Posts by Alea Wilkins
Offgod & The Engineered Future of Fashion

With his futuristic and sustainable clothes, Offgod is a prodigious example of the next generation of fashion designers. His works are a fearless amalgamation of all his passions, unconcerned with sticking to one medium or aesthetic. They are informed by the environmentally disastrous industry around him, one that his 3D-printed clothing hopes to improve. 

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12 Black-Owned Shops to Visit This Month

At STITCH, we want to celebrate this Black History Month by highlighting some of the Black creatives and fashion lovers near campus. Between plant shops, bookstores, vintage resale boutiques and more, Chicago’s Black-owned businesses have artistic, unique finds for your closet and home. Use our list for your next shopping trip to support Black-owned stores this month and year-round.

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My New Year’s Resolution is to Stay The Same

The weight, inexact and indispensable, haunts me after the holidays. I search for new diets and exercises—new ways to make water taste like Coke and to chisel my abs. Like the 17% of Americans vowing to lose weight in 2023, I’m always hungriest to achieve my idealized body this time of year, prioritizing it over traveling, learning something new or seeing friends and family more. The weight is a pitiful reminder that I haven’t met my resolution since I was 13.

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What’s the STITCH?: Sweaters on Campus

Sweater weather has officially hit Northwestern! With the days darkening and the temperatures dropping, there’s no late-fall wardrobe essential that can compare to the humble, beloved sweater. Like reliable beater shoes in summer, sweaters are the staple you can always depend on to get you through the chilly morning walks to campus or the midnight crawls home from Mudd during midterms. They’re a cozy compliment to any fall outfit, and fun prints and patterns can make any gray day exceptionally bright.

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Dressing for Revenge: An Analysis of Taylor Swift’s Midnights Era Fashion

Taylor Swift is a mastermind, and nothing in her album roll-outs is accidental—including her outfits. From the perfect red lip to the latest leg-lengthening bodysuit, each Swift album unveils a new side to the singer-songwriter’s style, and the Midnights era, based on her latest record-shattering release, is no exception. At times shimmering and at others subdued, Swift’s recent looks perfectly represent the album’s basis on a special kind of self-reflection that can only occur in the middle of the night.

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