Christmas Giveaway - Throw It In The Bag

Winter has finally made its way to North Carolina, and everyone here at Duke is either thinking about getting done with finals or about going home. For all of you who have already finished with your fall semesters congratulations and I hope you did great; for everyone else, chin up, you're almost there! While the following might be of more interest to girls, guys are welcome to read ahead and enter the giveaway (we all have at least one special woman in our lives who would enjoy this as a gift). 

Amber from Throw It In The Bag is hosting a Christmas Giveaway of one of her unique dress creations and any one of you could be the lucky winner. You can have up to 3 entries in the giveaway, one for commenting on her blog, one for following her on Twitter and one for "Liking" her Facebook Group.

The dress is a beautiful coral pink, one shoulder, with a leg-of-mutton sleeve, and asymmetrical ruffle hem.  The dress comes in a size Medium.  On anyone shorter than 5'11, the dress will be much longer than pictured.

Good luck to you all in the giveaway and with your final exams if you have any left, and have a phenomenal break!

Laura - Duke University

Laura is a Senior from Charlotte, NC and she is majoring in Public Policy. She is a sister of the Alpha Phi sorority and enjoys spinning and Europe. I was lucky to be her guest for Thanksgiving in 2008.

Sarah - Duke University

Sarah is a Senior from Virginia majoring in Art History and Literature and Cultural Theory. She has a quirky/funky and most importantly lovable personality and her sartorial choices always positively surprise me in their originality and choice of chromatic palettes.

Tanya - UC Berkeley

Photos taken by Brittany Curran

Angela - Duke University

Angela is a Senior from South Korea majoring in Economics and Mathematics.

I loved the pattern of this draping sweater and it reminded me of Fair Isle Sweaters

Whooga Boots Sweepstake

I know most of you are busy with final exams and papers right now and your mind isn't at shopping but I wanted to introduce you to a new up-and-coming boot brand based in the U.K. Whoogas are a great alternative to the UGG boot, come in both Women's and Men's styles, are entirely made by hand and use the best quality natural thermofleece to keep your feet warm.

Whooga runs a monthly sweepstakes for anyone who subscribes to their newsletter or follows them on Twitter, however if you're not feeling particularly lucky, Whooga has graciously offered the readers of Campus Sartorialist a 10% discount code: 1188PLEASURE (valid for a week).

Larsa - Duke University

Larsa is a Senior, majoring in Neuroscience and Arabic, from New Jersey. She is also an avid rock-climber, a photographer for The Chronicle and president of the Duke Outing Club.

Kacey - UC Berkeley

Photos taken by Brittany Curran

Jakob - Duke University

Jakob is a first-year from Stockholm, Sweden.

Cassie - Duke University

Cassie is a Senior at Duke University majoring in Biology/Neuroscience. She is a sister of ADPi and a track and field athlete.

Toggle Coats have become increasingly popular in the last couple of winter seasons. Toggle coats and their unique way of fastening originated in the Navy , where sailors needed a coat that could be closed even while wearing thicker gloves (walrus teeth)

Ric - UC Berkeley

With this first post, I would like to welcome the addition of talented photographer Brittany Curran to our Campus Sartorialists. Brittany is a student at UC Berkeley, blog editor for BARE Magazine, UC Berkeley's premiere fashion and lifestyle publication and publisher of Work It, Berk.

Photos taken by Brittany Curran

Ashley - Duke University

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

Ashley is a Sophomore at Duke University, a DefMo dancer and a very talented photographer - check her photographs out on here.

Asher - Duke University

Asher is a Senior at Duke University. He is from Florida and writes for Duke Campus' daily newspaper, The Chronicle.

The Twins - Duke University

The Twins are Seniors at Duke University and have been my good friends since day one of International Orientation. They're very down-to-earth and their favourite hanging spot is the Plaza. 

Lisa - Duke University

Lisa is a First-Year at Duke University, originally from Toronto. She was one of the First-Years I mentored during International Orientation and akin to the other International students featured so far, Lisa has a great eye for style. Her outfit today showcases what elegant comfortable-wear should look like on a college campus (n.b. sweatpants and hoodie enthusiasts). 

