<p>Now that I'm going to Vandy... how on earth am I expected to dress?! A better way of putting it might be "How does the 'typical' Vandy student dress?" Is there a stigma to dressing in any certain way? Any input about fashion culture at Vandy is appreciated!</p>
<p>Ahhh, same!!
I know like La Coste and VV are popular but how does the typical sorority girl vs non sorority girl dress? Do girls ever go to classes in just sweats?</p>
<p>Have you visited Vandy? If so, what did you note as being the uniform of the day?</p>
<p>Does it matter what everyone dresses like?</p>
<p>Just wear what you want to wear.</p>
<p>This thread is one of several in the past that have covered this issue.<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/vanderbilt-university/532060-clothing.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/vanderbilt-university/532060-clothing.html</a></p>
<p>@Dave_Berry: I did visit Vandy, but I was auditioning at Blair, so everyone I saw was a prospective all dolled up for auditions.</p>
<p>@hilsa: I get that you’re something of a non-conformist… and I totally understand what you’re saying, but I’d like a general idea of what most Vandy students wear. I wasn’t asking for an independence pep talk, although I do appreciate the sentiment. =P</p>
<p>Honestly, you will see everything and anything, but the stereotypical Vandy look would be classic, preppy clothing: polo, Lacoste, Vineyard Vines, Brooks Brothers for guys (who also where those rainbow flip flips in all weather). In colder weather, you see a lot of leggings and UGG boots on girls; in warm weather it’s Nike running shorts in pastel colors. People dress up to go out and for football games. </p>
<p>For what it’s worth, Abercrombie, Hollister, Ed Hardy. are very uncool.</p>
<p>Haha. Macaroni, you know I had to be the one to say something about independence. Though, it’s not that I’m a non-conformist, I just don’t care. Oversized sweatshirts and jeans are all I wear (as in, I don’t really wear anything weird).</p>
<p>Though, after being there this summer, I overheard people talking about JCrew, LaCoste?, and Express. I did notice people wearing a lot of polos with an alligator on it, if that helps.</p>
<p>Of course you would! =D I’ll probably end up wearing a lot of jeans and t-shirts myself (although I’m definitely guilty of a closet stocked with dresses), but it’s definitely nice to know what’s “in” as far as trends. J.Crew, LaCoste, Polo and VV seem to be the big brands… is there anything else that’s “acceptable” to frat/sorority crowd?</p>
<p>D and two of her sorority sisters headed downtown two years ago and bought cowboy boots at a place where you buy two/get one free; rainboots are big as well; BCBG dresses, Tory Burch shoes, JCrew, Longchamp bags as both purses and bookbags (also Herve Chepalier, but you don’t see those as much anymore). If you get a NorthFace, put your name in it. D has had someone take hers twice at sorority functions and leave theirs that was identical, but a little rattier.</p>
<p>question: it seems like everything here is on the extremely expensive side. i am fine with that and personally wear designer clothing all the time but i am wondering for those who are not as lucky as i and not well off financially…is it hard for them to ‘fit in’ or join top tier sororities?
i can’t imagine that every vandy girl or every sorority girl has two hundred to dish out every time they need a new pair of jeans</p>
<p>The items I mentioned earlier do tend to run on the expensive side, but JCrew offers a 15% discount to college students with id and has some great sales. When they have final sale, there is an extra 20%off and then you can use the college student discount after that. Many other area retailers have discounts for Vandy students and last year the store clerks practically ran us down during parents weekend trying to tell us about the discounts. There is an Off5th (Saks outlet) at Opry Mills and they must be desperate for cash right now because the discount coupons are flooding my e-mail. There is some little shop in Hillsboro Village where D found cute name brand jeans for $50-60 last summer. It is possible to do the name brand thing if you choose and still do it on a budget. Target is huge for many students for supplying dorm rooms and for some clothing as well.</p>
<p>*but i am wondering for those who are not as lucky as i and not well off financially…is it hard for them to ‘fit in’ or join top tier sororities?
i can’t imagine that every vandy girl or every sorority girl has two hundred to dish out every time they need a new pair of jeans *</p>
<p>You wear stuff that I do. I’ve grown up on my mom buying half my wardrobe from TJMaxx and Ross. You just don’t care about clothes, since you’ve never had the chance to care. I’d rather spend all my limited funds on random shirts from the internetz or band shirts. Heh. I have so many The Cure/Depeche Mode shirts, it’s ridiculous. Sometimes, though, I wish I could afford to buy JCrew and all that stuff, because I think they look very nice, clean cut (something I am not), and friendly. =]</p>
<p>so ppl u dont buy all the big brand names and stuff usually don’t fit in? does that mean that vandy’s repuation as a preppy school correct?</p>
<p>My D has mentioned that some girls wear very expensive clothes & that Tory Burch shoes are worn by many. I guess if you want to “fit in” you’ll need to follow the advice given by those who know what’s in.</p>
<p>However, if you wear what you want to wear, you will be fine, too. If that means you won’t be able to get into a certain sorority, maybe that’s not the sorority for you. I can’t believe there isn’t a place for a girl who wants to join a sorority simply because she cannot afford (or chooses not to pay for) $200+ flats. </p>
<p>For what it’s worth, my D wears jeans and tops. She is a midwestern girl, and she just can’t get into the traditional brands/styles favored by many southerners. She doesn’t draw looks of horror and loathing due to her fashion choices. Because she wouldn’t be interested in guys who would want her to dress in a way she chooses not to dress, and she wouldn’t want to be friends with girls who would want her to look a certain way, it’s not an issue for her.</p>
<p>College isn’t about fitting in. On the contrary, it’s about fully becoming who you are. </p>
<p>*For what it’s worth, my D wears jeans and tops. She is a midwestern girl, and she just can’t get into the traditional brands/styles favored by many southerners. She doesn’t draw looks of horror and loathing due to her fashion choices. Because she wouldn’t be interested in guys who would want her to dress in a way she chooses not to dress, and she wouldn’t want to be friends with girls who would want her to look a certain way, it’s not an issue for her. * </p>
<p>Amen. Your daughter seems similar to me. People who judge others on how they dress should really open their minds more.</p>
<p>to class, i know my D is wearing sweats or jeans and tshirts and sweatshirts-american apparel type stuff-with her uggs most cold days and i guess flip flops or birkenstocks when it gets warm. Evenings, she dresses up more, in tops or dresses and leggings–stuff from stores like urban outfitters–she dresses the same as her friends from here do, wherever they go to school.</p>
<p>crap all of those brands are expensive…I own one lacoste polo lol. I definitely don’t have the kind of money to buy stuff like vv and j crew for a whole semester’s worth of clothes</p>
<p>i never realized how much of those clothes i actually had lol</p>
<p>don’t think you’ll have a problem tho
wear whatever you feel like
i just wanna buy more spring dresses cuz it’ll be nice and warm there :D</p>