Top Five: Harvard Winter Fashion Trends | Arts

Winter in Cambridge is in full swing, bringing temperatures well below freezing and early sunsets forcing us to stay indoors as much as possible. Even if the towering Harvard Yard trees are dead, the student body thrives at least on the winter wardrobes on display every day in the dining rooms, libraries, and other areas inhabited by the students. If you look left and right, you will see trendy high-waisted jeans, oversized sweaters, heavy sneakers and turtlenecks galore; however, there are a few trends that transcend these two in terms of novelty and pure fashion.

If, by reading the trends already mentioned, you have realized that the outfit you plan to wear tomorrow is not really unique, don't worry; its probably still quite elegant (though rather basic). The key to a compelling fashion trend is its limited ubiquity. In other words, trends should follow the Goldilocks principle: they should be popular, but not too popular. Here is a list of the top five winter fashion trends at Harvard that manage to achieve this balance of popularity on campus.

5. Gold medallions necklaces

A gold necklace? How could this be a trend? Yes, the gold necklaces are nothing special in themselves, but they have managed to slip into men's fashion at Harvard in a particularly distinctive way this winter. The flex kings on campus have collectively decided that throwing a golden lion face around their necks is the epitome of fresh style. The downside to this choice is that accessorizing each formal outfit with a gold medallion can quickly become predictable and mundane, especially when the medallion is paired with a basic turtleneck, which takes you to serve The Rock without the muscle. At the end of the day, no one can tell if your necklace is authentic Cartier 24-karat gold or cheap gold-plated platinum that you got 50% back from Amazon using a gift card you got to participate in a study at Harvard Decision Science. Laboratory. Either way, try not to wear it too often or its shine will fade.

4. Discolored hair

Everyone likes to change their hair from time to time, and bleaching is usually an easy way to do it. For some reason, stripping the hair of all of its pigments is remarkably good for anyone, at least for most people. If you came home during the winter vacation and have bleached your hair to try something new, deal with the stress caused by the fall semester, or as a last effort to try to differentiate yourself among the masses, applause is in order. While platinum blonde can be a great look, it takes an awful lot of maintenance to keep your hair from looking like a bad attempt in early 2000s frosty spikes or a shaded mess of damaged orange orange 39; especially since the bleached hairstyles well executed on campus should be admired.

3. Moncler Color Pop Puffers

If you've spent more than five minutes on the Harvards campus, you probably know the famous Canada Goose parkas donned by all affluent students within a five-mile radius. For students who wish to be a little more discreet about their wealth, Moncler offers a fashionable alternative with an arm patch that is a quarter the size of its rivals. Monclers' brightly colored puffy jackets, with their luxury shine, have become the new favorite of the wealthy at Harvards. Every day you can see these jackets in bright red, forest green, aqua blue or bubble pink piercing across the sea of ​​black parkas on campus. The desire to appear more subtle than their peers dressed in Canada Goose is quickly lost when students throw their coats of obscene and bright colors, costing more than $ 1,200. Despite their exorbitant cost, Moncler puffers serve as a nice splash of color to make a statement and elevate the makeup of any outfit.

2. Cropped pants with wide leg

There's something so chic about someone hanging out in a pair of wide, short pants, shamelessly parading their shins across the yard. Unlike the polyester gauchos that haunt the minds of girls who wore them in college, these pants are a versatile garment and very attractive to the eyes. They can be paired with just about anything, including lux mules or Vince slip-on sneakers. Get rid of those skinny jeans, burn your mom jeans, cut out your leggings and get cropped wide leg pants before the trend hits. You heard it here the first time.

Arts President Allison J. Scharmann offers "wide leg short pants", the second trend in winter fashion at Harvard. By Amelia F. Roth-Dishy

1. AirPods Pro

It's amazing how quickly the AirPods Pro have gained traction after their release. They were the most recent, sleekest, and smallest version of their predecessors, and the biggest Apple fans at Harvards did not hesitate to copy them. Whether you choose to buy a pair of AirPods Pro for flex or because you really want wireless headphones that deliver quality sound, capitalism has won anyway. And this comes from the owner of a pair of archaic 2nd generation AirPods.

Editor Chibuike K. Uwakwe can be contacted at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @chibbyu.