Benjamin Crowell/ Photo by Alexa Eddy
Sophomore Benjamin Crowell, major undecided
Q: Where do you get your style inspiration?
A: Mainly from older pictures, like from the 60s and 70s. But most of it is just made up as I go.
Q: How has your style changed over time?
A: In junior high I would wear crazier outfits, like Hawaiian shirts and I started rolling up my pants—cuffed I think it’s called. That was weird back then, I would kind of get stuff for that, but I didn’t really care. It has gotten more casual and more clean-cut as I have gotten older.
Q: What motivates you to put time into your look?
A: Life is too short to dress boring. That is how I see it. I think you should care about what you wear because it is what you present to everyone you see. I think it is important to look good.
Q: Where do you usually shop?
A: If I get something new, then [I will shop at] H&M or J. Crew. But mainly thrift stores, like Goodwill, or secondhand stores like Buffalo Exchange and Urban Exchange back where I am from in Tacoma. It is like the same thing, it is just vintage clothes.
Benjamin Crowell/ Photo by Alexa Eddy
Jacket: From the 60s, Hand-me-down from his dad, but it was from a thrift store, $10
Sweater: H&M, $15 Polo: Goodwill, $2 Blue Slacks: H&M, $30 Socks: H&M, $4 Wing-tipped Brown leather shoes: Goodwill, $8Fun Fact: Ben is on the Cross Country and Track & Field team at Western.
