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First, I would like to apologize to anybody who saw me before 12 p.m. yesterday. I was recovering from a fever and after 14 hours of sleep, without proper hairbrushing or primping, I headed to Gannett and a midterm. Now, I understand that incidents like mine yesterday sometimes force us to put fashion on the back burner. But, it is important to limit such situations. To be fair, my clothing was all clean, properly fitting and well-ironed. While nothing I wore was particularly cute, not wearing eye-catching clothes was intentional — which, as a side note, brings me to Bias Cut rule 183-ish: When sick (or just looking the part), try your best NOT to stand out by wearing clean and well-fitting basics. Holding your head down and avoiding eye contact on campus does not hurt, either.

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First, I would like to give you a belated welcome back from your fall break. I hope during your time off you enjoyed city bars, a man or woman of high maturity level and made use of my last column’s advice (even if the climate didn’t allow you to wear your new purchases as soon as you wanted to). I am also very hopeful that loyal The Bias Cut readers were not the people I spotted around New York City wearing a mini dress when they had no business doing so.

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Ok, I get it. You read my article religiously and you have developed a bit of a need-to-please complex. You try to soak in all of my advice but with midterms and papers, and your ever-active social life, you’ve found the task of living up to my expectations to be a bit trying. You wake up in the middle of the night wondering if it’s Vera or CK Bradley that you should be angry at (and it’s Vera! Vera!), and you occasionally wear leggings all day long because you thought that was what I told you to do.
Honey, it’s all right. I forgive you.

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Once upon a time, in a teen flick produced not so long ago, everybody’s favorite virgin-who can’t-drive said, “So okay, I don’t want to be a traitor to my generation and all but I don’t get how guys dress today. I mean, come on, it looks like they just fell out of bed and put on some baggy pants and take their greasy hair — ew — and cover it up with a backwards cap and we’re supposed to swoon? I don’t think so!”
Well, 1995 has come and gone and our beloved teen queen Cher Horowitz would still not be pleased if she walked across Cornell’s campus. Thankfully, we’ve all pretty much moved past the inappropriately baggy cargo pants — but really, how many days in a row can you alternate between dirty sweat pants and mesh shorts?

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I am sure you will all be happy to hear that my alter-ego, Regina (named after the wonderful, fabulous and uber bitchy Mean Girl) is taking off this week. I will not be ranting about Vera Bradley or trying to make people cry because I ripped on their use of leggings. Instead, I will be giving you a couple of suggestions on the Ithaca staples — jeans and sweaters, for you to take advantage of.
Let’s start with jeans. Jeans are my favorite staple and I get very sad when jeans that are not properly chosen for the individual. If you go to any department store, there are tables and tables of different styles, designers and fits, all so everybody can find their perfect match. Finding a pair of jeans is like finding a husband. It isn’t easy, but once done it should be very rewarding.

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Awkward hellos after a summer of forgetting names — this is the stuff of early first semesters. You’re forgiven for the blank stares at new transfers, freshmen, the guy/girl you talked to at The Palms last spring and the favorite random you used to eye in Olin Café. However, you should all be pretty familiar with the name attached to all of those quilted bags in flashy colors: Vera Bradley.
If you’re not, let me jog your memory — you would recognize her very distinctive bags from having been on display in the Cornell Store where, in my opinion, they are given far too much attention. (And my grudge has nothing to do with the fact that my glam shot is not hung poster-size in the window. . .)

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Before walking down College Avenue, I usually have to take a deep breath and prepare myself for the abundance of girls that will be wearing leggings. Let me first admit that I happen to be a fan of the leggings look and its ability to turn a long top into a great outfit. However, I do think a great deal of leggings patrons on campus have been too busy doing their problem sets to read the fine print on the packaging. I am pretty sure that somewhere next to size and color on the package, there is a warning that when used improperly, disaster may strike. Just because leggings are trendy and easy to wear doesn’t mean that throwing them on makes you fashionable. A few thoughts before you throw on those glorified spandex.

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Hi everyone! It’s me. The guy staring at you with a funny look when you walk out of your dorm room in flannel pajamas as if they are appropriate classroom attire, or gazing with approval and admiration at your well-fitting collared shirt or proper use of leggings.
I don’t claim to be an expert. But I do have quick instincts and loud opinions that I am going to share with you each week in my new column, The Bias-Cut.
In the study of fashion, a “bias-cut” refers to the cutting of fabrics at a forty-five degree angle to create a flatteringly fitting garment. For my purposes, the word bias has to do with high-end fashion, and, well, I think it sounds pretty damn good. So it’s my chosen header and you’re stuck with it.