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Free Store supports LGBTQ+ community material needs
By Harley Smith | June 20, 2019‘It’s about solidarity, not charity’
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Student fashion feature: Keeping it casual and daring to be different
By Brittany Wallace | May 17, 2019Imani Selvon is a 20-year-old UF dance sophomore. Her usual outfits for school consist of a T-shirt with leggings because she is a dance major. Don’t let her casual look fool you, she is completely dedicated to fashion in her spare time. She is constantly getting inspired by magazines, TV shows and Instagram. Selvon likes to DIY her own clothing sometimes too.
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Florida Vintage Market
By Vanessa Blankenship | Jan. 8, 2019New Vintage Market makes its Gainesville debut at The High Dive this Saturday
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The Avenue’s favorite local vintage shops in Gainesville
By Vanessa Blankenship | Sep. 27, 2018You don't have to spend hundreds for new clothes
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Splish splash and she’s making some cash
By Emma McAvoy Avenue Writer | July 27, 2018Rising UF senior Hannah Marjon established and designed for a bikini company called Seven Swim by age 21. As a public relations major, she has always had an eye for making a brand for herself.
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UF graduate rocks vintage style all day, every day
By Emma McAvoy Avenue Writer | July 19, 2018According to recent UF graduate Nicole Cannon, vintage is back and better than ever.
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Natural remedies for the natural summer look
By Tranelle Maner Avenue Writer | July 19, 2018As the summer season heat rises, skin care is becoming increasingly important. Once Kylie Jenner removed her lip fillers, health and beauty enthusiasts alike knew that this was the summer of a healthy, natural appearance.
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Sneakers, stripes, pastels: the essentials for 2018 summer fashion
By Lindsey Brenemen | July 12, 2018Sneakers, stripes, pastels: the essentials for 2018 summer fashion
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Designer holds fashion show for sex-slavery awareness
By Rebecca Rubin | Nov. 2, 2016A local designer is using her hand-sewn fashion collection to raise awareness for victims of sexual exploitation.
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Steve Madden: the man, the brand
By Emma Witmer | Oct. 26, 2016This past Tuesday, Steve Madden came to visit UF for a live interview with CollegeFashionista founder Amy Levin and an open floor Q&A session with students. Those in attendance were required to RSVP for the event.
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Mink coats, lingerie and dragon costume: Hippodrome hosts costume sale
By Janiece Sebris | Sep. 14, 2016The Hippodrome State Theatre will host its first costume sale in six years this weekend.
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“Dior and I” shows a compassionate side to fashion industry
By Kelsey Bona | Apr. 15, 2015With a pressure-inducing work period of only eight weeks, Raf Simons, creative director for the French fashion house Dior, must create his first collection amid various constraints in Frederic Tcheng’s new documentary, “Dior and I.”
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Gainesville locals compete as finalists in designer showcase
By Kristina McDonald | Apr. 8, 2015With only one week until their clothing line is shown in the Belk contest final round, two Gainesville designers are working harder than ever.
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Gainesville Fashion Forward Inc. hosts 6th annual fashion show Sunday
By Jennifer Jenkins | Mar. 18, 2015A group of fashion-forward UF students will be putting on a show Sunday night.
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Local fashion show to benefit charities, CMC
By Laura Gomez | Feb. 18, 2015Three local designers will showcase their collections at the Civic Media Center on Friday, and it’s all for charity.
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Prints, patterns and (Lilly) Pulitzer coming to Target
By Ralphy Lopez | Jan. 21, 2015Bright colors and stylish silhouettes are coming to a Target store near you April 19.
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Brad Schultz: kindergarten teacher in Ocala, fashion designer in Gainesville
By Ellen Villafuerte | Jan. 14, 2015Each day, Brad Schultz seamlessly transitions from a kindergarten teacher in Ocala to a local fashion designer in Gainesville, and he manages to keep both jobs separate.
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UF students react to Victoria’s Secret ‘Perfect Body’ controversy
By Kelsey Jordan | Nov. 10, 2014Victoria’s Secret is currently combatting controversy triggered by one of its advertisements that led to mass online criticism last week, and some UF students are part of the critics.
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NYFW Spring 2015 collections promise feminine, masculine lines
By Elly Ayres | Sep. 17, 2014By the time this goes to print, a mixed army of ultra-fem and utilitarian sportswear-clad supermodels (and their respective wake of editors, photographers, bloggers and street-style influencers) will have already hopscotched from New York to London to Milan, now embarking on day two of Milan Fashion Week.
