better than all the copies out there...don't you think?