http://www.weartodaygonetomorrow.com/Why-Borrow-Instead-of-Purchase-s/177.htm
http://www.bored.com/findquotes/cate_606_Fashion.html
Monday, November 8, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Dialogue of Sources
AG: The matter of fashion in college is an important issue because no matter who you are you have your own sense of style weather you believe it or not. It's a matter of how you wear your clothes and have confidence doing it. You can pull anything off with a little bit of confidence. In your opinion, how important is fashion and style in college and how can you budget for it?
O'D: Income is an important issue in college and the chance of having extra money to spend on things such as entertainment and apparel is slim. According to our chart, you will spend only 6.7% of your income on apparel. The majority of your money will be going to tuition, fees, & room and board. The average amount of money that college students get from their parents monthly is ¢312, and the average amount college students make monthly is $453. Try budgeting that into all of the extras you have to buy like food, health care, books, apparel, and electronics.
Dana: Fashion and style can be done well in college. On my website you can find fab pieces under $100. My job is to help you completely. I can find a really great dress priced around $25 and then you can plan jewelry and shoes you already have around it.
O'D: Income is an important issue in college and the chance of having extra money to spend on things such as entertainment and apparel is slim. According to our chart, you will spend only 6.7% of your income on apparel. The majority of your money will be going to tuition, fees, & room and board. The average amount of money that college students get from their parents monthly is ¢312, and the average amount college students make monthly is $453. Try budgeting that into all of the extras you have to buy like food, health care, books, apparel, and electronics.
Dana: Fashion and style can be done well in college. On my website you can find fab pieces under $100. My job is to help you completely. I can find a really great dress priced around $25 and then you can plan jewelry and shoes you already have around it.
http://www.collegefashion.net/college-life/12-easy-ways-to-save-money-on-college-essentials/
I also believe that style should be accessible to everyone – status and brand names should have nothing to do with it.
http://www.thedepauw.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=3dc31ef5-f328-42a0-8331-c9f477970c6f
I also believe that style should be accessible to everyone – status and brand names should have nothing to do with it.
http://www.thedepauw.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=3dc31ef5-f328-42a0-8331-c9f477970c6f
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Working Hypothesis
The fact that fashion in college is necessary is evident. The fact that we all wear clothes is evident. What is also evident, is that it doesn't have to be costly, it doesn't have to be accepted by all, and you can do it in a costly manner. What I do know is that you can get great fashion pieces for cheaper at thrift stores, department stores, and knock offs. Or you can buy once expensive piece (like a pair of boots for $90) and plan items you already have around them to make a great outfit. What I want to know more about is how much students are willing to spend of fashion products and how they can budget their money wisely. The specific aspects I want to explore is budgeting and fashion in college and look into each more deeply.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Annotated Bibliography
Dana. "The Savvy Stylist: Austin Gig." Fashion Under $100. 02 Nov. 2010. Web. 02 Nov. 2010.
-This website shows how to get fabulous looks all for under $100. People write the author and say the event they are going to and ask how to get this look for less. The author then comes up with an outfit and publishes it on this website. The author seems very credited as she receives many emails and has had her site for awhile. This source will help me with writing my paper because it talks about budgeting fashion into a low income, such as a college students and how you can still make a good outfit out of lower priced things.
"Http://www.marketingspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/studentincome-2009.gif." Chart. College Student Income 2009. Verocom LLC, 17 May 2009. Web. 2 Nov. 2010.
-This is a chart showing the average costs of an average 4 year college student. The information is coming from a credited blog from a successful internet business for the past 20 years. This will help me in writing my paper because I am going to be talking about the topic of all of the expenses a college student has and how they can budget their money to make a good outfit.
-This website shows how to get fabulous looks all for under $100. People write the author and say the event they are going to and ask how to get this look for less. The author then comes up with an outfit and publishes it on this website. The author seems very credited as she receives many emails and has had her site for awhile. This source will help me with writing my paper because it talks about budgeting fashion into a low income, such as a college students and how you can still make a good outfit out of lower priced things.
