Street Style November 2021

STREET STYLE November Issue

Standford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

ALEX ANDERSEN MACKENZIE FLEMING Editor-in-Chief

Publisher

Creative Director

Marketing Director

Operations Director

JACOB WARD

ALEX CHESSARE

JULIA NAPIEWOCKI

Design Editors

Print Fashion Editors

Print Features Editor

Print Photo Editors

GABI MECHABER TAYLOR SILVER

JOSIE BURCK KARLY MADEY

MELINA SCHAEFER

KORRIN DERING RITA VEGA

Video Editor

Digital Fashion Editor

Digital Features Editor

Print Beauty Editor

SAM RAO

SARAH ORY

LAUREN CHAMPLIN

YOUMNA KHAN

Finance Coordinators

Events Coordinator

Managing Photo Editor

Digital Photo Editor

SOPHIA AFENDOULIS SOPHIA GAJDJIS

CAROLINE MARTINO

GABRIELLE MACK

GABBY CERITANO

Human Resources Coordinator

Social Media Coordinators

Public Relations Coordinators

Street Style Editors

SENA KADDURAH

HANNAH TRIESTER APOORVA GAUTAM

JARRYN SHIN DAPHNE PATTON

SUREET SARAU ED TIAN

Digital Content Editor

ALEX STERCHELE

Design Team Andy Nakamura, Sandy Chang, Kai Hue, Christina Tan, Kimi Lillios, Rino Fujimoto, Kali Francisco, Olivia Ortiz, Camille Andrew, Emma Peterson

Digital Content Team Neha Kotagiri, Allison He, Christina Tan, Helena Grobel, Sonali Pai

Finance Team Fashion Team Sophie Alphonso, Kailana Dejoie, Chloe Erdle, Isabelle Fisher, Tavleen Gill, Amanda Li, Peter Marcus, Courtney Mass, Noor Moughni, Olivia Mouradian, Natalia Nowicka, Madison Patel, Abby Rapoport, Dhruv Verma Anastasia Hernando, Ayanna Bell, Benjamin Michalsky, Emily Hayman, Gigi Kalabat, Janae Dyas, Jordan Wade, Kathryn Dorfman, Kelsea Chen Meredith Randall, Sarah Dettling, Sandy Chang, Sophie McKay, Victoria Vaz

Features Team Meera Kumar, Brooklyn Blevins, Annie Malek, Lucy Perrone, Ben Decker Cat Heher Neha Kotagiri, Melissa Dash, Patience Young, Janice Kang, Ava Shapiro, Hannah Triester, Heba Malik, Tiara Partsch, Natalia Szura, Jayde Emery, Sarah Stolar Nadia Judge, Katy Pentiuk, Peter Hummer, Christina Cincilla

Photography Team Anna Fuder, Brooke Dodderidge, Chrisitina Merrill, Emma West, Hannah Anderson, Margeaux Fortin, Nolan Lopez, Riley Kisser, Selena Sun, Sophie Hendrich, Tess Crowley, Zahria Jordan

Videography Team Grant Emmenheiser, Madeline Kim, Hannah Mutz, Lisa Ryou, Sara Cooper, Eaman Ali, Rachel Ienna, Samin Hassan, Hannah Hur, Emily Veguilla, Riley Kisser, Coco DelVecchio

Swetha Susarla, Michelle Tao, Emma Lewry, Margaret Clark, Elle Donakowski

Human Resources Team Mary Mack, Lillian Fakih, Jacqueline Choe, Izzy Tuchman

Public Relations Team Megan Eng, Mya Steir, Ava Ben David, Rachel Pordy, Katherine Lambert, Izzy Saunders, Celia Pagnucco, Kali Hightower

Events Team Alex McMullen, Molly Kennedy, Makenzie Kulczycki, Annie Cooper, Liza Miller, Julia Barge, Tiara Blonshine, Anastasia Hernando

Social Media Team Samedha Gorrai, Amanda Sachs, Anastasia Hernando, Makena Torrey, Julia Goldish, Charlotte Foley, Neha Kotagiri, Sandy Chang, Olivia Sun, Carolyn Soltz, Lauren Rosenberg, Megan Eng, Sofie Harb

Street Style Team Sophie Hendrich, Becca Mahon, Calin Firlit, Devon Kelly, Emmalyn Kukura, Emma Moss, Hanna Erhardt, Jenna Frieberg, Leonie Muno, Maggie Innis, Nicola Troschinet, Riley Kisser, Rosalie Comte, Tess Crowley, Victoria Vaz

IN THIS ISSUE 04

Letter from the Editors

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Ball is Life

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Captured Connections

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Lost in Time

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Student Feature: Mackenzie Zuiderveen

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November Street Style

L ETT TER FROM THE EDII T O R S

As December approaches, we head deeper into frigid temperatures known to indicate the infamous Michigan winter. Days become shorter, autumn foliage begins to cascade, and temperatures drop without notice.

