Pelumi Pelumi

Siggy. Sophomore. She/Her.

J: Can you tell me a little about your least recent piece?

S: This is a t-shirt my friend Ryan got me for my eighteenth birthday. It’s a plain white t-shirt that says FIERCE on it. He’s a very straight white man, and I introduced him to a lot of gay terminology. But I kept saying things like, fierce and slay to him all the time. So he iron on-ed the word FIERCE on a big white t-shirt for me! He got me an extra-large because he knows I like to wear oversized things, which I thought was really sweet.

J: Do you wear it often?

S: I wore it to a function last year, and people didn’t really get it. I also cropped it way too much so it’s like, not fierce anymore. I cropped it right when I got it, but I cut it too short. So I don’t wear it that much anymore. It’s also like they might not get the irony.

J: Do you remember what you paired them with?

S: Yeah. I had these black-and-white pants I’d wear them with, but my style has sort of evolved past the piece.

J: What’s your most recent piece?

S: I thrifted this over fall break while driving back to campus. I was in New Haven and went to Savers, and I got this. I was looking through the mens' sweaters out and didn’t see it at first, but then I went another round and I saw it! I think because of the light color I associate it with my current style. It’s sort of coquette-core, but with a masculine twist on it.

J: Have you been wearing it a lot?

S: Yeah, it’s really comfortable My only big V-neck I wore it yesterday and another time last week. I like to pair it with a white shirt underneath, with dark jeans and black shoes.

Victoria. Sophomore. She/They.

J: So this is your least recent piece?

V: Yeah, I thrifted it last year. I found it last year and thought it was so cool, but I haven’t worn it yet. I just haven’t thought of what to wear it with yet. I love the pattern and texture of it. It reminds me of an archive piece, sort of from a different era. I love the abstract shapes and stuff.

J: How would you describe your current style, and why do you think it’s been hard for you to integrate this piece into it?

V: I feel like right now, I'm realizing that when I shop, I only buy statement pieces but no basics, so I end up with a bunch of stuff that I don’t know what to do with, but when it’s in the store I’m like “I need this."