Cuse Closet: Casual Coffee Dates

Cuse Closet peeks inside the staff's wardrobes to find out where we're going and how good we look getting there.

Syracuse weather determines every outfit. When the weather is snowy and miserable, I pile on the layers and pull on the fuzzy snow boots. However, when the weather is only moderately cold, I can wear fewer layers and break out the flats.

Since the sun was shining, I decided to wear flats as opposed to my usually boots. I then chose my favorite pair of jeans with decorative stitching. My jeans determined what I would wear on top because I did not want to cover the decorative pockets.

I wore a cropped button-up sweatshirt and layered a plain white camisole underneath. The sweatshirt resembles a peacoat with the double-breasted buttons and therefore is dressy enough to avoid looking as though I just rolled out of bed. I then chose to carry an oversized black purse to hold all of my essentials.

My outfit is coffee date appropriate but still just as comfortable as yoga pants and a sweatshirt. I felt ready to take on my day filled with classes and of course, coffee (or in my case, tea).

Sweatshirt: Abercrombie & Fitch

Cami: American Eagle

Jeans: Miss Me

Flats: Born

-Brittany Fowler

Cuse Closet: Fashionably Casual with Height

Cuse Closet peeks inside the staff's wardrobes to find out where we're going and how good we look getting there.

Wednesday was a beautiful day in Syracuse complete with warm sunshine and an ideal temperature. Since I knew I would be seeing “The September Issue” that night (a documentary about Vogue’s September issue), I was in a fashion mindset. I don’t know about you, but whenever I watch anything about fashion, like “The Devil Wears Prada” for example, I feel the need to look extra put-together, and to go shopping. Unfortunately, that wasn’t an option due to classes. That’s why I opted to wear my black ankle high boots, and from there my outfit seemed to fall into place. I remembered I had a new sweater given to me as a gift that happened to have short sleeves (perfect for the weather) and a bold cowl neck. Since the sweater had an uneven bottom, I decided to wear jeans with decorative pockets because the sweater wasn’t long enough to cover them up. These jeans happened to be one of my favorite pairs of jeans and were long enough to wear with my heeled boots. I decided to wear a simple heart necklace to add a touch of sparkle to my bare neck and a silver bracelet to complete the look. I felt confident and ready for the day I was about to begin.

Boots: Kelly and Katie

Jeans: Miss Me Jeans

Sweater: MM Couture

Bracelet: Brighton

-Brittany Fowler