Trendwatch

Hey Guys!From New York City to Paris, Slogan t-shirts have taken fashion week by a storm. Whether it be the Sacai’s “-ashion is a -assion,” Haider Ackerman’s “Be Your Own Hero,” Baja East’s “thriving” or Dior’s “We Should All Be Feminists,” designers are spreading their message through clothes on the catwalk.During the first Paris Fashion Week of the year this week, Chanel also held a runway show, displaying its Spring/Summer 2017 Ready to Wear collection. In this collection, Karl Lagerfeld brought Chanel to the future. He changed Chanel’s Grand Palais into #DataCenterChanel and opened the show with two “robot” models who strutted down the runway in tweed sets. Despite the futuristic pattern on the clothes and the LED feature on the hand-bags, this collection also had an interesting ’90s influence with the swing jackets and flat brim baseball caps that were tilted sideways.For those who are a fan of street wear, Bape and Alpha Industries’s MA-1 bomber jacket collaborations are also expected to be released at the end of this week. The jackets are going to have the classic MA-1 silhouette, but have cameo patterns added on either the sleeves or throughout the whole entire jacket, and a Bape logo stuck on the chest. Make sure to check out more information on the stockists and exact release date/time if you want to get your hands on these hip jackets!This week, Grace Huang ’17 rocked the stripe trend with her colorful striped coat, black dress, heels, and black choker. Kai John-Blunch ’19 looked stylish in his Reeboks classic sneakers, khaki joggers, and 90’s print button down shirt. Lauren Maguire ’18 paired a white off-shoulder top with silver platform sandals and grey skinny jeans. At the Senior dinner, Sang Park ’16 was constantly being complimented on the fabric of his spectacular suit. Ashleigh Lackey ’19 stood out in her floral skirt, making it feel like this weather will never go away. It is always interesting to see what Abel Ngala ’18 is wearing each day, with his eccentric combinations.A message from Connor:Coming back to Exeter I have noticed a lot of differences between how people dress here and in Europe. The Europeans care more about how they dress and show a major interest in fashion. Whether it be in France, Spain or Italy, the people strive to be ahead or part of the trend. They constantly update their wardrobe with new clothes.Most teenagers in Spain tend to wear exactly the same thing. They all wear the same dark green rain jacket from Pull & Bear, skinny marble dyed jeans and Stan Smith shoes. They follow Instagram accounts that show the American style at that moment and tend to copy it. In Italy and France, teenagers dress differently, but they try to dress like the Americans as well. This American style that they follow consists of oversized black jerseys with white football numbers on the front and back, denim jackets, Abercrombie and Fitch shirts, and acid washed jeans. Most of the clothes come from smaller stores rather than big companies such as Vineyard Vines, Patagonia and Brooks Brothers. This being said, many people are now buying from Zara, the largest clothing company in the world based in the north of Spain.Stay Stylish,Connor and Tanya