Cooler temperatures have brought back pumpkin spice and everything nice – including Bulldog fashion trends.
Sweater season has made its return once again. With the weather cooling down, fashion trends on campus are shifting from crop tops and shorts to a more cozy sense of style.
Students are slowly retiring their summer wardrobe and exchanging it for their favorite fall attire. Across campus, students can be spotted in full fall fashion mode, with many donning similar outfits.
Music business entertainment junior Cervonte Plair is the president of the Student Fashion Alliance on campus.
Fashion has always been an important part of who Plair is. He revealed what is in his fall fashion lineup this year.
“My fall fashion is more cozy, comfortable,” Plair said. “I like big clothing, sweatpants, a jogging suit, anything like a beige or brown color, really.”
For Plair, fashion goes deeper than putting together outfits that are in style. It is a form of self-expression that shows careful observers something important about a person.
Many students on campus pay close attention to the way that their fashion choices impact others’ perceptions of them, as they believe in the power of fashion to reveal who they are.
“It’s been a big part of me my whole life,” Plair said. “It’s something I get to express myself, no matter what mood I am, happy or sad.”
For many students, fashion is a way to show others around them who they are or who they aspire to be. Each part of an outfit is an intentional choice by the wearer that says something about them.
Victoria Vega, an elementary education junior, described her fall fashion similarly to Plair and several others on campus.
“I would say [my fall wardrobe] is very comfy, like a lot of browns and whites, and a lot of sweaters for sure,” Vega said.
Students’ fall fashion boasts an array of fall colors, featuring a lot of brown, cream and green pieces. Sweaters, leggings, sweatpants and vests are particularly popular this fall.
Vega also spoke on why she believes fashion can be impactful to a person’s self-esteem.
“If you’re wearing something that you like or something different, it makes you feel more confident,” Vega said. “It makes you feel more comfortable.”
Students have been frequently describing their fall fashion as being comfortable. They are not only going for self-expression, but also prioritizing how clothing makes them feel physically.
Many students have happily shared the details of their fall fashion sense, listing some of their favorite brands that they plan on wearing this fall.
Radiology freshman Alyssa Boone shared a little bit about what she typically wears when the cooler weather arrives, and why fashion is important to her.
“I think it makes you feel more like yourself [when you have a style],” Boone said. “I really like Hollister, especially.”
When walking around campus, it is common to see many students, especially women, wearing similar footwear. Trends are going strong on campus as the weather gets cooler.
Vega shared her footwear choices for this fall and why they are her top pick.
“For fall, [my favorite is] definitely my Uggs,” Vega said. “I feel like they match with everything.”
For a few years now, Ugg boots have been making a comeback, particularly when fall arrives. While they have been around for a very long time, they have largely returned in the 2020s.
Fall fashion is in full swing at Ferris with the first week of cooler weather. For students, it is not only a way to be trendy but a crucial form of self-expression.
As winter approaches, more and more students will likely begin to showcase their cold-weather picks.