A Year in Review: Top Picks & Hidden Gems
Cover photo via Melanie Chow
Photo of Melanie Chow
Middlebury is home to an increasing number of students with the drive to create, and our faculty and staff offer a host of sartorial knowledge to those who seek it. Read about this past J-Term’s corsetry course, taught by Costume Shop director, Carol Wood, and associate director, Robin Foster Cole.
Are you a student interested in learning to create your own garments, or hone the skills you already have? Explore the Theater department’s course offerings, contact faculty with questions, or look out for The Studio (@studioatmidd) this upcoming fall for classes taught by student volunteers!
Photo by Iman Behbehani
For more articles published during Clover’s inaugural year, check out our blog page or visit the conglomeration posts from our spring/summer issue.
Deciding how to present oneself to the world can be relentlessly daunting, as evidenced by our most-read articles. Read about why Cassandra opts to dress up for class or Jenny’s discussion of the trials of wearing makeup on campus.
A sustainable approach to fashion is our necessary future, and our readers are well aware of this fact. Forever searching for inventive ways to help the move in this direction, we turn towards changing the ways in which we shop, dress, and invent in this world. Read about one writer’s experience with a capsule wardrobe for a little motivation that you can in fact survive with a more limited closet and a less sizable shopping habit. Or, garner inspiration to make your own clothes from three DIY aficionados at Middlebury.
By Laura Lardinois
Creativity seems to be the word for this Year in Review, and along with it somehow comes a greater sense of both the individual and community. A want to possess true personal style and a drive to make better choices for our planet and each other when it comes to fashion especially surged during the pandemic. Read about how the pandemic ‘breathed new life into our style’ via Annaliese’s article (a team-favorite read).