Edwin - Duke University

Though I often bemoan the lack of male subjects on campus, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon Edwin today. Edwin, a Senior at Duke University, is originally from New Jersey and is an International/Comparative Studies and Cultural Anthropology double major. On top of that he is an awesome dancer and he is part of DefMo, Duke's leading dancing troupe, which you can check out here.

Mathilde - Duke University

Mathilde, a Sophomore at Duke University, comes from Paris and it is no wonder she always looks stylish as Paris inspires all to explore their own unique style.

Kirsty - Duke University

Kirsty is a Senior at Duke University studying Chemistry and Art History. She is from Beijing but loves Europe as much as I do. If you would like to read more about Kirsty's "Occidental" adventures, visit her blog, Rivig's Simple Pleasures !

Harem Pants are slowly creeping onto the American market ( finally ! )

Samera - Duke University

Samera is a Senior at Duke University and a native Durhamanian studying Public Policy and Cultural Anthropology.

Though introduced in the Fall of '09, studs are definitely still in style 

Paul - Duke University

Paul is half American and half French, studies International Relations, is involved in Duke's Student Government, and as far as I know has always been fashionable. 

Brown and blue go great together and shawl collared anythings are very "in" right now.

G. - Duke University

Layers and a pop of colour, the right way to start this Fall!

Indu - Duke University

Indu is a Sophomore at Duke University whom I met on an Outing Club trip to beautiful West Virginia. She is the perfect example of an athletic woman who does not shy away from embracing her feminine side and does so stylishly.

I loved the pattern of this dress so much I wanted to take a photo of just it. The blue my camera captured doesn't do justice.

Naima - Duke University

Naima is a Duke University Senior and has been one of good friends ever since orientation week three years ago. If you ever have the chance to visit Duke, make sure you catch her in one of Sabrosura's performances (Sabro is Duke's very own Salsa dancing  group)!

Swapi- Duke University

It's interview season around college campuses and Swapi had just had one. While she always dresses stylishly, it's interesting to see how many students transform for interviews and how it contrasts with what they regularly wear. For students like Swapi, transitioning into business life will most likely be a piece of cake, at least in terms of dressing for work. Do you think it'll be easy for you to trade flip-flops for pumps or hoodies for shirts and ties?

Dani - Duke University

Dani is a junior at Duke University and is majoring in Psychology. She and I met in the rival town of Chapel Hill under a bacchanalian state of mind and have been friends ever since.

I'm glad more girls are embracing wider belts but I especially was a fan of the printed top

Fiona - Duke University

A lot of fashionistas nowadays seem to add much unneeded weight to their looks, straying from the right mantra, where less is better or less is more. Fiona, a senior at Duke University, a member of the Delta Gamma sorority and an Economics Major perfectly embodies the mantra and with a nice camel skirt and a white shirt combinations creates a beautiful yet simple look.

Michelle P. - Duke University

Chance had it that the next person I would get to photograph is also named Michelle and is also a senior at Duke University. Michelle is originally from Puerto Rico, a member of the Alpha Phi sorority and plans on going to med school and eventually working on solving health issues in Latin America.

What I was drawn to most in this outfit was the beautiful light azure scarf that was tucked in the chrysocolla belt.Perfect  combination for a warm fall.

Michelle S. - Duke University

Michelle is a senior and one of Duke University's Young Trustees.. She is a bold and confident young woman whose debonair personality and witty humour make it easy for people to grow quite fond of her. 

Michelle goes for a great pink and black combination, combining both feminine and masculine elements harmoniously

Nnenna - Duke University

While most people cannot wait for Casual Fridays to wind down from a week of wearing business attire, some Duke students like to do quite the opposite and Nnenna is definitely one of them. The red pumps drew me in from a distance and I knew I had to snap a few shots of this natty look.

