BY CAMILA RYDER

In print | Published April 29, 2010

Name: Callie Feingold
Year: 2012
From: London, England and Lincoln, Nebraska
Current Residence: Willets

What She’s Wearing:
Feingold bought her oversized L.L. Bean camel coat at Goodwill, her belt is her mother’s and her black opaque tights are from Target. Her floral dress is from a store in Cambridge, MA. “My shoes — I call these my ‘non-shoes’ because instead of them being a statement item, they’re kind of invisible.” The quilted, black “non-shoes,” a term coined by Feingold’s friend Genevieve Woodhead ’12 (featured in the Swat Style Snapshot in the Jan. 28 issue), are from Urban Outfitters. Her purse is Dooney and Bourke. Her mauve taupe lip color is a combination of Clinique and M.A.C. lipsticks.
Feingold is spot on with her camel blazer, as camel and beige are the colors of choice for Fall 2010. The fashion world is in frenzy over the neutral color, with designers like Chloé, Stella McCartney and Alexander Wang using the basic hue for coats, pants, sweaters and dresses. While Feingold’s outfit is definitely for colder weather, she injects a little bit of spring with the floral dress. Feingold rounds off her outfit with some basic tights and her “non-shoes,” but it’s her camel coat that make her look on-trend.

How She Describes Her Style:
“One time somebody said my style was like Victorian cattle-rancher or cowgirl,” Feingold said. Growing up in both London and the Midwest, Feingold finds her style was heavily influenced by the dichotomy of these two places in terms of their striking aesthetics. Feingold also envisions her style to be more like how a grandmother would dress. “I think I kind of dress like what a grandmother’s house would look like,” she said. “So a lot of florals, curtain-inspired florals and lace and chunky knits.”

Fashion Influences and Inspirations:
“I take my experiences in different environments and combine them in a way that’s less expected,” Feingold said. “I draw inspiration from cottages in the British countryside and … that urban feel of a city and then combine [that] with very practical basics that you find in the Midwest.” Feingold keenly observes her surroundings and takes inspiration from anything she finds aesthetically beautiful, whether it be a well-dressed person, the look of a bustling city or a vast prairie.

Where She Shops:
Feingold enjoys “shopping” in her parent’s closets, taking cool sweaters or her brother’s old jeans. Besides that, she also loves shopping at Goodwill and buying basics from chain stores. She likes American Apparel, Banana Republic and J.Crew for basics but loves when “you find those whimsical extras in unexpected places when you’re not even looking to buy something.”

Designers & Blogs She Follows:
“If I weren’t a broke college student, there definitely would be designers that I would … love to buy their clothes,” Feingold said. She listed Marc Jacobs as one of her favorite designers, with both his eponymous line and Marc by Marc Jacobs. Feingold also enjoys perusing the pages of fashion blogs, but looks more for the aesthetic, rather than trying to buy the exact items the person was wearing.

Do you think you (or a professor) have great style? Then submit a photo of you in your best outfit to cryder1@swarthmore.edu. Please include your name and contact information.

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