Sam ReynoldsI am so happy to be back in the land of skinny skinny men, with skinny skinny jeans, and skinny skinny lattes. I’m also pleased to say that McGill hasn’t lost its style swag over the summer. But when I say “swag,” I’m not talking about the girl sitting next to me in Hunters, spandex, and a painfully symmetrical middle-part—that is a cliché. Here are six trends on campus which still pack a punch.
Denim shirts all over the place this month, both on guys and on girls. Extra points for those who make a snazzy little Canadian Tuxedo, when paired with jeans. This is a campus-wide trend we’ll definitely be seeing more of in the coming year.
It seems like everyone came back from exchange with Vagabond knockoffs. These practical, all-weather booties are the new lace-up oxford boot. I hope. They’re not just for Norwegian Femme-core radicals anymore.
The good ol’ leopard print pattern has managed to claim another piece of everyone’s wardrobe, now appearing on skinny jeans, cardigans, and anything that can be produced in pony hair. Somewhere in Queens, Fran Drescher is giddily dusting off boxes she hasn’t opened since 1987.
This trend is just barely circulating enough at McGill to be called a trend, but I’m partial to it anyway: the slip-on loafer (even better if in velvet). I chased down a girl wearing a royal blue velvet pair with a sun on one foot and a moon on the other. Whoever you are, I’ve already put out a Missed Connections post for you on Craigslist. Please respond promptly.
I was hoping that the extra trend-savvy girls would be sporting ombre’d hair, and they did not disappoint. Lots of curly brown ombre’d locks all over. I even found some blue and purple dyed tips walking around, so kudos to you, punky girl, heading into McLennan.
Blue Jays pride is not new, but it doesn’t seem to be dying out any time soon. We may not know anything about the team, but any girl born in the ’90s will never be able to shake her love for backwards caps and home-team jerseys. Keep it coming, guys.
