Amelia Brown '12 discusses Gap's decline and offers fashion tips to their lead designers. 

This winter, in anticipation of the Cornell Fashion Collective Fashion show on Apr. 16, the Sun is displaying and discussing the work of a select group of design and apparel majors in a series of articles and interviews. In speaking with these select designers, we hope to discover the quirks and inspirations that lead into the runway.  If we can’t imagine ourselves in their shoes, then at least we can imagine ourselves in shoes designed by them.  In our first installment this week, Amelia Brown ’12 of The Sun discusses Vera Wang, The Lost Leonardo and bridal gowns with designer Nhu-Thu Nguyen ’11.

Columnist Amelia Brown ponders the merits of uniforms, and the value of breaking them.

Sarah Wilson '10 is a member of Cornell Design League who enjoys making fashion more eco-friendly.

The Sun sits down to interview En Hao '13. En talks about his art, his business and his shoes.

In celebration Earth Day, Alex Harlig discusses ways to conserve without skimping on style.

We rebel against wearing uniforms through high school, but when given the freedom to dress how we want, do we just fall into to another uniform? How much do your clothes say about you, and how much do we relate to people based on their outfits?

Activewear, an often neglected and under-glorified arena of the fashion world, has carved a clever niche in the fashion market — high-end designers such as Yohji Yamamoto and Stella McCartney have lent their names to spandex cuts and flouncy hoods for the sake of 300 percent markups. Though the shrewdly draped tops and stitched pants have their appeal, I often wonder who pays top dollar for something they will sweat profusely in for about two hours maximum and end up (hopefully) washing right after?

Whale tails left and right. Cleavage front and center. Boxer-briefs everywhere I look. These are just three reasons why Cornell should adopt a uniform policy. Or, at the very least, a dress code.

My friend Zoë is always impeccably dressed. Each morning, it is as if she has a stylist put together the most weather-appropriate, perfectly coordinated ensemble, from her carefully selected jewelry right down to her choice of footwear. Often, clad in rain-soaked ballet flats, I can only stare with jealousy at Zoë’s cozy wellies. On days when my hair looks like the before-picture on What Not to Wear, Zoë’s is inevitably pulled back with an flawlessly coordinated headband.