Curious about the overlap between what makes you cool at childhood summer camps and what makes you cool as a young adult in college? Don’t worry! Here’s some insider information from someone with some personal experience.
- Those Pigtail Braids
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Let’s be real: braids never actually went out of style. They’re still fun, flirty, and functional; you look cute while you wear them, and you look cute the next day after you fall asleep without taking them out.
- Sockos (Socks + Chacos)
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Comfortable and practical—what more could you want? As a college student, Sockos are especially fitting for cold, dry weather, and are particularly fashionable during fall semester midterms and exams.
- Tie Dye
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Hot take: it’s impossible for tie dye shirts to be fashionable unless you make them yourself. The actual dying is the real fun of tie dye, and college students like to dye white t shirts, socks, and bandanas as much as the average seven year old. Besides, even if no one else knows you dyed your shirt yourself, you do, and that’s what really matters.
- Crocs
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Similar to Sockos, these might be a more casual look. Despite the ridicule Crocs receive publicly, you can still look fly as hell sporting a pair of Crocs, complete (of course) with Jibbitz shoe charms.
- Friendship Bracelets
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This one is the most important. I (re)started making friendship bracelets a few months ago, and people love them. Both my friends and people I barely know but want to be friends with have asked me for them, and people have even paid me. Moral: friendship bracelets bring you connections, wealth, and fashion, and let you subtly express whom you like and whom you maybe don’t like as much.