BU Style on Pride. In honor of Pride month, we wanted to offer a couple of resources who might want to shop with this value in mind. But that might look like a couple of different things: Gender neutral clothing (that is actually fun and full of Personality, not boring and overly “neutral”). Queer-owned businesses (shop your values!). Companies that focus on body and gender diversity in their advertising campaigns (because inclusivity is also about representation)

A quick makeup brush guide, and some words of advice on how to get started! Beginner-friendly, but experts will also love this advice!

How to throw our thinking of yourself as a “type,” and instead apply the ABCs to dress with positivity! Moving away from apple, pear, and strawberry. Instead, moving towards healthy and body-positive/neutral terms!

How clothing can support your connection with yourself post-partum. Loss of identity can be crushing, identity loss, depression… all of this is common for young mothers. Let’s use clothes to help us stay connected to ourselves!

Pre-loved, pre-owned, second hand, used… There are a lot of synonyms for places to find previously owned clothes. A lot of these options involve consignment or thrift stores, which in many other countries are known as “opp shops.” But what does “opp shop” mean? Opportunity.

As BU Style expands the importance of BU Beauty, that means we have to put equal care into the work we do for ethical and sustainability standards there as we do for clothes.

We put on clothes every day, so why not do it thoughtfully and strategically? Personally, I’ll be using a combination of these tips over the holiday period…

I was recently out and about (like I often am) in New York City. This particular day looked like this:

• Two morning meetings in different neighborhoods

• A client shop, which means I’m going to be on my feet for 3 or 4 hours while being present with sales associates and the client

• Dinner with a friend after

When I was getting ready in the morning, I wanted to wear a cute pair of flats. It was a warm day, and we move fast in NYC! By the time I got to the Shop my feet had swollen and were killing me. I score high in the Relaxed style personality, and it took all I could muster to be my usual upbeat, present self for the physically painful four hours. I had to take a cab instead of the subway to get to my dinner—and even then the walk from curb to cab was pain-stricken each step!