Dressing for Success 

by jenna.greenbaum 3 months ago

I thought I’d discuss a pressing issue for fashionable Cornellians: job interviews.  Here are a few tips for dressing for interview:
  1. Dress for the job you want: While people in that office may dress more casually (and if you are attempting to land a job or internship in the kind of industry I’m interested in, they undoubtedly will), you DO NOT yet have that job.  Dress like an executive ready for world domination.  Ok, not really but you understand the idea.
  2. Get a feel for the atmosphere and dress appropriately: If you are interviewing at a fashion house you should dress stylishly and on trend but don’t overdo it.  You still want to look professional and somewhat conservative.
  3. With that same idea, do not dress like you are going to a religious event in clothing your Great Aunt Dotty would wear: Just because you want to work at an accounting firm doesn’t mean you need to dress like a pilgrim.
  4. Dress season appropriate
  5. Suits are not always required (see tip 2)
  6. Make sure your nails are clean
  7. Wear a watch: I always debate my parents on this one because they feel that in this day and age everyone has a cell phone.  I feel like it just shows you’re conscientious without saying it.
  8. Unless you are interviewing for a job at Hooters, please…. appropriate hemlines, no cleavage, no hooker heels, and no cheap plastic jewelry: There is a way to look sexy and sophisticated, I promise.
  9. Dress for your body type: Just because you like the way that a collared shirt tucked into a pencil skirt looks in the magazine, does not mean it will be equally flattering on you.  For this reason, a good pair of slacks is always the base to every interview outfit I have (although I’m currently looking for a great dress to wear under a blazer).
  10. Be careful with color: Don’t pick your interview with PWC to wear your fluorescent pink tank top with your black suit.  It can be done, and done right, but why risk it.  Try to stick with neutrals and if you must limit bright colors to one item of your outfit (i.e. deep blue dress under a white blazer; a patterned skirt with a white top and black blazer; a colorful blouse and black straight leg slacks).
This is an outfit that I wore to a recent interview at a fashion magazine.  The blazer is from Juicy Couture's new Bird collection.  Underneath is a tan James Pearse button down.  The slacks are Marc Jacobs (60% off at Bloomingdale's!!!!).  Accessories include Juicy Couture chain link bracelet and a vintage Chanel messenger with a bracelet chain.

The Fashionable Ivy Leaguer 

by jenna.greenbaum 3 months ago

Fashionable and Ivy Leaguer are by no means two identities that often go together. At the Cornell Design League fashion show, I saw some incredibly innovative collections created by a few brilliant and talented designers. Excluding these designers and some 200+ students who have great personal styles, I doubt anyone would ever consider Cornell a fashion forward campus. It seems that the bright, fashion obsessed students make their way to other campuses where their love for fashion can be fostered in a formal setting. (Sidenote: Yes, I recognize we have a fashion program at Cornell University. No, I will not count it until some History of Fashion classes, classes as in plural, pop up and are available to non-fashion majors, preferably without the overwhelming amount of prerequisites. Shame on you Human Ecology, for being so cruel.) After that rant, I feel a lot better. So for those of you who cringe at the thought of wearing Uggs (even though we do, its Ithaca, you have to make sacrifices), know who Yves Saint Laurent is (someone asked me why I got so excited about “that girl Eve’s suit” last year), and know that Alexander McQueen and Alexander Wang are not the same guy….WELCOME, thank you for visiting.

all things better than sex… 

by jenna.greenbaum 3 months ago

Welcome to all things better than sex.  I’ll start by introducing myself.  My name is Jenna Greenbaum and I’m a Communication major obsessed with three things: food, fashion, and film.  I wholeheartedly believe cooking an incredible recipe from scratch, or finding a pair of shoes you have dreamt of for months at the fraction of their original price, or watching a movie that makes you rethink your perspective on everything, each have the potential to be better than sex.  My dream job is to work in publishing industry where my interests all seem to converge. While this recipe may not qualify as better than sex, it is pretty damn good. Low Calorie Banana Muffins Ingredients
  • 1 cup flour (I prefer whole wheat)
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 cup mashed bananas
  • 1/4 sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup applesauce
Directions
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease muffin pan or line with paper muffin liners.
  • In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
  • In separate bowl, combine banana, sugar, egg and vanilla extract. Blend until well mixed. Add applesauce. Slowly combine dry mixture to banana mixture. Blend well.
  • Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let cool before serving.
Makes 12 Servings (Calories: 79.5, Total Fat: 0.6 g, Cholesterol: 17.7 mg, Sodium: 208.7 mg, Total Carbs: 17.1 g, Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g, Protein: 1.8 g)

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