By INGRID MALDONADO
Senior Reporter
Cynthia Samaniego is wearing. Mary Jane shoes. She has on a pair of flared denim jeans, a baby blue turtleneck. She pulls off a short bob hairstyle with bangs, wears gold jewelry and to pull it all together she is wearing a red leather jacket. She is wearing this 70s’ inspired outfit in a small rural Oklahoma town
university.
When people hear of a university located in a small rural Oklahoma town, they picture all students wearing bootcut jeans, cowboy boots covered in mud and leaving a trail of it, and everything Ariat and Carhartt. The university is filled with students like that, as well as those who wear sweatpants and hoodies. When Samaniego walked into the student center, her fashion choices were different than any of the other students. While the other students were wearing hoodies, T-shirts, and tennis shoes, she was wearing a red leather jacket, turtleneck and black Mary Jane shoes with white socks.
“I definitely say that I stick out more, like I said, I just go for a more vintage, indie vibe, with more earth tones, and that’s more associated with the city, like what people would wear in the city,”
Samaniego said. With Samaniego’s style, she is inspired by the choice of fashion in the early ‘70s. She loves her Mary Jane shoes, flared jeans and big shaggy hair. She gets lots of her inspiration from Pinterest.
While in high school, she played on the basketball team. Back then she described her style as always dressing for comfort just like her other teammates. Since last year, her style in clothing has evolved.
Samaniego is a sophomore at NWOSU, studying accounting. When students see her, they see
her curated Pinterest inspired outfits. Her outfits reflect vintage styles from the past.
“My style has drastically changed, which I love now because I feel like this is a way of expressing yourself, like styling yourself and wearing all these different clothes and pieces,” Samaniego said. “It’s a way of expressing yourself and expressing your creativity, and I just feel much more confident.”