Winter gets groovy with student fashion trends

Chapman students brought the funky ‘70s style trend from summer into winter by adding some winter pieces to fit in with the gloomy scenery while bringing a pop of disco to the cold season. UNSPLASH

The winter days of dreaming about skating around Times Square bundled up in a monochrome fur coat and sleek trousers like an old-time movie are over. Instead of daydreaming about winter rom-coms that normally take place on the east coast, students are daydreaming in full color with the groovy California trends of flares, denim jackets and foster-heeled boots carrying over to winter.

Even though temperatures are plummeting to a “freezing” 60 degrees in Orange County, that doesn't mean residents have to put their summer clothes in a box. The Panther sat down with Chapman students to get the inside scoop on how they are incorporating the groovy trends from summer into their winter wardrobes.

Tights are a go-to for skirt lovers in winter. Photo courtesy of Madison Harris-Weiner

Senior creative producing major Madison Harris-Weiner said even though it’s colder outside, that's no reason to be deterred from skirts. She told The Panther that tights are an absolute essential to pair under her 60s vintage dresses and skirts.

“My go-to look in the winter is a sweater for warmth and then either a skirt or overall dress over it," Harris-Weiner said. "I always wear tights under. I never go bare in the winter because it's too cold for that."

For an added layer of protection from the brisk morning walk to school, Harris-Weiner said she puts thermal shirts from Smartwool under her sheer sweaters for an extra layer of warmth. If she is wearing something more low cut, then Numi undershirts are her staple because they have different necklines to match her sweaters.

“I feel like most sweaters have holes," Harris-Weiner said. "(The undershirt) just blocks the air and it makes you so warm, but it's so thin and lightweight that you can wear it under almost anything. So that's hack one for staying warm. Then especially if I put a sweater over that, and then a jacket over that, I'm good to go."

As a self-proclaimed pink lover, Harris-Weiner injects her wardrobe with the color all year long to bring some brightness to the colder months. She said going for richer pinks in the winter and pairing pink with edgier pieces makes for a perfect pink look in winter. 

“I love doing an all-black outfit with a leather jacket and then a pop of pink for my shirt," Harris-Weiner said. "I think just having pops of pink is great. I will always find a way to incorporate pink into an outfit." 

Laura Cabos, a junior creative producing major, rocks iconic white gogo-inspired boots with a foster heel in the winter to bring some of the disco trends seen from the summer months.

Black turtlenecks are perfect for warmth when the weather gets chilly. Photo courtesy of Hanna Settleman

In order to really commit to the Saturday Night Fever energy, Cabos also wears flare jeans because they are both warm and bring a ‘70s spark into the dark winter. 

“I love good, flare bell bottoms," Cobas said. "Especially if you're going with some boots and a Sherpa jacket."

When Cabos went to see “Licorice Pizza” in theaters last year, she went full out and wore her sherpa denim jacket with denim jeans inspired by her ‘70s fashion icons — The Beatles' George Harrison and her dad. 

Hanna Settleman, a senior creative producing major, said that her current favorite winter accessory is some Grateful Dead Earrings that her boyfriend got her for their one-year anniversary. 

“I'm honestly pretty terrified of big earrings but my boyfriend gave me these,'' Settleman said. “They're Etsy earrings. I really like the Grateful Dead and there is a Grateful Dead symbol on the earrings."

She loves pairing these earrings of the iconic ‘70s band with flared corduroy pants because they give off the vintage vibe while also having a fuzzy texture that fits into the cozy winter scenery. To offset the fun pants, she goes for a basic black turtleneck on top like the New Yorker she is as it ties back in some classic winter style. 

“I feel like people in New York wear all black everything," said Settleman, who is from New York City. "I do wear a lot of black. The black turtleneck is a staple. I think my mom has five of the same black turtleneck."

No matter if groovy white boots are used to splash in puddles or some sleek black boots or Oxfords, everyone can add a little groove into their style this winter.