People start swapping sandals and tank tops for boots and puffy jackets. While many view this transition to increasingly chilly weather as a strenuous task to stay warm while still incorporating their personal style into their winter wardrobe, the people of Ann Arbor take on the challenge headfirst and demonstrate that personal flair does not have to fall victim to the increasingly sharp polar air. They consistently showed out in their best attire while ensuring they kept warm as they hiked throughout the city. From trench coats to asymmetrical layers to power suits, this Street Style issue beautifully captures the shift of fashion following the transition from fall to winter.

Ed Tian & Sureet Sarau

Street Style Editors

BALL BALL IS LIFE

Caroline Maier @Carolinemaier_

PHOTOGRAPHERS RILEY KISSER EMMALYN KUKURA NICOLA TROCHINETZ HANNA ERHARDT ROSALIE COMTE GRAPHIC DESIGNER GABI MECHABER MODELS CAROLINE MAIER MARGARET SCULLY ALLISON CELEMER LAURA GALLAGHER DIEGO VERDE MEG LARKIN JULIA BRAY CLAUDIA ZIMMERMAN ELLIE DURKE ELLA PACE & FRIENDS

Laura Gallagher @laura.gals

Diego Verde @diego_verde_6

Margaret Scully @margaret_scully Allison Celemer @allisoncelmer

Meg Larkin @meglarkin Julia Bray @julia.bray Claudia Zimmerman @zimmerman_claudia

Ella Pace & Friend

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To me, a simple portrait represents the many ways art can tap into the unique human experience and provide connections between us all. Maybe that’s why I absolutely love taking portraits. There is something so alluring to me about the connection you can make with a person through a photograph, and the fact that I am able to so simply capture the essence of someone is quite beautiful.

In my project “Captured Connection” I wanted to try to capture more than just the outfits of stylish individuals at the University of Michigan.

In my work for SHEI, I only try to approach individuals with beautiful personalities, so in this project I wanted to tap into that idea and provide a deeper glimpse into two lovely individuals, beyond their style.

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PHOTOGRAPHER RILEY KISSER GRAPHIC DESIGNER RINO FUJIMOTO MODELS OWEN SMILEY ELLA KLEINSTIEN

Owen Smiley, @owensmiley

Fun Fact: “I love knitting! I remember going to visit my grandmother growing up and always loving when I would watch her needles pick up yarn so meticulously, so I asked her to teach me. I’ve been knitting for years now, but I still call her with questions that could easily be googled because we have really bonded over it. Knitting also allows me to add a personal flair to the outfits I put together, and every piece I’ve made means a lot to me because it reminds me of sitting on my grandma’s floor knitting with her.”

Hobbies & Passions: “Soccer is my biggest hobby and I love every part of it—watching, playing and reffing—I also love knitting, cooking and scuba diving!”

What do you want to do after college?

“I would love to live somewhere on an island in the Caribbean and work as a divemaster. Life as a divemaster is so simple and fulfilling, and I know I would be so excited to go to work every day. Every time I go diving it seems like the guides are always the happiest people. They get to spend every day taking others to experience the beauty of a different world and I would love to live like that.”

Life Advice: “Live in the moment. I think too many people worry way too much about what the future will hold and don’t stop to focus on today. I don’t believe in suffering through life now to enjoy yourself later.

Life’s too short.”

“I know like every Tik Tok sound in existence.”

Hobbies & Passions: “I really like to cook, and if walking counts as a hobby I really dig walking too.

My roommate and I just started using hello fresh and we love cooking meals together! I always cook the chicken and she always makes the sauce.”

What makes you happy?

“I love long mornings. Waking up, getting to take a warm shower, getting ready, making a nice breakfast, and listening to pump up music as I walk to class. I like when I don’t have to worry about the time.”

Life Advice: “It’s so weird but it really does all work out. I’ve seriously come to believe this in college. We have these four years to develop ourselves, further our interests, and really engage in self exploration. I’ve realized that as scary as they can be, the question marks are good because they leave room for growth.”

