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N VOGUE: Outfits of the future, fashion predictions for 2069
It’s 2069, the 200th year anniversary of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The dean is a robot and professors are holograms. But the only things more futuristic than a meal packaged into a tiny tablet, are the outfits of the future students. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home ordinances, technology has advanced to the point that in-person events aren’t as necessary as they used to be. While the introduction of the Metaverse has opened up a whole closet of costly digital clothing.
Fashion designer creates party girl aesthetic for brides, shown in Omaha
Veronica Sheaffer is a fashion designer best known for her debut on “Project Runway,” and her spring/summer 2023 collection titled “Something New” is every party girl’s dream bridal wardrobe. Pieces from the collection were available to view and purchase at a preview party hosted by Noa Brides, a bridal shop in Omaha, on Dec. 1. As a teenager, Sheaffer didn’t have the funds to purchase elaborate pieces of clothing.
N Vogue: Dress ski chic for the long walk to class
It’s getting colder outside. While the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus might not be the Swiss Alps, it’s still appropriate to dress like an Olympic skier to stay warm on the long walk to class. Comfy jumpsuits, parkas, balaclavas and other ski chic accessories were en vogue on the Miu Miu fall/winter 2021 runway. Poster Girl debuted their first runway collection during London Fashion Week with a fall 2022 consisting of puffer jackets and skiable clip-on pants.
N Vogue: Fashionable Christmas wishlist items under $150
Gift-giving and gift-receiving season has officially arrived. Gone are the days when an American Girl doll and a water gun are at the top of the handwritten Christmas wishlist sent to Santa. We are fashionistas now, and we need to ensure that our Christmas wish list reflects our high standards. It’s difficult to rifle through the expanse of hip fashion items currently en vogue to find something that you want — nay, need.
N Vogue: What to wear to Thanksgiving dinner
Thanksgiving is the most wonderful time of the year. Leaves are falling, or they were until Jack Frost decided to visit Nebraska. The house smells like turkey and pumpkin pie. Footballs are thrown in backyards. The air is filled with lively conversation. However, before cutting the turkey and fighting over who gets to break the wishbone to get their Thanksgiving day wish, the perfect outfit has to be created.
UNL professor, researchers acknowledged for sustainable fiber achievement
Imagine putting on a pair of chicken feather pants or tying the cornhusk shoelaces on a pair of tennis shoes. Yiqi Yang, a professor in Biological Systems Engineering and Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design — or TMFD — at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and his team of researchers are making this peculiar idea a reality.
COLUMN: N Vogue: A synopsis of Ye’s fashion downfall
Ye, formally known as Kanye West, has had an eventful year thus far. He dated Julia Fox, walked in a Balenciaga fashion show during Paris Fashion Week and lost multiple fashion brand connections. Ye has a history of mental illness, and his divorce with Kim Kardashian — and Kardasian’s recent relationship with Pete Davidson — seemed to have sent Ye into a downward spiral.
COLUMN: N Vogue: A synopsis of Ye’s fashion downfall | Culture
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N Vogue: A synopsis of Ye’s fashion downfall
Ye, formally known as Kanye West, has had an eventful year thus far. He dated Julia Fox, walked in a Balenciaga fashion show during Paris Fashion Week and lost multiple fashion brand connections. Ye has a history of mental illness, and his divorce with Kim Kardashian — and Kardasian’s recent relationship with Pete Davidson — seemed to have sent Ye into a downward spiral.
Project Funway empowers students to express themselves through fashion | Culture
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Project Funway empowers students to express themselves through fashion
While some students are huddled in their dorm rooms studying away for upcoming exams, fashion design students are cutting and sewing designs onto dress forms in preparation for Project Funway. Project Funway is an annual fashion show put on since 2010 by Fresh Start, a transitional shelter and program for women experiencing homelessness.