Alp - Duke University

Alp is a Junior at Duke University and is originally from Istanbul. As you can see, one's geographical origins are extraneous when it comes to taste and style, with brands such as Lacoste and Ralph Lauren being as ubiquitously present on a North Carolinian campus as they would  in the Turkish capital.

Maura - Duke University

Maura is a senior here at Duke University and there is yet to be a day when I meet Maura on campus and her smile and joie de vivre don't lift up my mood. Though it's mid-October and most northern states are already well into the fall season, North Carolina weather has been amazingly summery. Maura's outfit preempts the coming of fall through the cardigan while still maintaining a summery air by pairing it up with a skirt.

Multi-colored Buttons - Ognjen - Duke University

Ognjen or Oggy is an exchange student from Bosnia and Herzegovina. What I noticed when meeting him for the first time was his style and confidence. It seems that a lot of guys in the U.S. have yet to feel comfortable with the newest trends that hover on the slimmer and snugger side of fit, however for Oggy, myself or most European guys it's nothing out of the ordinary.

White/Cream Hi-Tops, Slim Black Jeans and a Blue T-Shirt to add colour to the outfit (the multi-coloured buttons are our personal favourites)

Kim - Duke University

Kim is one of my dearest friends and ever since I first met her I saw that her sense of style is unique and quite different from other girls' on campus. Kim, just like me, is an International Student and she hails from Rome, infused with everything that's good in Italian fashion. She writes for her own style blog MeshMode.

Kim is wearing a nice, summery - Safari-themed outfit. Anyone who might object to wearing white after labour day, should know that this rule is not only outdated but also does not apply to any country otuside of the U.S.

Serena - Duke University

Serena, just like Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw is from Connecticut and now lives in New York. While at Duke she majored in Art History and Visual Theory. Her unique personality and fashion sense make her ideal for the debut of Campus Sartorialist. Visit her Art Critique and Analysis blog at UppercaseQ.com

Photos by Robert Wainblat

Campus Sartorialist Launch

With this first official post, I would like to introduce everyone to CampusSartorialist.com, a website which I hope will walk in the footsteps of its famous counterpart ( The Sartorialist ) and will be a medium of expression for Campus Fashion. Many of you have probably witnessed the invasion of, if not been guilty of wearing, Fleece/Sweatpants, Hoodies, Crocs and many other unspeakable accoutrements, however there is still hope amongst the college population and through Campus Sartorialist I hope to bring the best of college style to the surface.

In Perpetuum Effingo, CampusSartorialist's motto can be literally translated as "in perpetual formation/fashioning" and I chose it for its simple yet all-encompassing nature as well as its correlation to students perpetually evolving, adjusting and changing.

Many of you might ask why the need for another fashion website aimed at the college population, when CollegeFashionista, CollegeFashion and other blogs/websites are already popular and followed?! While I do give credit to these websites, I believe they focus too much on the sartorial aspects of campus fashion and thus miss the big picture. College campuses are ever-changing environments, where teenagers experiment and define their style as they transition from their teenage years into adulthood. It's not about what the trends in Milan are, which shade of lipstick goes best with what, but about self-expression and originality. Teruyoshi Hayashida created Take Ivy, one of the most appreciated and famous college look-books, in 1965 and while looking back at what students wore back then compared to now might seem familiar to you, these two periods of now and then are quite dissimilar. CampusSartorialist would like to become the repository of collegiate looks from around the world and specifically from within the U.S., where students living on a campus together creates a unique fashion bubble.

Taking upon this task is definitely not a one-man job and I would like to welcome any help I can get as far as photography and capturing what you think is unique amongst the college crowd. If fashion photography is your passion, I would definitely welcome any guest features as well as anyone who would like to become a long-term contributor. Your name, photos and a link to your resume/website would be added to a Contributors page, which will be made available from the main page.  

Please direct any questions, suggestions or submissions to CampusSartorialist@gmail.com and please spread the word, follow it on google or twitter(#CampusSartorial), like it on Facebook and comment on the posts!

To a great new beginning!

Robert