First Friday Art Trail

Since 1994, the First Friday Art Trail has been giving local artists, including Texas Tech students, a chance to showcase their art and fashion. The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts program features on average 120 artists and as many as 4,000 visitors in attendance at each event, according to First Friday Art Trail […]

Dress For Winter Via The Exchange

Are you having trouble deciding what to wear during this cold winter months? Have no fear, The Exchange is here! I met with owner Kristen Miranda to talk about how to stay warm and look cute all within a budget. If you’re looking for top-notch brands at a decent price then you’ve come to the […]

Make It Work!

As she walked around the room it was obvious this wasn’t her first rodeo. With only 30 minutes to grab supplies and seven and a half hours to complete an entire outfit, it was amazing to watch not only her pieces of fabric turn into something I would buy on the rack, but her competitors’ […]

From Marketing to Merchandise

With business-savy instincts and a passion for fashion, Hannah Bering is well on her way to proving that her new business is sure to provide you with your next favorite outfit. After working toward the opening of her online store all summer, Bering said it has been the definition of challenging, but thanks to her […]

Designer Of The Week

After taking a career test in high school, a hopeful designer quickly learned her future dreams were slim to none. With a 5 per cent rate of success in the fashion industry, she said she remembers shrugging off the statistic like it was nothing to be concerned about. “I was always really artsy, and I […]

WWLW? Wedding Edition

WWLW? = What Would Lauren Wear? This is a simple acronym of my fashion input that could make or break your look at a gathering or shindig. Feel free to read at your own risk. I would like to take a moment to focus on something that seems to be reoccurring in my life and […]

10 Things To Know – Snowy Edition!

1. Thanks, Captain Obvious – Texas Tech is closed today due to BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. Classes will resume tomorrow, but stay off the roads! TTU ECC 2. And the Oscar Goes To…! – Argo, Jennifer Lawrence, and Adele — oh my! Among many others, of course. If you missed them (like I did), go check them out! […]

Malouf's Got A Passion For Fashion

According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the term “fashion” is defined as, “the make or form of something.”  John B. Malouf, owner and founder of Malouf’s apparel store said he would define fashion as a form of art, and a passion that he has stuck with since the late ’40s. “It’s kind of like a […]

Valentine's Day Style Guide

  Not sure what to wear for Valentine’s Day? The experts at Chrome can help you out. Whatever your sense of style may be, Chrome stylist Tiera has four different looks that are sure to catch anyone’s eye.

Got Clothes? Get Cultured.

Shawn Anglin, business owner of Culture Clothing, said he has always been a dreamer. He said this quality was the spark to starting the edgy, art influenced consignment store that is beginning to make its stamp on the Lubbock community.