N Vogue: Get cozy with quilted clothes this fall
It’s cold outside, and Grandma Mary always gives everyone a quilt for Christmas, so we might as well reuse it as an acceptable garment for class. According to last year’s Fall 2022 runway shows, quilted clothing is en vogue for this fall season. Sea New York blessed our eyes with long quilted trench coats and patchwork half zips. K-Way showed off a quilted top and quilted pants combination. TikTok influencers even repurposed damaged quilts to create wearable jackets. Quilted clothing is everywhere.
New York fashion designer, UNL alumna displays pieces on east campus
New York fashion designer and University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumna, Kendra Benson, was visiting The Breakers, a Newport, Rhode Island mansion built by Cornelius Vanderbilt II. Upon seeing the uninterrupted view of the ocean crashing against the cliffs behind the marble mansion, she wanted to encapsulate that view for her newest collection, titled Nashua.
N Vogue: A busy person’s guide about what to wear after a breakup
Someone’s significant other texts them and says the dreaded words: “We need to talk.” They both agree to meet at the pizza place down the street where they first met two years prior. Then they sit down on a bench outside, shoulder-to-shoulder, and eat in silence. Afterwards, one person turns to the other and says that they think they should break up because the relationship just isn’t working. Even though both were prepared for this, one person still cries into their pizza crust.
Exploring the streetwear of Londoners and foodies alike
London is a city filled with small cups of coffee, slim cigarettes and extravagant fashion. Last week, beneath the gloomy skies and standing on London’s centuries-old cobblestone streets, men and women alike dressed to impress for a night out on the town. I put aside my own double shot espresso, grabbed a camera and notepad and took to the streets to chat with London-goers on what they were wearing and what they like to eat.
UNL doctoral alumna discusses film and costume design
A glamorous woman strides towards a small crowd gathered at the foot of a stage. She’s dressed in a silver floor length ball gown and is holding a sword and the scales of justice. In another part of the world, a man strikes his finger into the air while acting in a movie. He’s dressed in a Victorian ruffled top and trousers. The woman behind both characters’ outfits, and so many other actors' and actresses' outfits, is Heather Striebel.
COLUMN: N Vogue: Paris Fashion Week review: the awesome, ingenious and evil | Culture
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COLUMN: N Vogue: Paris Fashion Week review: the awesome, ingenious and evil
Controversial slogans, spray-on dresses and over-the-top glitz and glamor are just a couple things viewers witnessed on runways in Paris, France from Sept. 26 until Oct. 4 for this year’s Paris Fashion Week. This year’s fashion weeks have shown us that designers are pulling out all the stops, and the more outrageous, the better. This can especially be said of Paris Fashion Week. I am obsessed with fashion weeks.
N Vogue: What to wear to fashionably work out
It’s 6 a.m., and you’re two iced coffees deep. You’re sitting on your couch jiving to techno music blaring from speakers in your living room. You don’t know what to do, so you reach for pre-workout powder and your sneakers because you have too much on your mind, and you want to workout. You walk to your closet and realize you have no idea what to wear to the gym. It takes you four hours to pick out the perfect workout outfit, and now it’s too late to go to the gym because you have an 11 a.m. class.
Lincoln creatives divulge how they get out of a creative rut
You’re sitting at your desk and your hands are poised over the keyboard as you stare at the blinking cursor on a blank document. You are attempting to write the first chapter to an award-winning novel, but you don’t know where to begin. You are experiencing the internal battle infamously known as a creative rut. Whether you are writing a paper for class or coming up with the lyrics to a song, we’ve all encountered some form of a creative rut.
N Vogue: Queen Elizabeth II’s impact on fashion lives on
Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully on Sep. 8 from natural causes at Balmoral Castle after reigning for 70 years. Her Majesty was an icon not only for being British royalty, but also for her fashion sense. She was regularly seen at horse races and strolling through the gardens of Buckingham Palace wearing monochromatic skirt suits and elaborate hats.
