The official start of spring is Thursday, March 20, but the state of Alabama rarely follows regular seasonal weather patterns. We are all too familiar with a pleasant 70-degree week followed immediately by the threat of an ice storm.
But since we are on the brink of spring, it might finally, thankfully, be time to ready our wardrobes for warmer weather.
So, while it's technically winter for another few weeks, it's time to pack away tights, coats, chunky scarves, sweaters and boots to save for next fall.
Airy fabrics, bright colors and loose layers will be the keys in your wardrobe to transition from winter to spring.
When putting together this issue, I wanted to give readers something they couldn't get anywhere else. That means you won't find news from the runway, but instead fashion as it pertains to Auburn University and its students.
Style coverage is often geared toward women, but we didn't want to leave the guys out. Becky Sheehan tapped some of Auburn's most stylish men, including one who interned at Alexander Wang in New York City, to give to tips on how to dress your best.
Also on the topic of interning in NYC, Amber Franklin talked to three Auburn apparel design students who are or will be interning the big city at designers Oscar de la Renta, Nicole Miller and Theory.
Online shopping and e-commerce have become a huge business over the last decade. It's changed the way we shop. Anna Claire Conrad examines how local stores have kept up with online shops by amping up social media presence.
To showcase a few ways to transition your wardrobe into spring weather, we teamed up with downtown boutique Behind the Glass and headed to the Overall Company for a photo shoot. A special thanks goes out to the Behind the Glass team who modeled, styled and took photos for shoot.
If you're looking for more style inspiration, look no further than the university campus. Photographers Emily Enfinger, Sarah May and Raye May went around and took pictures of student style on the street and asked about personal style essentials.
But for every guy or gal who is dressed up for class, there's a handful of girls who are wearing oversized T-shirts and leggings. I've examined why college girls, with closets full of nice clothes, decide to dress down for class.
This issue is no definitive guide to navigating the spring season in style, but I hope it's served it's purpose: to inspire and motivate personal expression through fashionable choices.
To view the Spring Fashion tab, click the link below:
http://issuu.com/theplainsman/docs/the_auburn_plainsman_spring_fashion?e=1266707/6986018
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