"Http://www.marketingspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/studentincome-2009.gif." Chart. College Student Income 2009. Verocom LLC, 17 May 2009. Web. 2 Nov. 2010.
-This is a chart showing the average costs of an average 4 year college student. The information is coming from a credited blog from a successful internet business for the past 20 years. This will help me in writing my paper because I am going to be talking about the topic of all of the expenses a college student has and how they can budget their money to make a good outfit.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Research Proposal
The topic I have chose for my final essay is fashion in college, the importance of it, and if it determines your wealth and well being. This is important to me because I have a strong interest in fashion and I have some background knowledge on it being a Fashion Merchandising major. This topic should also be important to everyone else because everyone wheres clothes, and not just that, it also covers issues like budget and finances in college and where you should focus them. This paper is going to make this community more educated on smarter spending when it comes to fashion and budgeting your money for right choices that will benefit you.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Point of Contact
The Letter I Chose:
Letter to the Editor: Fashion, worth not synonymous
Issue date: 9/22/06 Section: Opinion
I feel a little silly, because who writes a letter to the editor about the fashion column, right? Apparently I do. Anyway, as I read through the column, I was a little dismayed with the ridiculous price-tags that came with much of the clothing recommended.
However, I viewed that as one of those instances in which I am better off just muttering to myself or ranting to my roommate about my opinion on the issue instead of making it publicly known. Even though I personally am shocked at the thought of spending $90 on a pair of pajama pants, I realize that it is really a pretty trivial thing to get upset about. What made me more than a little disgusted was the derogatory comment about -state school girls.'
Although I myself am not a huge fan of velour, I realize that female students do not necessarily have bad fashion sense just because they can%t afford to go to a private school. Duh.
I also think it is important to be aware that just because someone attends DePauw does not mean that they can afford it. I personally would be one of those -state school girls' or even a community college girl scoffed at in the column if it were not for the fact that scholarships allow me to attend DePauw for $64 a year. But that does not mean I would be wearing velour, and if I did, so what? I know a lot of people with what would probably be considered especially by our elitist fashion columnist a bad sense of fashion, who are of much more substance and who I respect much more than some well-dressed people I know.
I understand that fashion is really important to some people and that is fine, but it is also fine to find other things more important, like learning about or fighting world hunger. Besides, it is certainly possible to effectively share your opinions and make recommendations without making fun of people. And shouldn%t a writer with a private-school education be capable of that?
Britani Hollis,
sophomore
I chose this letter because this argument interests me because Fashion Merchandising is my major so it is something that I deal with in my everyday life. I agree with this letter because I do think that just because you are in college and interested in Fashion doesn't mean you should be wearing a real Chanel piece or a wonderful Oscar de la Renta gown. You can still have good style with the pieces you choose, maybe from a thrift store or from a department store that you can afford. Just because you don't have these elaborate pieces doesn't mean that you are poor or not a good person, it means that you are a college student just like everyone else around you and you don't have a lot of money. You can potentially after college get these pieces if you can afford them or still have the desire to have them. Looking at this letter, I think the only thing I would change is this girls sort of aggression towards the subject. She seems to be very upset, which is fine, but you can't expect every retailer to conform to the typical college student's budget. I think it would be better for her if she had a more calm, open-opinion tone. It would not only make her argument more likable, but also seem more intelligent and educated on the subject. She could also elaborate more on how college students can make their statement look with a lower budget.
Appraising the Letter:
Her main claim is that just because you don't wear top of the line clothes doesn't mean that you are an uneducated or poor person. Her main support is that she can still attend college with scholarships and "wear velour if she wants to." The writer doesn't really touch much on opposing claims, which is where I step in and make some. The writer, in my opinion, gets her point across and defines the issue correctly.