Young fashion designer presents collection at Omaha Fashion Guild meeting | Culture
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Young fashion designer presents collection at Omaha Fashion Guild meeting
A woman wearing a pink, beaded head ornament peeked out from behind a curtain at the front of a small, intimate room on the third floor of Blue Sushi Sake Grill in Omaha. The woman, adorned in a black, floor-length dress and long, pink gloves, is one model in the group of six that night that wore Le’Mario Somerville’s latest fashion collection. Somerville is an 18-year-old designer based out of Omaha. He has shown designs in both this year and last year's Omaha Fashion Week fall shows.
COLUMN: How to dress to impress at a job interview
You just got accepted for an interview at your dream company. You have your portfolio and resume in a crisp, manila file folder. You’ve practiced the ‘tell me a little bit about yourself’ question countless times, and you’re ready to impress your future employer with your witty yet thought-provoking answers. Unfortunately, your interview is in two hours, and you are sitting on the floor in your closet having a mild breakdown as you realize you have no idea what to wear.
Charm Boutique & Bar offers customers a ‘sip n’ shop’ experience
Finding a place to grab a drink isn’t the hardest thing to do in Lincoln with O Street’s large selection of bars, pubs and music venues. However, finding a place where you can sip cocktails as you shop for clothes is a little more tricky. Charm Boutique & Bar was created to solve this problem by combining the two activities of drinking and clothes shopping. Located at 200 S 21st St., the quaint shop is stationed inside a robust brick building in the Telegraph District.
COLUMN: How to ‘find’ your personal style
Finding your personal style is unlike finding a lost pair of keys or the M&M’s you dropped in between the couch cushions. Your style isn’t something you lose, but rather something you find. It’s like staring at yourself in the mirror and recognizing that your nose is actually perfectly shaped and you look a lot more like Jennifer Aniston than you originally thought. Your style is like the book you randomly find in a bookstore that’s priced just right and is so good you reread it every month.
COLUMN: How to dress like you’re still on summer break
School is in session and, while you love calculus, you’d much rather be sitting by the pool sneakily staring at your summer crush’s glistening abs. Even though you still get to see your crush — albeit it’s the back of his head — you just can’t stop thinking about summer break and the Dior sunglasses you never took off. Summer withdrawals are a normal part of a college student’s life.
The good, the beautiful and the ugly of Omaha Fashion Week 2022
It’s another balmy night in Omaha, but glamorous Nebraska socialites barely notice the sweat trickling down the back of their necks as they stare up at the expansive catwalk stationed in the middle of the Omaha Design Center. Electronica beats begin to pour from the speakers as models strut out, showing off various stunning garments. Patrons sit back and fan their faces with programs as another season of Omaha Fashion Week begins under twinkling chandeliers.
Three Nebraska music producers break down the production process
Nebraska has a diverse music scene with multiple local DIY bands producing music in genres from rock to indie to hip-hop. While the musicians’ talents reside in vocals and instrumentation, equally impressive people work behind the scenes as music producers. These master puppeteers work to bring musicians’ visions to fruition through audio adjustments and sonic arrangements.
Three Nebraska music producers break down the production process
Nebraska has a diverse music scene with multiple local DIY bands producing music in genres from rock to indie to hip-hop. While the musicians’ talents reside in vocals and instrumentation, equally impressive people work behind the scenes as music producers. These master puppeteers work to bring musicians’ visions to fruition through audio adjustments and sonic arrangements.
COLUMN: What to wear under your cap and gown for graduation
After years of studying in dim lighting during the early hours of the morning, and many more sleepless nights finishing difficult class projects, the end is near. You’re finally about to graduate with an undergraduate degree and leave the hallowed hallways of University of Nebraska-Lincoln forever — or until you decide graduate school is necessary. Before you walk across the stage and accept your diploma, you need to first curate the perfect outfit.
