Campus Style

The campus of Hampton University has some of the most stylish and trend setting young women I have ever seen. My fellow classmate Crystal Ransom, a junior Broadcast Journalism major from Hampton, VA is among the elite on campus when it comes to fashion. She describes her style as eclectic, unique, and often times random.

Her style icons include the beautiful Victoria Secret model, Chanel Iman, who is always known for her sleek elegant attire. Also, socialite, businesswoman, and TV personality, Kim Kardashian made Ransom’s list as another style icon for her sexy, edgy, and classic ensembles.

Ransom’s favorite designers are Rachel Roy, Michael Kors, and Christian Louboutin. She enjoys each designer’s remarkable outlook on fashion for women and how each designer creates clothes that are unprecedented.

                                                                          

                                                                                                                         

As a college girl on a budget, Ransom currently enjoys shopping at H&M, American Apparel, and Gap. She was a big fan of Forever 21 but she believes that as the clothing store has grown, it has become unorganized and the quality of the clothes are very cheap.

Her plans after graduation include finding a job as a radio personality or writing for a fashion magazine. She believes that fashion and her career will intertwine greatly because Ransom believes that a great wardrobe is necessary for any career.

“It doesn’t matter where you work, a person should always take pride in the way he or she looks,” said Ransom.

Ransom has three goals that she wants to complete in her life, which include learning how to swim, live in either New York or Los Angeles, and meet her favorite celebrity Drake. Her hobbies include writing stories and poetry. Ransom also enjoys searching different websites to find fashion ideas to inspire her style.

  

She enjoys fashion because without it, the world would be very boring. Ransom believes that everyone has their own style even if others don’t agree or understand that persons fashion expression.

It's All About the Eyes

I remember when I was 8 years old and I heard those dreaded words "you will need glasses." I was so angry that I was the only kid in my class that was considered "the four-eyed freak." When I arrived to school I would immediately remove my glasses before I headed into the classroom. In middle school, my eyesight became worse since I spent my elementary years not wearing my prescription glasses. I realized the horrible fact that eyeglasses would always be a major part of my life. However, during the summer of 2006 I had an "Aha moment" and my attitude towards eyeglasses completely changed. My dad and I decided to go to the mall and shop for some summer clothes. As we browsed from store to store, I notice a woman that was probably in her early 30's wearing the fiercest eyeglasses that I had ever seen in my life. My dad noticed her fancy eyewear as well and told me that her glasses reminded him of the popular 80's eye-wear brand Cazal. After that day at the mall I knew that it was time that I took a different approach to eyeglasses.

I began searching the Internet to look at many well-known designers and view their beautiful interpretations about eyewear. I realized that eyewear was another world in the fashion realm that I needed to explore. Today I currently own a stylish pair of reading eyeglasses by a designer named Genevieve. The frames are a chic black with studded crystals on the side (seen below).

Recently, I came across a website called www.vintage-sunglasses-shop.com that has a plethora of unique, stylish, and unforgettable vintage Cazal glasses. As I was scrolling down the page of the website I immediately spotted these beautiful white eyeglasses called Cazal 313 that were originally made in 1985. The frames have a butterfly shape with a perfect sparkle of rhinestones.

Also, on the website I spotted these gorgeous sunglasses that have a sleek combination of navy blue and periwinkle. The eyewear is called Cazal 196 and was originally made in 1984.

Here's an old school commercial of the Cazal eyewear. I think the commercial is quite hilarious and it includes many different Cazal eyeglasses.