A Fashionable Family

Todd Borlik is an English instructor at UW and it shows in how he talks about clothing. “Fashion should be an unconscious outgrowth of one’s character and temperament,” Borlik said, speaking for himself and his wife Ayami. “[It should be] an efflorescence as natural as leaves on a tree.”
Borlik describes his style as “shabby genteel”, [...]

Rain or Shine…

After a few days of sunshine, freshman Jessie Cubberly didn’t let the clouds get her down. Although most of the day was to be spent indoors, her cheerful mood and soft, pale colors made up for the lack of sun.
“Entering my closet is kind of an adventure,” said Cubberly. Instead of making her outfit revolve [...]

USM Welcomes New Photographer: Saba Samakar

Hello, pleased to meet you. I’m a Junior at the University of Washington majoring in something or another. I’m lucky to have grown up around some hip people. While I haven’t always taken their advice on clothing, they’ve definitely influenced my style.
A lot of my clothing is handed down from older relatives and the hoodie [...]

University Profile: Geography Prof

J.W. Harrington (as he likes to be called) epitomizes the ideal fashion of a professor that we sometimes only see in the movies. Imagine him walking to class as I found him, his trench coat keeping him warm and his wide billed hat shedding rain. When he gets to class he lays down the jacket [...]

From Afghanistan With Style

Zabihullah Ziarmal’s fashion is straight from Kabul, Afghanistan. He is an exchange student in a graduate program. When I saw his outfit, I was impressed by its formality but enjoyed the casual everyday undertones.
“I would wear a suit in Afghanistan,” Ziarmal said. “But here it is much more casual and I’ll only wear one once [...]

Swedish Style

Like her Swedish mom, Lea Lönnberg-Hickling has a taste for fashion.
“My mom has good style and I try to take her things,” said Lönnberg-Hickling. “I am inspired by her eccentric artist fashion.”
I can definitely see the northern European influence in her darker colors. She said that because of the short-lived light during this time of [...]

Dancer

Laurie Roberts was on her way home from dance practice when I ran into her. She was still wearing her leotard underneath her blouse and cardigan.
“I have to try and make my leotard look like part of my costume,” Roberts said. ” It is sort of a scientific coordination that I do think a lot [...]

Bright Lights and Animal Art

It was hard to miss Sam Blackmar’s colors; his neon orange backpack and blue raincoat were enough to make my head turn. With the extra daylight fading away, Blackmar tries to provide brightness when it’s dark out and I have to admit that his colors are a breath of fresh air among the sea of [...]

Slick Rainwear

Today was a downpour in Seattle, but Eric Worsech kept his style afloat. Instead of grabbing a thick parka—as I did when I left my house this morning—this grahic designer (check out Yuasa clothing) nicely layered things he might normally wear with thicker garments for the weather.
“I like textures like thick knits with some sheen,” [...]

How to Dress if you are Homeless or on Food Stamps

Ahmad El-Najjar has been homeless for about a week and needed an outfit that he could wear every day.
“What works better than a blazer and a pack of v-neck tees?” El-Najjar said.
El-Najjar’s style is inspired by The Man from Snowy River, a Western film set in Australia. What is more functional than a cowboy’s clothing, [...]