Ella Kleinstien @ellakleinstien_

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lingering project of mine between summer and fall reminds me of how fast fashion trends can change. I got one thing right: the power suit is going to come back. I got one thing wrong as well, though: power suits are coming back as a female fashion staple. I couldn’t understand why someone would leave a posh, old-money-vibe power suit unattended in one of the most overbought Salvation Armys in the Midwest, but the moment I set my eyes on it, I knew I had dug up some hidden gems that would shine on street as a daily must-have.

Burgundy plaid oversized power suits and flowery green summer dresses. Serendipity and delayed shipment of my Plan A gave rise to a seemingly impossible yet eccentrically tasteful combination.

“I haven’t worn a turtleneck since middle school,” my model said with a smile. John Reily Knox. Who would have expected the founding father of my fraternity and the maker of one of many supposedly decadent, irresponsible evil social institutions on campus to stoop down to the level of being

a photoshoot prop? Karma sounds like the only explanation. Also he looked nice with Abby, and I didn’t care.

We climbed up to the roof. Beams of morning sunlight irritated my eyes and I was fond of the shadows and shades it created on my setting. We played around. We walked around. Wind was very cooperative throughout the process. Everything in summer felt faster and so did our photoshoot.

Before Abbie got charcoal paint heated by sunlight all over her legs and exhausted Josiah passed out wearing layers of clothes like a penguin, we got out of the rooftop before noon and Sir John Reily Knox could finally rest in peace in his cozy little frame once more.

Summer gave me time to reflect and grow. It was an ongoing process of compartmentalizing what was under my control and what was not. I felt like I was constantly saying goodbye to people and places that I was not ready to bid farewell with.

A tranquil Ann Arbor summer turned out to be an

ideal place and time to dwell deep in my thoughts.

I felt lost. The same old lost self that I have identified with throughout childhood in a coal mining town back in Northern China. A little boy staring at an expansive loess plateau, dissociating from reality, running around with a lego toy, determined to change the world for a moment and then struggling to please my favorite teacher by submitting homework on time the next.

I didn’t understand why I was so obsessed with “looking afar, nonchalant” poses in my photoshoot.

These poses have become a cliche of mine, and I have attempted to give an introspective/ psychoanalytic explanation to it, only in vain. Maybe I identify with those poses because those wistful, astray looks embody what I have felt all along.

Maybe my mind was unconsciously attempting to symbolize my understanding of human interactions: despite the fact that two models are present in the same frame, they look as if living in their own

version of reality, and they are parting their own way. Similarly, two lost people, on their own path to figure out themselves, can share a brief journey out of vicissitudes of fate. However the exact same reality, the exact same temperature and humidity feel different to every distinct soul and they will eventually part their own ways for such reasons and it is okay. Wise men say that we are supposed to aim for something big and specific all the time. But sometimes it is okay to feel lost. Sometimes living moment by moment and doing the next right thing serve as the best strategy. Who would have thought that after Brandy Melville took over the world in 2020, baggy styles would reclaim the fashion battlefield in summer 2021. Sometimes we should cherish feeling lost together and appreciate the fact that as with the ever-changing fashion industry, human affairs are transient as well, because that is what makes seeing others right now truly matter.

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ike many UM students, LSA sophomore Mackenzie Zuiderveen is busy balancing a heavy workload and an array of extracurricular activities, all while planning for the future and finding time to socialize and maintain friendships.

As a Biology, Health, and Society major, Mack spends a great deal of time buried in books and study guides. In these photos, she’s shown posing in the Law Quad — one of her favorite places to study.

“I have really liked studying at the Law Quad. I feel like it has a very good academic vibe,” she reflects.

The atmosphere of the Law Quad serves well to highlight the fashion of the season. We shoot at dusk, just after the lampposts turn on, illuminating the sidewalks crisscrossing through the quad. Towering Gothic-style brick buildings surround the Law Quad, offering an academic background for the photos.

We make our way to the entrance of the Law Library, where students are continuously entering and exiting. The library is abuzz — professedly silently — with students engrossed deep into the contents of

their books. Just outside, Mack poses for me, walking up and down the stairs leading to the infamous library.

In an effort to mirror the dark academia aesthetic, Mack is dressed head-to-toe in an outfit that welcomes the colder weather. The warm glow created by the street lights compensates for the lack of orange and red leaves on the trees in the Law Quad.

While fall fashion tends to lean toward a minimalistic style with natural tones, there are plenty of opportunities to layer basic pieces. Mack’s yearround style is similar.

“My style generally is a lot more minimalist in terms of the things I like to put together,” she says.

“I don’t like graphic things. I like a lot more simple pieces [...] that can be paired together to make a comprehensive outfit.”

