By Willow Symonds & Robin Wyllie-Scholz
Staff Writer & Deputy Editor
Many people choose outfits based on their mood, and some people’s outfits influence their mood. Some people stick to one aesthetic, and others bounce from style to style. Lots of people focus on clothing items, but some gravitate toward accessories, such as pins sporting their ideals and sense of humor. The Voice is here to show that WCC students represent all of the above, and more.
SPOTLIGHT Charlotte Smith, undecided
Q: What’s your favorite item you’re wearing?
A: Probably this jacket – I LOVE this jacket. I got it thrifted. It’s Harley Davidson.
Q: Why do you thrift instead of shopping in other places?
A: I’m broke, and it’s more sustainable. Best place to go is Nu2U in Saline, near [the] high school. They have amazing bag sales, so you can fill a whole bag for $10.
Q: How would you describe your sense of style in a few words?
A: All over the place. I don’t like trend cycles very much, but I like trying something new all the time.
Q: Do your outfits influence your mood?
A: Oh, yeah. If I’m not well-dressed, I don’t do anything.
Q: How has your sense of style evolved over time?
A: Until the pandemic hit, I didn’t have any sense of style, which is kinda ironic. But as soon as I didn’t have to dress for anyone else, I was able to explore what I liked in my own clothes. In high school, I wore skater shirts and cut-off khakis – It wasn’t a look. I had a perm briefly. We all make mistakes. It’s okay.
Q: How do you see your sense of style changing in the future?
A: I’ve been making my own capsule wardrobe. I plan on moving to Korea at the end of the year, and there’s a lot more of a modest culture there … so I’m trying to lean into that and cover up more.
Becca Boduch, Fine Arts
Q: What’s your favorite item you’re wearing today?
A: Probably my sweater and my pronoun pin. I got [the sweater] from Amazon and the pronoun pin from a small business in Ypsi.
Q: Where do you normally get your clothes?
A: I just kind of go with the flow. If I see clothes I like, I think, ‘Yeah, that’s pretty cool.’ It just kinda depends.
Q: Do your outfits influence your mood?
A: When I make myself more presentable, it makes me confident, especially in my gender identity.
Nelson Portis, 3-D Animation
Q: What is your favorite item you’re wearing?
A: It’s probably the jacket. I think it was my dad’s or something.
Q: How would you describe your sense of style in a few words?
A: I only got a specific aesthetic. I used to kinda experiment with emo, then I experimented with button-ups a little bit, so I’ve got some button-ups. Normally [I] get some cool-looking pants, a cool-looking shirt, some accessories, and a jacket.
Q: What inspires your outfits?
A: I dunno, I just watch a lot of anime, so… I just kinda dress like that.
Grace Pilon, WTMC Math & Science
Q: What is your favorite item you’re wearing?
A: Probably this shirt. I got it from Ragstock sometime last year.
Q: How would you describe your sense of style in a few words?
A: I just go with whatever’s most comfortable.
Q: Do your clothes influence your mood?
A: I more base my outfit off of my mood and less my mood off my outfit.
Phoenix Casey, General Studies
Q: What’s your favorite item you’re currently wearing?
A: Probably my worm pin. I got that in a convention called Midwest Furfest. There was a creator there selling pins, so I picked up this one and a few others. The ‘cursed thoughts’ and the trans paw are also from there.
Q: Can you tell me more about your pins?
A: Pretty much all of them are attached to this sweatshirt. … The unicorn one here is from a place in Ypsi called Feed & Supply, and they have a lot more pride pins than this one, but this is the one I wanted most out of their collection.
