Keeping warm in style

As the cold approaches, it seems like the biting breeze offers a pass to the students of Central High. “Stop caring about your style,” it reads, “it’s cold.” This is the most commonly used excuse to trudge around school in sweatpants and oversized t-shirts for the duration of winter. 

This winter, the excuses end. This is how to style winter outfits (without freezing for fashion). 

For years, turtlenecks were seen as a trend for suburban mothers. Now, celebrities such as Bella Hadid are wearing them around New York City as daily street style. Not only are they trendy, but they are warm and easy to style. They can be worn with a summer-type shirt over them; they can be styled with long, puffy jackets.  

Another recent trend is the use of utility fashion, especially cargo pants. Usually, cargo pants are worn in the summer and fall with tank tops or tees. With a little creativity, they can be tweaked to fit winter styles with comfort. Wearing long sleeves with vests is one way to pull off this look this winter. Vests (also gradually falling into today’s trends) complete the sense of utility fashion, while long sleeves can help to keep warm throughout the day.  

Tights: a way to continue to wear skirts without the pain. Although tights are rarely seen outside the adult workplace, they are starting to have a comeback this winter. The plaid mini-skirt trend was far too short, and no one seems willing to give it up for the cold. So, instead of suffering through winter with daily goosebumps, tights can make a reappearance at Central High.   

Styling coats is another convenient area of fashion. Instead of walking into home room and throwing a huge winter coat into a locker, the coat could remain throughout the school day as a subtle, comfortable statement piece. Long coats are easily styled with a turtleneck and jeans; short coats complete the “skirt and tights” look. 

This winter, do not keep any fashion potential restrained by continuing to enable a culture of students who give up on the first day of November.