Fashion

To every budding fashionista, owning a clothing store is an ideal job. To be able to curate your own collection, albeit designed by others, sounds like the finest way to execute your fabulous personal vision of what constitutes style. It sounds glamorously intoxicating from afar, but underlying questions about the good, the bad and the ugly side of the trade arise and advice from those who have succeeded would be beneficial.

We’re approaching the end of the year: six weeks left of lectures, lecterns and listening to professors list the elements of a stellar public relations campaign. Then we ditch the PDFs and book bags in favor of Harper’s Bazaar and Longchamps filled with towels and sunscreen, all in the name of summer vacation.

With the increase in odious deadlines and exams, it can be difficult to make it to the gym to get a jumpstart on your beach body, and the extra time you do have is given to tasks of more importance: a lengthy Facebook stalk or a bath and a beer.

What: Flight of Fashion 2013

When: 5:30 p.m., Thursday

Where: Loring Pasta Bar, 327 14th Ave. SE, Minneapolis

Cost: $50 in advance; $60 at the door; $85 for VIP

Say it with me, “April showers bring May flowers.” This we know and this we accept. In our minds we limit the heavy rainfall and monsoon minutes to a span of four weeks, though it too often exceeds this preconceived stretch, and we end up staying mostly indoors for the month of April with a strong distaste for its weather.

We admire them on and off the big screen, away from the stage and aside from their Photoshop figures. Acknowledging that celebrities are mere mortals like you, me and the guy workin’ late nights at Santana’s makes those individuals in the spotlight easier to identify with.

In terms of style, we’re drawn to those with similar outward appearances to our own, and we tend to reflect the tastes of celebrities with a corresponding fashion palette. Who are you most like?   

Question 1:

What makes your outfit complete?

A. Dangle earrings