Within the basement of LaFollette in a small, make-do fashion studio mannequins line the walls wearing the custom pieces created by fashion majors. Senior Arlee Post sits in the studio surrounded by sketches, fabrics and the sewing materials she is using on her current collection.
Post played dress up as a young girl and fell in love with fashion. She received her first sewing machine in middle school.
“[It] helped me realize that designing clothes was what I dreamt of doing,” Post said.
She continued learning how to create clothes in high school and chose Ball State for its fashion program. Her personal style has developed within these years into the girly side of edge: a refined edgy. She loves utility jackets, Dr. Martens and ripped jeans.
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