When it comes to choosing an outfit to study in, comfort and warmth are key. Mack likes the atmosphere of coffee shops - her favorite cafe being the Sweetwaters in the Union. “I really like the smell of coffee when I’m studying because I feel like it keeps

me engaged.”

Before leaving her apartment to study she tends to throw on straight-leg pants and a belt. The most important piece of the outfit? Her top. “I like a ligWhtweight shirt… that I can layer.” This leaves her with a blank canvas, giving her the freedom to add to the outfit. “I like to wear a denim jacket or if it’s colder, my parka. Other than that, I just throw on some booties and call it a day.”

With her degree in Biology, Health, and Society, Mack plans to attend Dental School, she hopes, at her alma mater.

She is a member of the pre-dental association. Beyond the mass meetings, socials, and ethics meetings, the association gives back to the community.

“We also do some community service work for some underprivileged people who don’t have as great of access to dental care.”

Her involvement with the association is in-line with her future career goals.

“The biggest thing that I decided I want to do right now, besides being a dentist in general, would be to give back to the community in some type of way,” Mack said. “I’m really passionate about dental coverage and how it’s really inaccessible to a lot of people in this country. I really want to do something to be able to provide that to less fortunate communities.”

“I would like to open up my own free dental clinic, and possibly if I could, in a Spanish-speaking developing country in the future. That’s a big plan. That’s really above anything that I can predict right now.”

PHOTOGRAPHER TESS CROWLEY GRAPHIC DESIGNER KIMI LILLIOS MODEL MACKENZIE ZUIDERVEEN

To help her achieve this, along with her major, Mack is minoring in Spanish.

“I decided to minor in Spanish in high school when I was 15,” she said. “When I started taking the class in high school I decided I wanted to be fluent in another language. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do with it at the time other than having another language at my disposal but since then I’ve grown passionate about being able to communicate with a really diverse breadth of people. It’s a really good life skill and a really good way to include more people in our community and make them feel more welcome.”

With research and shadowing in clinics in her future, she feels prepared to take the Dental Admission Test this upcoming summer. Until the test, she will spend many more days absorbed in books at various study spots across campus.

As the days grow shorter and the weather colder, fall fashion will turn to winter fashion, and more layers will need to be added to Mack’s simple base shirt on her walk to the Michigan Union or the Law Library. Soon, it’ll be time to bring out the parka.

Mack is soaking up the few years of freedom she has to dress however she pleases before committing to a life full of scrubs, gloves, and face masks. College is the time to experiment and express your personal style before entering, in many cases, a dresscoded workplace.

STREET STYLE

Jasmin Lee

Gonna be Editor-in-Chief for The Michigan Daily next year!

PHOTOGRAPHERS RILEY KISSER NICOLA TROCHINETZ ROSALIE COMTE SUREET SURAU EMMA MOSS GRAPHIC DESIGNER KAI HUIE MODELS JULIA FRARY DANTE YGLESIAS AUDREY GRAVES CASEY CHEATHAM DARREN LEE GIGI KALABAT MARLEE RAPP JASMIN LEE

Marlee Rapp

Loves all things space and space-related!

Darren Lee @mronethroughfive

Casey Cheatham @Casey.Cheatham

For my sweatshirt I was definitely thinking spooky! Anything with black cats and moons is definitely my vibe. This jacket always makes me feel like a cowboy, so I was kind of going for a haunted cowboy look. I get a lot of my fashion inspiration from Phoebe Bridgers because she’s so spooky. In general, for the fall, I do my best to dress like a pumpkin threw up on me in the best way possible.

Audrey Graves @AudreyGraves

My favorite stores to shop from are Zara, Urban Outfitters and Australian boutiques because I love Austrailian fashion. This is my everyday fall look when I want to try.

Q: How would you describe your style?

“Kind of granola, not too fancy, but not too laid back. I probably wear jeans like once a week and leggings the other days so you caught me on a good day!”

Q: Do you have any fashion advice for others?

“Stay in whatever you’re comfortable in because nothing is worse than hating your outfit and having to walk around all day and it is all you’re thinking about.”

Julie Frary @JulieFrary

She’s 5’11!

Q: How would you describe your style?

“I am super into vintage things in general, that’s why I do film photography. I like a lot of things that are older because most of the time they’re better quality, and there’s a lot of creative campaigns that companies have had with really cool merch.”

Q: Do you have any fashion advice for others?

“Don’t be afraid to try something new. I didn’t use to dress like this often. My hair also was short for most of my life until maybe a year and a half ago, and I had no idea I had curly hair. Try new things!”

Dante Yglesias He does film photography and makes music. He can play the guitar, drums, and bass!

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