To my pleasant surprise, (not to be insulting, I'm just extremely impressed) the guys around the campus of Cornell have really good style! I'm really taken aback because looking back to my hometown in Los Angeles, California the guys are only always wearing their board shorts. And if on the slight chance they do actually decide to "dress-up"  they wear their board shorts with a T-shirt. Maybe that is a bit dramatic, but you get the picture. While on the other hand, here I'm always seeing boys in clothes that look like they just got off a Calvin Klein runway wearing very put together outfits and adding their own vintage items to spice things up. For instance, the Cornell student in this picture is wearing a uniquely colored jacket, which stuck out to me among the herds of students wearing North Face jackets.  You know those plain-boring jackets that EVERYONE in Cornell wears EVERYDAY. Not to be cynical or anything but my eyes get pretty bored just watching clones walk by, where is the inspiration?? This student definitely let my eyes breath and allowed me to continue to believe that I will find some of my fashion inspiration in others while on campus. The colorful jacket instantly reminded me of one of my favorite actors, Will Smith, back when he was in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. The pops of color definitely give the jacket a vintage feel, and it was undoubtedly refreshing to see. Whether you like the jacket or not, it is undeniably interesting to look at. The bright colors also reminded me of Basso & Brooke’s Fall 2010 Collection that was recently presented in London. The designers’ (Bruno Basso and Christopher Brooke) juxtaposition of all the shades of color definitely provoke whimsical emotions, which intrigues any viewer. Thus, their collection was undoubtedly a hit. “They drew their inspiration from traveling down the ancient Silk Road, which was once where the East met the West, for two weeks where they found endless patterns, shapes, textures, and colors” (Style.com). I hope to see many more people that are also inspired.

Chuac,

Taylor Nieman