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Black, White, and Totally Right

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UFL chapter.

As the weather continues to remain in the 30s and 40s, us Florida girls are running out of cold weather outfits! Take lessons from Amanda Russo who still knows how to come up with new outfits for winter. Recycling summer clothes, such as skirts and light scarves, is one way to get through this winter in style. Read on the learn more about Amanda and her trendy outfit!

Name: Amanda Russo Age: 20 Year: sophomore Major(s): business and women’s studiesWhat brands are you wearing? “Sweater, shirt, and tights are from Forever 21. The scarf is from Target, and my boots are Steve Maddens. Oh, and the necklace is also from Forever 21.” Where are your favorite places to shop? “Obviously Forever 21. I also like TJ Maxx, Francesca’s, and Delia’s.” What inspired your outfit today? “I was doing a presentation today for my Spanish class, and I thought if I dressed up, my professor would give me a better grade.” Who or what inspires your style? “Jess from New Girl inspires my style because we both have dorky glasses.” If you could raid anyone’s closet, who would it be and why? “I would raid Blake Lively’s, if I would even fit into her stuff!”

Cara oversees Her Campus Media's community department and serves as strategic lead for the expansion, development and management of all HCM communities, including the Her Campus Chapter Network, InfluenceHer Collective, College Fashionista, Spoon University, Campus Trendsetters, alumni and high school. She works closely with company leadership to develop new community-related sales offerings and the Integrated Marketing team to support all community-focused client marketing programs from end to end. Cara has experience working with high-profile talent, such as Jessica Alba, Andrew Yang, Amber Tamblyn, Aja Naomi King, Troian Bellisario, Jessica Marie Garcia, Nico Tortorella, Nastia Liukin, Rebecca Minkoff, Cecile Richards and Samantha Power, as well as brands like Coca-Cola, L'Oréal Paris, The New York Times, HBO, Uber, H&M and more. Having been a part of the HC family since 2011, Cara served as Campus Correspondent of the HC chapter at the University of Florida where she studied journalism, women’s studies and leadership. A New Yorker turned Floridian, Cara has a Friends quote for any situation. You can usually find her with her friends and family at the beach, a concert or live sports event or binge-watching Grey's Anatomy or Sons of Anarchy. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @thecararose.