UTRGV students showcase their spring style

With the start of the spring season, many people are locking away their coats and thick sweaters until the next holiday season. For those who still want to make use of their winter clothes, the campus community and The Rider have collaborated to give advice on how to do so.

Name: Andrew Delgadillo

Major/Classification: Nursing junior

Outfit description: Ripped-knee, acid-wash jeans paired with white Converse tennis shoes, a graphic T-shirt, a necklace and a deep rose-beige bomber jacket.

Style advice: Rather than looking toward others for inspiration, he instead aims to dress in casual, street style. “I don’t think I look up to anyone in particular. I just try to keep it real casual most of the time and I do like dressing up, but I kind of keep that … toned down a bit because I like the city look, the casual look. That’s more of my style.”
  His favorite shops include H&M and Adidas, but he is branching out to designer and name brands like Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren. “[Dressing] for the weather could be complicated here, you know, tomorrow it could be summer or today it could be, like, winter, so, it’s kind of hard to just plan out what you’re going to wear.”

Name: Karen Quinonez

Major/Classification:Nursing freshman

Outfit description: Light pink, long-sleeve shirt, high-waisted skinny jeans, gold tear drop-shaped earrings and pink metallic slip-on shoes. 

Style advice: Quinonez utilizes color play in her everyday outfits, while also dressing accordingly
to the seasons. “The seasons [inspire my outfits]. I usually like to
match the color of my shirt to the color of my shoes.” She typically shops at Forever 21. By building a colorful wardrobe, she is able
to get use of her winter clothes in the spring as well. “The colors help a
lot with [transitioning my wardrobe.] I also wear more sweaters in
the fall.”

With Texas’ unpredictable weather, it’s safe to say that dressing practically is difficult.

Typically, in the mornings, it is cool, and it gets warmer toward the afternoon.

To accommodate this, I personally like to incorporate long sleeves and long socks into my outfits to balance out the warm clothes. By doing this, you can lighten the layers of clothing throughout the day, or build it back up toward the evening.