COUNTRY 🤝 COUNTRY CLUB

11/30/22

YEEHAW or whateva the gworls be sayin! We’ve got another UFS week look for you. The category? Country v.s. Country Club. The goal is to either dress country (Think: Cowboy boots, overalls, flannel, etc.) or serve a preppy look (Think: Plaid, over-the-shoulder cardigan, tennis skirts). 

I was stubborn, man. I didn’t want to choose just one aspect of this theme, so I chose to combine both. When I think of country club, I think of boarding school and that school-ish preppy. Country reminds me of Western Week in Beeville—I need a bolo tie and a cowboy hat. I wanted to bring those elements together, but still make it whimsical and fun—Janayacore, if you will. 

I have a thrifted vest that has horses on the back and a horseshoe print on the front. Because the back was more visually interesting, I wore the back as the front of the vest. I put on another thrifted piece underneath—-my light blue button down with pearls decked out across the top of the shirt. Then, I paired it with my brickhouse red plaid skirt set. The color scheme with the rich reds, greens, browns, and blues played off of each other very well.

For my accessories, I wore one of my favorite purses, my clock purse. Then, I put on a bolo tie and a mini cowboy hat from an old costume. The finishing touch was my platform heels and sheer socks. The platforms look similar to a loafer, so I felt like it made sense for the country club aspect.

Sooooo a lot of people thought I was giving “Alice in Wonderland”. I’m thinkin it was because of the baby cowboy hat, clock purse, and the big hair???? it still gave either way LOL. I love a good mad hatter/alice fashion reference, so I ain’t mad at it. 

Fun fact: this look was my LAST look in my undergraduate career + my last undergrad on-campus shoot (minus anythang graduation-related).  I was kinda emotional about it ngl. On this day, we had a ceremony for the graduates of the School of Communication. It was nice to celebrate and kiki with my peers. S/o to the class of Fall ‘22 <3.

I’ve done so many impromptu shoots and strutted so many times at Texas Southern. There’s been several times I wore heels down the tiger walk on a normal day—very veryyyy daredevil-ish of me (IYKYK). It feels good to close this chapter in that look. Freshman year me would be so proud. 

Best,

Your favorite TSU Alumna.

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Vest: Thrifted

Skirt Set: SHEIN

Shoes: Shu Deal

Bolo tie: Thrifted

Purse: Beauty Empire (Beauty Supply)

Wig: Amazon