Halloween Fashion Highlights at APU

HALLOWEEN...High Fashion 2013

This fall's fashion cannot be mentioned without highlighting some of the most creative Halloween costumes on campus yet! Students from every major and year took the opportunity strut their best on Halloween!All different themes, colors, and interpretations were used to add flare to Halloween favorites as well as newbies!

Some students incorporated their own cultural traditions such as Dia de Los Muertos . This very important Mexican tradition was represented by some APU students. 

Halloween is normally seen as an innocent and playful tradition in the United States. Although some social circles see a darker side to this colorful and candy filled day, some are much more hesitant to even participate in. Despite the controversial stigma of Hallow's Eve in the Christian community, several students were confident in strutting their costumes! Several APU students participated in making their own creative costumes of favorite movie characters. A favorite among many students was the adorable Minion costume! Each interpretation varied from shocked minion, confused minion...to the most unique minion...the hipster minion. To each...his own MINION. 

It really looked like the real thing! Of course you cannot deny the power of the all time favorites for Halloween fashion. The Minions have a very powerful and undeniable influence on many APU students this year, but they were not alone in powerful fashion statements. Of course the superheros were sure to make an appearance on this night! These are always favorites among students because they are easy to put together but remain completely in fashion every year! 

Superman V.S. Batman 

Yes, that's right! Pets were sure to participate in the festivities too!

The Ninja Turtles is a very popular favorite that is seen in all age groups for  Halloween occasions. People of all backgrounds who watched this show as children can relate and  appreciate the tributes given to this popular cartoon.  These APU women are sure to make an appearance with their adorable outfits. Their cute masks and similar costumes make them a show stopping trio! They would be sure to make heads turn by not only their costumes but also their confidence!

Our APU community was very resourceful in putting together very creative and adorable outfits this year! Many people even recycled items from previous years and put it all together for an entire new ensemble this Halloween. At APU it is not how much money you spend on your costume, it is about the accessories, effort and heart you put into the look you are going for. Money is not a concern where creativity and expert fashion sense is involved. 

Pirates are always a favorite, and this year was no exception. This model features the timeless eye patch classic with the classic skull and bones. It is obvious that pirates just never go out of style! This simple costume is easy to pull off for both genders!

Here a couple kept things very simple with just wearing the Halloween colors and modeling this pumpkin! They were sure to stay true to the basics of Halloween even if they did not go all out. Sometimes the best accessories to your costume are the people you surround yourself with. Note: No real pumpkins were harmed or sacrificed in the making of this picture. 

And of course, you could not have a Halloween fashion page without fairies and bananas!!! Nothing says Halloween like mystical creatures and produce! This memorable night will be remembered from the new Freshman to the seasoned seniors ready to graduate. Most people put their hearts into getting the look they really wanted and had a lot of fun in the process! They were resourceful with their limited college student budgets, and did not fail to impress. 

This is what Halloween is all about.That and the candy!

APU's Men's Fashion vs LA Trends

Good Evening! Tonight I'm going to be touching on some fashion trends that are seem in not only Los Angeles, but also on the APU campus this fashion season for men ! Since APU is in LA County, it's no surprise that some of its fashion sense would find its way in our private Christian university. Trends such as bow ties, beards (Possibly due to no shave November), as well trendy and very unnecessary scarves. Yes, scarves that are typically worn on a person who is wearing shorts, a top and Ugg boots on the hottest day of the year. Most of us know that girl or are that girl I am describing.  This unnecessary fashion accessory is just that, in ever trendy southern California where it is summer most of the year.




Some of these fashion trends are seen in Los Angeles as well. In fact, it appears there is a direct correlation. According to the LA Times Fashion page LA Times Fashion Trends  Bow Ties are becoming all everyone is obsessed with, it is evident that many of the fashion trends seen on campus mirror those throughout the greater Los Angeles area!
So how does one become trendy and fashionable this month? Well, it depends on what you are looking for. Several APU men on campus have become privy to the use of bowties. Much like Modern Family's star, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband, the men on this campus have turned heads with their keen attention to detail when it comes to bow ties!In addition, as not much attention is usually given to male fashion, any APU male would not be caught dead without an unnecessary and trendy scarf to sport in southern California! The Wall Street Journal has taken the liberty of choosing the most trendy according to themselves. By clicking  this link, men folk, your mind will be BLOWN at the possibilities of trendy accessories you once thought you could not pull off. WSJ Fall's Best Men's Scarves

So, to all the men out there who thought fashion was a woman's priority-clearly, it is a topic to be explored from all people of both genders.