2008 Woodie Awards
Fashion guru gets last word
By Julie Dye
Rocket Copy Editor
Issue date: 12/9/05 Section: Life
Well, finals are upon us, which can only mean one thing: your dedicated, yet somewhat annoying fashion columnist will be leaving you. In just eight short days, I will be graduating from SRU, leaving all of you fashion illiterates to fend for yourself.
It is not yet known if someone will take over my column or if it will simply retire from The Rocket when I leave the university, but I do hope that someone will want to fulfill this position.
I think that over the past years of writing this column, I have grown a lot. My once bitter rants about students' misfortunate fashion errors has grown into a useful guide (well, at least I think so) of the latest fashion trends and must-haves.
My first column was written in September 2004 and surrounded how the holidays dictate certain fashions. This is what first sparked my ideas for this column, because it truly surprised me how many people didn't know that you should not wear white after Labor Day and other such fashion mistakes.
Though this is a cardinal rule in all fashion, I tended to create fashion rules of my own over the years. One of my favorite rules was the idea that women should not sport those atrocious holiday sweaters. This rule still applies for me today, but seeing that it is currently the holiday season, I guess I can't bring my "Grinchy" attitude to the mainstream fashion industry. Nevertheless, I do and always will, have a negative attitude towards these holiday horrors.
I wrote about fashion from different decades, fashionable gift ideas, shoes, bags, socks, underwear, you name it, I probably wrote a column on it at one time or another.
I even used one opportunity last year to discuss important issues of bulimia and anorexia in the fashion industry. That was an issue that was very important to me, and I think it's safe to say I probably confused a few of my readers with that sincere and serious piece.
But with all my advice, rants and raves, I do wish that I could have changed one thing about my column. I wish I would have had more time to devote to the research and dedication necessary to fulfill my obligation to the fullest extent.
It is not yet known if someone will take over my column or if it will simply retire from The Rocket when I leave the university, but I do hope that someone will want to fulfill this position.
I think that over the past years of writing this column, I have grown a lot. My once bitter rants about students' misfortunate fashion errors has grown into a useful guide (well, at least I think so) of the latest fashion trends and must-haves.
My first column was written in September 2004 and surrounded how the holidays dictate certain fashions. This is what first sparked my ideas for this column, because it truly surprised me how many people didn't know that you should not wear white after Labor Day and other such fashion mistakes.
Though this is a cardinal rule in all fashion, I tended to create fashion rules of my own over the years. One of my favorite rules was the idea that women should not sport those atrocious holiday sweaters. This rule still applies for me today, but seeing that it is currently the holiday season, I guess I can't bring my "Grinchy" attitude to the mainstream fashion industry. Nevertheless, I do and always will, have a negative attitude towards these holiday horrors.
I wrote about fashion from different decades, fashionable gift ideas, shoes, bags, socks, underwear, you name it, I probably wrote a column on it at one time or another.
I even used one opportunity last year to discuss important issues of bulimia and anorexia in the fashion industry. That was an issue that was very important to me, and I think it's safe to say I probably confused a few of my readers with that sincere and serious piece.
But with all my advice, rants and raves, I do wish that I could have changed one thing about my column. I wish I would have had more time to devote to the research and dedication necessary to fulfill my obligation to the fullest extent.
