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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Shamya Banks, a fashion studies student at Columbia College of Chicago, irons linen fabric at the university's fashion lab on Friday, May 9, 2025. Banks is a recipient of the 2025 Virgil Abloh Post-Modern scholarship, a grant organized by the late creative director Virgil Abloh to aid Black students studying fashion.

Met Gala inspires up-and-coming designers to tailor their style

Alana Eve Schacher, Contributing Writer May 12, 2025

Every year on the first Monday in May, celebrities walk down the Fifth Avenue red carpet in their most avant-garde attire to the Met Gala, one of the fashion world’s biggest events. Hosted by The Costume...

What’s the deal with women’s clothing sizes, am I right?

What’s the deal with women’s clothing sizes, am I right?

Hayla C. Brooks, Contributing Writer May 19, 2024

A few years ago, I purchased three pairs of pants online. I got them all from the same website, so I thought I could order all of them in the same size. I was wrong. I waited patiently for my purchase...

Zendaya attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York.

Met Gala review: Floral fantasies and archival designer dreams

Elizabeth Gregerson, Contributing Writer May 12, 2024

For some of us, the Met Gala feels like an annual holiday party we’ll never be invited to. Falling on the first Monday in May every year, as attendees wear their designer custom made outfits, we watch...

Customers browse through various vintage selections at the Vintage House pop-up in Wicker Park on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. The pop-up hosted multiple vendors who all carried a variety of clothing and accessories.

‘Vintage House Chicago’: Empowering vintage collectors through community

Isabel Riley, Contributing Writer March 3, 2024

Visitors were greeted with indie pop blaring on the speakers and flowing conversation as they entered Vintage House’s latest market at 1525 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood....

Talia Gierut’s outfit on her way to her classes on the Loop Campus.

Dressing up for class, love it or hate it?

Sarina Singh, Contributing Writer November 5, 2023

We may not have a Division I football team or a Greek row, but at least we don’t show up to class in a stained t-shirt and pajamas.  Campus culture varies depending on the location of your campus,...

Gabriel Murillo shows off his rings.

How men’s fashion is forming at DePaul this fall

Jonah Weber, Asst. Multimedia Editor September 11, 2022

The fall quarter has begun at DePaul and young men are coming back in full force with their personal expressions through fashion. Returning and new students have shared what exactly they are wearing and...

Zoom Fashion: The New Phenomenon Amongst Students

Zoom Fashion: The New Phenomenon Amongst Students

Chinyere Ibeh, Music and Film Critic June 9, 2021

The world flipped on its head when everything went virtual in March 2020. One of the many aspects of life that changed would be how people dressed and presented themselves. Since everyone is confined...

The author and her father.

Like daughter, like father — we set fashion trends for our parents, too

Rebecca Meluch, News Editor February 7, 2021

Every Christmas Eve, I used to pick out my father’s tie he would wear to mass. It was a tradition that started when I was a measly little first-grader.  He had just assumed I was picking out the...

Assorted Nike Dunks; the apparel company is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the SB Dunks this year.

‘Year of the Dunks’: Nike Dunks celebrate 15th anniversary in 2021

Maria Barragan January 24, 2021

We saw the versatility of the Nike SB Dunk expand from the Ben and Jerry's collaboration, to the bright orange Syracuse colorway. Now, the 1985 silhouette of the Dunk has made a very big return – and...

DePaul students Jacquie Michaels, Esther Ayaji and Belle Ross all try to continue their back to school fashion even when classes are all online.

Zoom looks lead 2020 fall fashion

Ava O’Malley October 4, 2020

Back before the coronavirus hit, a great deal of DePaul students stepped out in unique, expertly curated outfits. Walking from the Fullerton stop to the Quad on a busy Wednesday morning was a colorful...

Virginia Nielsen wears a mask while carrying shopping bags during the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco, Thursday, May 7, 2020.

What to wear when you have nowhere to go

Carly Travis May 8, 2020

Being stuck at home, one might wonder if it even matters what they wear. Think again.  While it’s perfectly acceptable to merely switch in and out of pajamas all day,  it’s also fun to switch...

Colabora Louis Vuitton con Artesanos Oaxaqueños

Colabora Louis Vuitton con Artesanos Oaxaqueños

Adriana Talavera March 3, 2020

Una marca de lujo colabora con artesanos para iluminar a la cultura Oxacaqueña.  La ZonaMaco es una feria de arte contemporáneo, diseño, y fotografía llevada a cabo cada año en el centro citibanamex...

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