Fashion show to display handmade clothing by solo Omaha designer
When picturing art, we typically think of watercolor paintings or white marble statues in galleries. We rarely consider the garments we see in clothing stores and in our own closets to be art. However, the intricate layered fabrics and luxurious details that make up clothing say otherwise. Fashion designers are masterful artists who craft wearable art with only the help of a needle and thread.
COLUMN: How to fashionably celebrate 4/20
Whenever I think of potential Delta-8 users, I think of actors from “That ‘70s Show” and “Scooby-Doo.” He’s the stereotypical chill dude who loves eating copious amounts of snacks to stave off the munchies. The dude typically has a goatee, and he wears circular sunglasses inside as he stretches out his words and finishes every sentence with the word “dude.” If you see yourself as one of these bros, then get excited because 4/20 is on Wednesday.
COLUMN: Warm weather styling hack: how to wear a bra as a shirt
Yesterday morning, I walked outside decked out in a black turtleneck and black leather pants thinking it was another cold spring day. Instantly, I was hit with a wall of hot, moist air. Before my upper lip could harbor a small lake and my brow could collect an entire crown of sweat beads, I sprinted back inside to change outfits. Don’t lie; I know you did the exact same thing.
COLUMN: Funny fashion items that are better than any April Fools Day joke
So, today I’m going to write about sports. Just kidding, pranked you. Happy early April Fools Day. April Fools Day is Friday, but so far it seems as if 2022 has been filled with pranks in the fashion world. Designers are running out of new ideas, so instead they are creating pieces so ridiculous that no one in the future will want to copy them.
Textile enthusiasts discuss the on-going quilt-to-garment controversy
Imagine the beloved patchwork quilt with your name embroidered on the inside that sits on your bed at home. It has protected you from frigid winter nights throughout your childhood, and it was hand sewn by your great grandmother by candlelight. Recently, it’s also become the main topic of a controversial conversation. Recently, a trend has blossomed causing fashion designers to repurpose quilts into wearable garments.
Global Glam fashion show exhibits student designs, brings community together
Wide-eyed fashion design students and international student models, all from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, stare down from the banister at the temporary catwalk stationed in the center of the Wick Alumni Center. It was 7 p.m. on Saturday and Global Glam: An Evening of Fashion, Diversity and Community was just getting started. The air was filled with thumping techno beats, nervous excitement and the faint whiff of Chanel No. 5 from one of the many glamorously dressed audience members.
COLUMN: The spring trends you need in your closet ASAP
Flowers are blooming, rain is predicted and the air smells like a mixture of ripe soil and cocoa butter tanning oil. In other words, spring has sprung. As you prepare the flowerbed located outside your dingy — but cost effective — rental house to look like something out of “Fine Gardening,” you might want to also curate your wardrobe to match the predicted spring fashion trends.
COLUMN: The very serious, ultimate, must-read fashion guide for men
Women have a plethora of fashion articles to turn to when they need advice on what to wear to a cocktail hour or a mini vacation to the Maldives. However, men don’t have that luxury. Men’s fashion advice articles that exist outside of GQ are few and far between. Granted, most men think wearing basketball shorts and a hoodie is the peak of fashion. Nevertheless, I still think they deserve a chance to learn the ins and outs of being a fashion icon at the next bar crawl or boys’ night.
COLUMN: Five easy ways to become sustainably fashionable
The next time you see a gorgeous angelfish swimming happily in the ocean, look down at your clothing. If you’re wearing something from SHEIN, you might as well be wearing a sign counting down the days the fish has left to live. SHEIN is affordable, and I am a victim of their flashy advertising and knock-off designer clothing, but at the end of the day, I would rather save the ecosystem than have a closet filled with clothing I wear once.
COLUMN: The hot girl’s guide to dressing for a fashion show
So you got invited to a fashion show. You’re super excited and call all your friends to brag. You post five Instagram stories back-to-back of you cheering and showing off your fashion show invitation. Now that you got the boasting and blustering out of the way, you realize you have no idea what to wear to your big night next to the runway. Never fear, though, I am here. I live vicariously through Anna Wintour, and she has front row seats to practically every fashion show.
