Keep It Classy

Red Light Off: After class had finished, my classmate and I stopped at several destinations before beginning our interview. As we walked she brought up her recent weekend…She informed me that she attended the music festival Paid Dues, where she herself interviewed musical artist Asher Roth. I was very interested as she described the process of getting a press release to write a story for school. She had heavy equipment in her hands to return to College Beat so I attempted at making our talk short and sweet, here it is…


Lace up wedges from Bakers $80, Vintage gold chain belt $10, Vintage jean jacket $15, Red sweater from forever 21, Jeans from Forever 21, Bracelets, Ring from The Crack Gallery in LA $15

Red Light On: Brittany “Bella” Graham, a Communication Studies and Journalism major, is inspired by classical style and beauty. The SoCal native idolizes actress Bette Davis as well as icons Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe. Graham says being sexy does not mean showing too much skin, “…the lure of a woman is leaving something to the imagination.” She tries to maintain a balance between her sex appeal and classy style of dress.

Graham switches her outfits up daily and can go from being casual to getting dolled up and throwing on a pair of heels. She has no difficulty strutting around in them due to years of practice, “My mom made me start wearing heels in the 10th grade, I was forced,” she says.

Vintage shopping is key to her well-styled looks, her favorite thrift store is Jetrag in Hollywood. However, she also enjoys well-known and reasonably priced shops Forever 21, H&M, Steve Madden, and online site Bershka. Graham’s favorite item in her jewelry collection are her gold bamboo hoop earrings, “I feel like those earrings will never go out of style.”

Graham believes that knowing your body when deciding on clothing is more important than any particular style, “Be comfortable and be yourself, especially for girls, I thinks its important to know your body shape, not style your shape,” and ladies always make sure to show off your assets, “Accentuate the best parts of your body.”

Being a student at CSULB, Graham has noticed a lot of great style from fellow classmates, “I like coming to school because I get inspired by a lot of the students,” she says. “Everyday I get impressed by somebody else, like I see a girl walking around campus, and I’m like oh that’s cute what she has on.” Graham suggests that perhaps a student’s major might reflect their own fashion sense, “I don’t know if its just cause we’re in journalism and a lot of the girls are like into fashion…maybe it might be different if I were a biology major.” She may be on to something!

Check out Brittany's blog! http://beautyispoison.blogspot.com/
(Thanks for teaching me how to screen capture Brittany!)



Photos/Written by: Alexis Sparks