LUC Anniversary

On a personal note

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In January 2004, I enrolled as a transfer student in Loyola University Chicago.  I majored in History and briefly minored in Secondary Education.  I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in May 2008.  In the time I began and completed my undergraduate studies at LUC, a person has been born and has either begun their higher education pursuit or graduated themselves.

In the whole of my college years, I strived to be the best in lecture engagements and exams both mid-term and final.  I struggled and excelled but gained foundational knowledge to last beyond student years.

As I reflect on those hectic yet rewarding years, I consider the fashion sense I had…and has not changed.

LUC Anniversary is a personal look book but is worth sharing to inspire those after me.  Classic, Urban, Relaxed.  Generally speaking, college fashion is year round but this outfit is of course in the winter season.  On ShopLook, my selected age ranges were 18-24 and 25-34.  I was 21 in 2004 and 25 when I graduated.  (Health reasons caused many semester breaks.)

Speaking of ShopLook, what are we looking at?  Dark denim skinny jeans (a size I now miss!), slimming turtleneck (a staple in my winter wardrobe to date),  timeless winter pea coat (similar to a winter coat I was gifted before my studies at Loyola), iconic Keds sneakers (outside of snow boots, I grew up with Keds), travel backpack perfect for heavy duty college books and supplies, lip balm (not just for winter though), and elegant watch for keeping an eye on the time (yes, I once was late to class and my professors always had strict rules…I imagine this has not changed).

On ShopLook, this is what we are looking at.  On LTK, we are looking at, yes, the exact same outfit.  Let’s dive in.

2LUV

Skinny Jeans

(Medium Blue)

Urban CoCo

Turtleneck

(Wine Red)

Keds

Champion Originals Sneakers

(Black Canvas)

Allegra K

Winter Pea Coat

(Dark Beige)

Light Flight

Travel Backpack (Women)

(Black)

Burt’s Bees

Lip Balm

(Peppermint)

Anne Klein

Leather Strap Watch

(Brown/Gold)

LUC Anniversary offers an ironic point to my trip down memory lane.  I invested time, energy, and finances in my education.  In the economic and political climate since, my degree has not fared well.  My education did not change but my future has been all over the place.  Yet in this fashion moment, creating ShopLook to LTK has been a constant with all I’s and all T’s being marked.  Sometimes finding a constant in its most random form means the most when surrounded by a flurry of specifics.  I never imagined LUC to LTK but here I am…and I hope you have enjoyed the ride.

- LaurenAlain

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LTK Creator