Omicron variant causes Omaha Fashion Week to go virtual
Elegant models glide effortlessly, one by one, down a catwalk set up in the center of the Omaha Design Center. They are decked out in tulle dresses, linen suits and other handcrafted garments. This is what Omaha Fashion Week typically looks like. However, this year, much like last spring, the fashion extravaganza has been put on hold due to the ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Textile exhibition at UNL gallery draws artists from all over the world
Designs that consist of human hair, rubber toy snakes and contemporary political button slogans are just a couple examples of the art that can be found at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery’s latest 2022 Textiles and Fiber Art Juried Exhibition. The exhibition consists of various fiber art pieces, art that is created with natural or synthetic fibers, apparel designs and surface design pieces.
COLUMN: Fashionista approved date night outfit ideas for Valentine’s Day
Your significant other came over last night with a bouquet of roses and a cake shaped to look like your face and asked you to be their Valentine. Initially, you were probably excited and enthusiastically agreed with some tears in your eyes for added dramatics. However, now it’s the next day and the reality is that you have no idea what to wear on a date with your lover. Not to worry, I have your back. Finding an outfit that you can wear to any sort of surprise date can be difficult.
COLUMN: Keep COVID-19 out while maintaining your inner fashionista
It’s Monday, and you have to go back out into the real world after spending the whole weekend lounging around your apartment. You walk out your front door feeling confident in a color coordinated outfit and three layers of lip-plumping lipgloss. You reach your car only to realize that the COVID-19 pandemic still exists and you forgot your face mask. Suddenly, your confidence plummets as you comprehend that no one will see your lipgloss and your mask doesn’t really even go with your outfit — ugh.
Tech N9ne draws crowds to Bourbon Theatre Friday for rhythmic show
The Bourbon Theatre’s floors were shaking with reverb Friday night during the Tech N9ne Live 2022 tour concert. The concert was sold out, so bodies were packed shoulder-to-shoulder like sardines. The air was sticky, and a sheen of sweat could be seen on everyone’s brow in the dimly lit venue. The concert consisted of three opening hip-hop artists, and the main attraction, Tech N9ne. He took to the stage at 10 p.m., after much anticipation, in a plume of smoke that outlined his features.
COLUMN: All the outfits from ‘Emily in Paris’ judged by a Nebraskan
It isn’t often that I watch a show merely for the bizarre outfits. However, over Christmas break, I found myself huddled hermit-style on my couch, drinking gallons of wine while marathon watching Netflix’s “Emily in Paris.” The only breaks I took were to periodically call my best friends and yell through the screen at them about the odd outfits the main character, Emily Cooper, wore. The second season of “Emily in Paris” aired on Netflix on Dec. 22, 2021.
What students wore for the first week of class
While the weather for the first week of class was frigid with temperatures as low as 1 degree, University of Nebraska-Lincoln students heated things up with hot outfits and even hotter goals for the 2022 year. The Daily Nebraskan met students around campus who were studiously getting ready for the spring semester and discussed their outfits and New Year’s resolutions with them.
PROCHNOW: Searching fashion past to see the fashionable future
From the deaths of fashion pioneers to exuberant displays of haute couture, the fashion industry was a part of many game-changing events both virtually and in-person during 2021. However, while I love to dwell in the past, it’s time to look to the future. With that in mind, I decided to give you a 2021 fashion news recap and what I hope to see in the future of fashion. The inauguration or an impromptu fashion show? The year 2021 started with the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Jan. 20.
Three outfits to wear to a holiday party if you’d rather be anywhere else
Since Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to move on to the next big holiday: Christmas. With Christmas comes copious amounts of holiday parties full of sequined dresses and towering heels with the inevitable blisters that follow. These parties can range from office get-togethers to full out “The Great Gatsby” shindigs at your grandparents’ house. Most of the time, you probably would much rather be relaxing at home.
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