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Meet Jessika, a Senior Fashion Design Major!

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Alexandra Whitehead Student Contributor, SUNY Buffalo
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Buff State chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.
Name: Jessika Harrison
Graduation year: 2016
Major/minor: Fashion & Textile Technologies – Apparel Design 
Hometown: Hamburg, NY
Dream job: stylist for a fashion magazine 
Favorite movie: Shawshank Redemption 
Favorite Food: chicken wings and popcorn 
Pet peeves: chewing loudly  
Relationship status: happily taken! 
Do you have a specific part of the fashion industry that really appeals to you/inspires you? (Bridal? Ready to Wear? Children’s wear?): I love ready-to-wear street fashion! 
 
Who is your style icon?: Rihanna 
If you could switch wardrobes with anyone for a week, who would it be and why?: my girl, Ellie Goulding. Along with her body. 
Favorite Designer?: Balmain 
Favorite Brand?: whatever is on the clearance rack 
If you could go to any Fashion Week in the world, where would you go?: Milan 
Favorite Model?: Amina Blue 
What’s your favorite decade in regards to fashion?: 1990s grunge 
What is one fashion piece you can’t live without?: my black leather jacket. 
 
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Alexandra Whitehead

Buff State



Alexandra Whitehead is a Senior at SUNY at Buffalo State. Originally from Virginia, she is majoring in Fashion Textile and Techonology with a concentration in Merchandising. She also has a minor in Theatre. Alexandra is a big advocate for the arts, taking great pleasure in literature, performing, and media arts. She also loves traveling and experiencing new things. In the Fall of 2014, she had the great opportunity to study abroad in London at Regents University. It was an amazing experience that taught her so much about herself and the different cultures around her. When she graduates, Alexandra aspires to be a film/television actress, owner of a eco-friendly fashion boutique, and owner of an animal rescue that saves feral cats and kittens from the streets.