The Bowdoin Orient

Rather than the usual article format, this commentary is a list of do's and style suggestions which will help ensure that your spring wardrobe transitions smartly into summer.

When many fashionistas and garmentos, both worldwide and at Bowdoin, dream of the ideal shopping experience, Maine doesn't quite make the list.

I always had an aversion to jeans. Growing up in a family where denim was not a permissible pant to wear to school didn't help.

Miami, Beijing, Amsterdam, Puerto Rico, Paris, and San Francisco?these are just a few of the milieu that many young globetrotters will flock to this spring.

"Using fur in 2008 just isn't cool or modern," proclaims New York-based designer, Charlotte Ronson.

The Fashion Week frenzy is back, following last month's presentations of Men's Autumn/Winter 2008/09 collections in Paris and Milan, as well as the Haute Couture Spring 2008 collections, also in Paris.

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Or so they say.

Like any fashion-conscious guy, I demand style from my clothing and accessories... always! No exceptions. This was precisely my mindset when I eagerly burst through the doors of the D&G (Dolce & Gabbana) boutique in Bologna, a mere 36 hours after arriving for my study abroad program.

The most venerable and illustrious Giorgio Armani once stated, "Accessories are important and becoming more and more important every day." I could not agree with him more.

As the majority of Spring/Summer 2008 Fashion Weeks conclude their span of the globe, with Milano and Paris this and next week, respectively, garmentos and fashionistas are left with exciting new methods that, before long, will revamp sleepy wardrobes.