Dear HerCampusBU,
We are super excited to be joining the BU section of her campus! We are Nisha and Fatima, sophomores in CAS who are also really interested in all things fashion. Although our lives have not always been ruled by the fashion industry, we have each gone through a similar, and likely familiar, evolution.
I am Fatima and I grew up being a total tomboy. My outfit choices were influenced by only one thing: comfort. It didn’t matter where I was going I just wanted to wear jeans and sneakers. It wasn’t until I changed schools in the seventh grade that I became interested in fashion. I wanted to make a lasting impression on my new classmates so I finally agreed to go shopping with my Mom and it was wonderful! I fell in love with every single store we went into. It was then that I realized I didn’t have to sacrifice my comfort to look polished – there are ways to be comfortable in your clothes and make an impression on people. That is what I hope to share with all the HerCampus readers, how to incorporate your own taste into trends from the runway and what we see around campus.
I, Nisha, also began my foray into the world of fashion seeking for comfort alone. Dress and skirt were bad words in my dictionary as I roamed the halls of elementary and middle school in basically asexual clothing. High school was when I really became interested in the fashion world, and more importantly when I began my fascination with shoes. Project Runway became a favorite as I started paying more attention to fashion, trends, and people involved. Comfort remained a must have characteristic, but I did grow out of boyish clothing to embrace the options offered by the fashion world. With these blog entries, I want to share what I love about fashion, how I see it interpreted on Comm. Ave, and how I incorporate fashion into my life. I hope that while reading, you can also indulge your love for fashion!
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“If fashion is a crime, we plead Guilty.” – Unknown
Fatima Mufti and Nisha Shah