Summary:
In the letter, Britani Hollis talks about the topic of fashion in college and being able to afford expensive items as a college student. She argues that just because you aren't in a private school doesn't mean that you have a bad fashion sense or can't afford to buy expensive pieces. I agree with what Britani says, and I think that she can add to her statement by saying that you can still look fabulous in college with lower priced items and spending more money on one statement piece an plan the outfit around that accordingly. Also, as a college student, you aren't expected to have a Chanel bag or an Oscar de la Renta gown. You can still look good and have a sense of style with lower priced clothing and some sort of a fashion sense.
Letter to the Editor: Fashion, worth not synonymous
Issue date: 9/22/06 Section: Opinion
I feel a little silly, because who writes a letter to the editor about the fashion column, right? Apparently I do. Anyway, as I read through the column, I was a little dismayed with the ridiculous price-tags that came with much of the clothing recommended.
However, I viewed that as one of those instances in which I am better off just muttering to myself or ranting to my roommate about my opinion on the issue instead of making it publicly known. Even though I personally am shocked at the thought of spending $90 on a pair of pajama pants, I realize that it is really a pretty trivial thing to get upset about. What made me more than a little disgusted was the derogatory comment about -state school girls.'
Although I myself am not a huge fan of velour, I realize that female students do not necessarily have bad fashion sense just because they can%t afford to go to a private school. Duh.
I also think it is important to be aware that just because someone attends DePauw does not mean that they can afford it. I personally would be one of those -state school girls' or even a community college girl scoffed at in the column if it were not for the fact that scholarships allow me to attend DePauw for $64 a year. But that does not mean I would be wearing velour, and if I did, so what? I know a lot of people with what would probably be considered especially by our elitist fashion columnist a bad sense of fashion, who are of much more substance and who I respect much more than some well-dressed people I know.
I understand that fashion is really important to some people and that is fine, but it is also fine to find other things more important, like learning about or fighting world hunger. Besides, it is certainly possible to effectively share your opinions and make recommendations without making fun of people. And shouldn%t a writer with a private-school education be capable of that?
Britani Hollis,
sophomore
I chose this letter because this argument interests me because Fashion Merchandising is my major so it is something that I deal with in my everyday life. I agree with this letter because I do think that just because you are in college and interested in Fashion doesn't mean you should be wearing a real Chanel piece or a wonderful Oscar de la Renta gown. You can still have good style with the pieces you choose, maybe from a thrift store or from a department store that you can afford. Just because you don't have these elaborate pieces doesn't mean that you are poor or not a good person, it means that you are a college student just like everyone else around you and you don't have a lot of money. You can potentially after college get these pieces if you can afford them or still have the desire to have them. Looking at this letter, I think the only thing I would change is this girls sort of aggression towards the subject. She seems to be very upset, which is fine, but you can't expect every retailer to conform to the typical college student's budget. I think it would be better for her if she had a more calm, open-opinion tone. It would not only make her argument more likable, but also seem more intelligent and educated on the subject. She could also elaborate more on how college students can make their statement look with a lower budget.
Appraising the Letter:
Her main claim is that just because you don't wear top of the line clothes doesn't mean that you are an uneducated or poor person. Her main support is that she can still attend college with scholarships and "wear velour if she wants to." The writer doesn't really touch much on opposing claims, which is where I step in and make some. The writer, in my opinion, gets her point across and defines the issue correctly.
Summary:
In the letter, Britani Hollis talks about the topic of fashion in college and being able to afford expensive items as a college student. She argues that just because you aren't in a private school doesn't mean that you have a bad fashion sense or can't afford to buy expensive pieces. I agree with what Britani says, and I think that she can add to her statement by saying that you can still look fabulous in college with lower priced items and spending more money on one statement piece an plan the outfit around that accordingly. Also, as a college student, you aren't expected to have a Chanel bag or an Oscar de la Renta gown. You can still look good and have a sense of style with lower priced clothing and some sort of a fashion sense.
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