The Marquette Journal

Read on for practical answers to your most pressing style questions, and get ready to rule the collegiate runway!

It’s been said the words ‘new’ and ‘now’ are key to grabbing Americans’ attention. We’re always on the lookout for the latest and greatest, whether it’s the next Hollywood starlet, the new It Bag or the season’s freshest color palette. But does all that trend absorption really improve our knack for style?
The most of-the-minute fashion [...]

I just heard birds chirping on my way to coffee shop. Do you know what that means? It’s time to talk spring! While some inevitable March snowfalls are sure to come, it’s time to shift our thoughts from snowflakes to sunshine – and let the weather forecast catch up on it’s own!
Break out the oxford [...]

The latest edition of Stylephile with freshman Fisher Reynolds, junior Danica Boehm, junior Arely Flores and senior Christine Kehl.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, bold jewelry is worth a million. As the focal point of modern fashion, statement accessories are today’s biggest trend and tomorrow’s timeless heirlooms. With delicate beading, colorful enamel and light-catching shine, a prize-winning trinket can become the centerpiece of any glamorous ensemble. By layering on the most [...]

Pants are so last year. The newest and latest craze is leggings. Yes, just leggings. Throw in a T-shirt, some Ugg boots and a North Face … and boom, you have the most noticeable and widely discussed clothing ensemble of the year.
Current college fashion finds students are leaving their high school clothing trends behind for [...]

Well-dressed. Well-groomed. Young professionals in the urban community. Generally a member of the upper-to-middle class, and upwardly mobile. Attentive to fashion and not afraid to prove it. And, most importantly, blatantly heterosexual.
Meet the metrosexual.
Metrosexuality was a term first coined in 1994 by British journalist Mark Simpson, who used it to refer to “the single young [...]

The catalogues are piling up in your mailbox. You just thought twice before skipping Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” on your iTunes. And from what you can make out amongst the scribbles in your planner, Black Friday is just around the corner.
Can you believe it, shopaholics? Gift guide season is here! [...]

It’s Halloween! A day when fashion rules (and diets) are deliberately broken. A day when red pleather is praised, polyester trumps linen and style deviants can indulge in fashion vices without reproach.
With so many parties and events, you may be struggling to find a costume on the fly. My favorite quick costume idea is to [...]

What would you bring to a deserted island?
What is the key to happiness?
What do women want?
Three complicated questions, one simple answer: Shoes. Aristotle may disagree, but wise people across campus know there are few joys greater than a pair of red-bottomed soles resting quaintly in your closet. But when cold weather creeps in, shoe shopping [...]