Every week, The Pioneer searches out Whitties who bring an extra splash of fashion consciousness and sartorial daring to campus. This week’s Style Spotlight: junior French and theatre major Ryan Campeau.
Style Soundbites
“I bought [my ring] in December-ish, when I was studying abroad in Nantes, France. I picked it out at one of the Marché de Noël Christmas markets in Nantes; there were several. I went with my best friend there, and so we decided we were going to make friendship rings of French things. So it means a lot to me, and I wear it every day. I also wear my pocketwatch-necklace combo every day, both because I think it’s really stylish and because it’s great to be able to have a watch without something confining on my wrist. I bought it in London when I was there during my study abroad experience last semester. I went to London for five days, and one day I went to Greenwich, as in the place where there’s Greenwich mean time, and I was walking around and just stumbled upon an antique market in one area and a creator’s market in another place and saw this, chatted with the woman there for a while and bought it. So it makes me think of that wonderful day exploring London on my own.”
“My tights I’ve had for a long time, like I bought a ton of really fun tights when I was in high school, just different patterns and colors, so I had something to go with everything. I think my mom might have actually bought them for me, so they kind of make me think of her. My shirt is also just something I’ve had for a long time: I’ve always really liked the 1940s look, so this is something with the collar and polka dots and some pretty ruffles . . . it makes me feel very feminine and put-together.”
“My earrings are kind of along the same vein: I went through a major pearl phase, where I bought a bunch of pearl earrings. It also just kind of goes with my love of 1940s fashion and trying to have some feminine pieces in my wardrobe, which has some other kind of masculine looks with the sweater and the glasses. My glasses are something that is defining my look this semester; I just got them in January. They’re kind of that hipster look, but they’re also like a wine color, and so again a little more feminine. But I feel really comfortable when I wear them and they’re a defining feature of my outfits now. Generally if I can’t match an outfit with my glasses and my pocketwatch necklace, I’m not going to wear it.”
“I feel like I’m going for a mix of my 1940s feminine look with some of the more hipster elements that are popular, like big oversized sweaters that I’ve bought at Goodwill and my glasses, and then mixing them with pearls and skirts. I always wear my boots too.”
“Whatever you think is cute and whatever makes you feel simultaneously comfortable and confident: just, fashion is whatever makes you happy.”
