With record-breaking hot temperatures in New York, and hail falling in Westwood, it’s hard to know how to predict the weather. It’s even more difficult to guess how to dress, just in case of a torrential downpour or a sunny afternoon. Some may argue that global warming does not exist or is at least not […]
Author Archives: Dharmishta Rood
It’s hard out there for a haute couture designer
The term “haute couture” has filtered its way into the common fashionista’s vocabulary. It can mean anything from an allusion to so-called “high fashion” to custom-made garments from France. Though many of us, cough, me, cough, are far from having custom-tailored and custom-designed clothing, over the course of the past several months, I have had […]
Learning about myself by wearing out my outfit
I’ve been wearing the same thing for six days. Yes, I’ve been showering. And I’ve changed everything else other than the dress; but as for how I appeared, I looked more or less the same from day to day. My inspiration, Andrea Zittel, is an artist who, as part of her practice, wears the same […]
I won’t watch “˜Men in Tights,’ but I’d love to see them in skirts
Roman battle armor, togas, kilts. You’ve all seen them and the men wearing them. Yeah, that’s right, men in skirts. I said it. Men in skirts. It happened once, and it could happen again. And it would be hot. There’s just something about the swishing of fabric and the freedom of legs not separated by […]
Fashionista favors fun: the new ’80s revival
I have a confession to make. You, my reader, are far more fashionable than I am. I understand fashion and follow it even. It’s reached the point that people will ask me for fashion advice. They do know one thing ““ I pay close attention to fashion. But how could UCLA have a curiously dressed […]
Shoppers size up new H&M store
It’s official: H&M is coming to Southern California, one store at a time. H&M has fascinated me for the longest time. I ask myself, how do they do it again and again, making affordable clothes that are more desirable than most of the expensive ones I find myself wanting? Finally, I got the chance to […]
Create a sustainable wardrobe by recycling
What’s in this fall? Scissors and old tank tops! You can easily recycle old clothes into new hot things this fall with nothing more than a pair of scissors and some creativity. We love to go shopping and get new things, but where do they go when they’ve gone out of style? To the backs […]