Now that we’re knee deep in finals commotion wouldn’t it be nice to take a break and hear a wildly successful Brown alumnus talk about his eyeglass business? Of course it would! Andy Hunt ’04 will be leading a discussion in Petteruti Lounge tonight at 6:30 p.m.on his various experiences as an entrepreneur. His coolest role is undoubtedly that of co-founder of Warby Parker, an online eyeglass company that emphasizes retro frames (think Don Draper/Truman Capote/Gatsby swag) and affordable prices. If you’re looking for another good study break today, take a minute (or an hour) perusing the company’s many styles. Glasses porn may not be a thing, but this site comes close enough. While the specs surely attract the young adult crowd, they’re also familiar enough to appeal to just about anybody, which is probably why the business recently expanded with its first brick and mortar location. As the talk is sponsored by Brown and RISD entrepreneurship groups, Hunt will surely have plenty of advice for how to get a promising concept off the ground. If you need further proof that your 20-page final research paper on [_insert esoteric topic here_] means nothing, be sure not to miss this cool thing. Once more: Today (Tuesday, May 7) in Petteruti at 6:30.

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Is it a suit? Or jammies? So much fashion confusion!

In the words of Macklemore:

Draped in a leopard mink, girls standin’ next to me

But also…

I’ll take those flannel zebra jammies, second-hand, I rock that motherfucker
The built-in onesie with the socks on that motherfucker

So, Brown, which best describes us? Well, both…kind of. We may not be as fashion-forward as some other universities (hey, at least we’re are less sexist), and we certainly don’t compete with our neighbors down the Hill, but there are some pretty fly outfits on campus. But how can we motivate ourselves to dress cool when we wake up at 9:58 for a 10 a.m. class?  My 9 a.m. is lucky I brush my teeth, much less change out of my Brown ‘athletic’ apparel. And why don’t we hold the legitimate athletes to the same standard? Probably because you’d sound obnoxious if you said this: “Hey, I know you had to run the Hill this morning and just physically exerted yourself more in one hour than I do in a full year, but I am really not digging the way your basketball shorts don’t match your winter coat.” We are college students: we’re learning, playing, studying, and, well, partying. One-third of us are too busy, and the other two-thirds are too lazy to be dressing spiffy.

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Don’t call them “fashionistas,” but they own mad style. April Zhang ’13 and MJ Batson ’13 are the founding Editors-in-Chief of Unhemmed, Brown’s online fashion style magazine. We had the opportunity to have a conversation with the bubbly pair and share some laughs before yesterday’s new issue  and website redesign(!) launch.  Unhemmed has collaborated with Blog before for Street Style, so we were thrilled to feature them this week on Pub Crawl (formerly Blog on Pubs).

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Not only did Brooks Brothers snub our dear ole Brown in its new college line, it then had the audacity to steal our crest!  What’s up with that?

Photo by Sami Horneff ’12

Just a few weeks ago, Brown’s first full-fledged, online, student-run fashion magazine, entitled ‘Unhemmed,’ was launched. The magazine’s content includes profiles on stylish students, artwork and design features by students, style columns, and trend reports. And, of course, the magazine prominently features a section on Street Style, which could perhaps also be called Campus Style, as it largely features Brown students looking good around campus.

Street style fashion photography blogs like The Sartorialist and Jak & Jil have risen to quick fame throughout both the blogosphere and fashion worlds over the past several years. This reality, combined with the facts that Unhemmed is pretty freakin’ awesome and that Brown’s campus has no lack of stylish students walking around, leaves no doubt that the Street Style section of Unhemmed will soon be a campus staple.

So, we here at BlogDailyHerald along with the Unhemmed editors thought it would be a great idea to get together and form a regular collaborative series. It will feature selected preview images of what’s going on behind the lenses of Unhemmed’s Street Style and on campus in terms of style and fashion.

Luckily for us all, Unhemmed will be hosting a Street Style event this Friday afternoon on the Main Green where they’ll be looking for people to photograph for their series. (Ehem–something to keep in mind when getting dressed on Friday morning.) Who knows, maybe you’ll be getting photographed, in which case you had better check back here or on the Unehmmed website to see if you’ve made it into their Street Style selects.

Marc Jacobs Spring 2011 RTW, Louis Vuitton (Look #1) Spring 2011 RTW, Philosophy (Look #30) Spring 2011 RTW. Thanks to Style.com for all of these images.

You may have noticed a slight Japanese infusion on the runway this spring. Many designers took Japanese fashion themes and infused them into other trends like ’70s boho chic or 1920s flapper. Japanese fashion is easy to incorporate into your spring wardrobe–it’s fun, flirty and colorful. Try one of the three following infusions to start.  And consider donating to Japan Aid before you buy your next fashion accessory. Happy Shopping. [Read more →]

The hottest thing in the world of accessories this spring will be bugs. Get ready to don your butterflies, your beetles, your dragonflies, and any other insect in your drawers. Not only are they great conversation pieces, but they invoke something rough and gritty and are thus the perfect addition to a girly outfit. Read on! Images are only thumbnails, and look a bit more spectacular on the product pages.

Melissa Leo donned a Katherine Wallach spider necklace for the Oscars

Check out the great moth pin that went down the runway for Lanvin Spring 2011.

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One of the tamer American Apparel ads

American Apparel, the LA based clothes manufacturer known for its multi-colored basics and racy ad campaigns, has been providing hipsters world wide with retro classics, ironic leggings, and lacy undies for the past 20 years. However, hipsters might soon need to search farther for patterned fishnets. The company has recently had some financial trouble and is said to be heading towards bankruptcy. The manufacturer’s stock plummeted last month after a series of dubious business decisions by outspoken CEO Dov Charney (a hipster in his own right). Hipster, fear not! Charney says that he can turn the company around. Until then, better stock up on all of your leotards and classic V-necks while American Apparel is still around.

Tired of all the sweatpants and pajama bottoms, super-skinny jeans and plaid shirts? Ready for a return to a more classic, preppy style?

Take your inspiration from Take Ivy, a Japanese book featuring candid photos of people (okay, men) on Ivy League campuses, originally published in 1965. It became a big hit in Japan in the ’60s, as people started to imitate the Ivy League preppy style. The book was reprinted at the end of August, and may be seeing a bit of popularity. There certainly are a lot of people writing about it. Jack Spade is even creating a Take Ivy Kit, featuring a preppy shirt, a book strap, and a copy of the book. (Don’t worry, we secretly want one too.)

Maybe we’ll see a resurgence of the preppy style? Let’s hope so.

Shopping suggestions? Insistence on continued hipsterism? Tell us in the comments!

If you think that guy wearing chainmail in your 9 a.m. biology class has an interesting fashion sense, wait until you see the pants on the Norwegian Olympic Curling Team. The brainchild of Scott Woodworth ’82, these Argyle knickers caused a red, white and blue stir the world over as the team vacuumed — er — curled its way to a silver medal on Feb. 27 in Vancouver.

Woodworth designed the outlandish pantaloons for his company, Loudmouth Golf, which he founded in 2000. The Norwegian team apparently saw Woodworth’s Web site and ordered pants in the country’s colors. And though the team didn’t snag gold from the boringly black-pants clad Canadian powerhouse, at least the Norwegians did it with more style.

Take that, chainmail dude.