Winter may be here, but have no fear! Snow and ice don’t have to mean that sweatpants and oversized scarves have to dominate your wardrobe. On campus, winter fashion can still be a great opportunity to dress your best. Whether you’ve got a great vintage winter coat or a collection of fabulous boots, bringing out your own style is still possible despite the chilly weather. Here at the Sheaf we love to see students representing their individuality and unique fashion sense, which is why campus fashion is still here to bring you some of the best of winter outfits spotted on campus — despite the onslaught of snow and UGGs.

Mackenzie Paradzik 

Age. 19. College of Arts and Science. International studies, first year.

Tell me a bit about your outfit.

“My boots and my blazer are both from Value Village. I love shopping there. My skirt is from Zara, my shirt is from American Apparel and my necklace is from Aldo.”

What is the best thing about winter fashion?

“The thing that I love about winter fashion is layering because it gives you a lot of opportunity to play around with different styles and shapes that you can make with clothing. You can create a lot of different outfits with layering — things you wouldn’t be able to do in the summer. I also wear a lot of black so the color palette is definitely more my style in winter.”

Where do you draw inspiration from for your outfits?

“My style is inspired by my mood. I also get a lot of inspiration from films that I watch or music videos. I love street style blogs also, but what I wear is very, very dependent on my mood.

“I also love guy’s clothing. I find it very versatile and I love over-sized stuff. In the summer I’ll buy guy’s shirts and wear them as dresses.”

Why is dressing well important to you?

“Fashion has always been something that I’ve been very interested in. It’s my favorite way of self-expression — I see it as moving art. You can tell so much about a person from the way they present themselves and it’s a creative outlet.”

Chitbhanu Singh 

Age 21. College of Arts and Science. Physiology and Pharmacology, fourth year.

Tell me a bit about your outfit.

“The scarf is actually from India. It was a gift from my mom. The jacket is from a store in Edmonton and the shirt is from Tommy Hilfiger. The jeans are from a company called ASOS — I bought them online — and the boots are Dr. Martens.”

What is the best thing about winter fashion?

“For male fashion there’s a lot more room to experiment with different layers and textures. With summer, I feel that there’s not as much variety for guys. Right now I’m really into a lot of synthetic fabrics that are coming out. A lot of companies invest their research into good fabrics that are lightweight and you can compact them… They are very technical fabrics, so you can get a lot of use out of them. They’re very durable and very warm.”

Do you have any university fashion tips?

“It’s good to focus on getting your fits down first instead of investing a large amount of money in one signature piece… I think it’s important to be aware of your proportions and then buying or tailoring your clothes to suit those proportions. Once you become comfortable with all of that, then you can sort of play around with different silhouettes. But I think it’s good to get the basics down in terms of fit.”

Why is dressing well important to you?

“Having something suited to your proportions is very important to me. It makes me feel confident when I know that I’m dressing well and I’ve seen that it does make a memorable impression. People remember you as that person who tends to take that extra step in dressing well.”

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Naomi Zurevinski / Opinions Editor

Photos: Katherine Fedoroff / Photo Editor