This week feels like a reset. Midterms are finally over, which I honestly cannot believe, and I feel like I can actually breathe again. I have been so excited to start pulling out my spring clothes too. Like finally wearing lighter pieces, not layering everything, and actually enjoying getting dressed again. It just feels different when the weather changes. And I feel like that shift is what got me thinking. Because as excited as I am to wear new outfits, I kept thinking abou

I think college is the first time a lot of us really start catching ourselves mid thought and asking where certain ideas even came from. Like why we feel weird leaving the house without makeup some days, or why we still feel pressure to look put together even when we are just going to class. Between being online constantly, comparing ourselves to everyone on Instagram and TikTok, and trying to figure out who we are on our own, it gets overwhelming fast. I notice it the most w

Culture is everywhere right now. It is on runways on social media and in everyday outfits. That visibility can be powerful, but it also comes with responsibility. Before getting into more examples, I think it is important to be very clear about what cultural appropriation actually is. Cultural appropriation happens when elements of a marginalized or oppressed culture are taken by a more dominant group without understanding credit or respect especially when the people from tha