Style against the Dress code

It doesn’t matter if what style you want to show. Stick to your own fashion with rules and limits.

Norsunians were totally affected when a resolution was placed regarding dress code policy. Some of the students were having their tantrums where tube tops, shorts, slippers (even though its Havaiannas brand) were not allowed to enter the campus even on Saturdays. Strict implementation of dress code was really a hard time to consider for students who were naturally born “Fashionista”. The primary reason was they were totally blocked with their freedom to express what they were.

Well, wearing spaghetti strapped tank tops or tattered jeans don’t mean that you are really in style or you are one of the best dressed students in NORSU. You don’t have to be hard headed when it comes to this matter. Being “Fashionista” can be achieved without confiscating your ID’s and just yelling or scolding the newly hired white guards in the gates of the campus. Here are some of the tips to solve your own dilemma if you are “really” conscious with your outfit and be stylish during schooldays.

Tattered Jeans: Big no-no in the campus

Based on the resolution, wearing tattered jeans is not permitted. Some of the EMO’s (emotionally disturbed), rockers or even punks are using this kind of jeans. But you can wear tattered jeans in one condition; no skin will reveal in your pants. Chief Security Officer Nilo Lauron confirmed this statement.

Solution: if you have tattered jeans, get another cloth (whether it is denim of khaki) which is similar to the color of your pants and sew the tattered part overlapped the cloth or you can sew the tattered part in a jagged or zigzag pattern either vertical or horizontal.

Say Hi to spaghetti strapped tops

These kind of upper garments are sexy and too revealing. Lots of skin expose through the sunrays that will end up whirling the eyes of the guys into your “bootylicious” body (Even the guards will run at you!). Of course, it is one of Best Barred outfits in the university.

Solution: you can wear these tops by wearing a bolero (a cropped garment with short and long sleeves covers a less of the torso). This 2009, Boleros are more fashionable this season where puffed sleeves and pastel colors are in the midst of runway shows nowadays.

You can also wear buttoned sweatshirts over these killer tops. Just make sure that it’s not really a warm and humid day that will cause you to perspire too much.

Layering is another trend of mixing and matching other pieces of clothes to make more tasteful. You can layer up a pastel plain shirt under colored or dyed spaghetti straps for summer look.

Open flats are IN but not in NORSU

It doesn’t mean that it is a MUST to wear three inch heels and be “Ugtos” during schooldays because your legs are begging for help to rest and sit for a while. Footwear is one of the important elements in fashion that will make a white fitted shirt and straight jeans look stylish and trendy. And so, the conclusion is, footwear is essential to one’s style.

Solution: An inch of a heel will do but the best advice I can give you is wear wedge footwear. Wedge footwear has a sole in the form of a wedge that is much thicker at the back than in front.

For those studs that are in a sporty or laidback style, chucks are the best alternative of wearing a bulky rubber shoes. Chucks are canvas type of rubber shoes produced by a well known brand ‘Converse” and nowadays, some chucks are available in stores at low cost (unless if you can afford Chuck Taylor or Converse shoes). Chucks are presented in different colors and prints so you have a variety of time to match up with your skinny jeans and a cute top.

Doll shoes and Jelly shoes are rampant in NORSU especially in the third sex or gays (which are also having their own set of dress code). We all know that this kind of shoes is really comfortable and a good friend to our toes but Open toe shoes is more convenient way to use. This kind of shoe is open to the toe area but not considered as open sandal.

The term fashion can be synonymous for glamour, beauty and positive sense. It is an art where you can examine the notions of self respect and dignity.

As a Norsunian, we obey the rules regarding dress codes but this will not a hindrance not to be stylish and trendy. Fashion is part of our character!