The AIDS pandemic, the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War, the Chrysler Lebaron, cocaine, famine in Ethiopia, headbands, assassinations, acid-wash jeans, Mount St. Helens erupted and mullets were in ”” Oh, the 80’s.
Despite the constant change of Central Valley weather, one fact remains the same ”” it’s winter and fashion is just as important now as it is during the other seasons.
Women place a big portion of their self-confidence in their hair.
The New York Times is the latest to confirm this cultural phenomenon. Two weeks ago, writer Dominique Browning chronicled her decision to keep her hair long at mid-age. Standard social conventions imply that after a certain age it is inappropriate for women to wear their hair long, that it is a privilege reserved only for young women. What Browning wrote, though, flies in the face of normalized views of what is and isn’t age-appropriate.
Even before the colors of the leaves begin to change, fall clothing is already streaming into local stores. Dani Villalobos gets tips on how to look cool this season, while keeping warm.
To find out what’s in style for spring, Lacee Solis catches up with local designers Nicole Coelho and Alana Little who show viewers styles from their new spring collections.
Not long after taking his first entrepreneurship class at California State University, Fresno, Vrej Postoyan, embarked on a venture to market his appreciation for arts to the masses.
Despite empty pockets and thin wallets students stay fashionable during the recession by hitting-up thrift stores, shopping online and raiding their friend's closets.