Floral Photographic Print - Jen - Princeton University

We're excited to have Charmaine Lee join as a Campus Sartorialist for Princeton University. She is originally from Sydney, Australia and currently a junior at Princeton studying sociology major. 

Charmaine's passion for photography started with plastic cameras, Lomography, and gradually moved to digital once she wanted to explore a wider variety of camera settings. As a photographer for several dance groups and fashion shows on campus she is constantly trying to embody the essence of beauty at it's most unprepared and raw moments. Check out more of her photos on her Tumblr, A Dalliance with the Eyes. 

Charmaine's first post features Princeton student Jen wearing a wonderful pair of floral photographic print and solid colors brought down to earth with a pair of white Keds.

Preppy Shorts and Androgyny - Princeton

More of the Ivy League androgynous preppy style and short shorts featured here and here.

Rugby Ralph Lauren - Fall Collection 2012

The fashion world is on a schedule that revolves around runway shows and fashion weeks. Collegiate fashion however, especially here in the US, is less centered around trends and more on timeless items and accessories. Rugby RL is our favorite purveyor of preppy campus style and their new Fall collection has just hit their stores and website.

As summer draws to a close it's time to think ahead to the Fall semester and what your back to campus style will look like. Here are a few of our favorite items from the Fall collection and use the code STUD22271 for a 15% discount courtesy of the Rugby RL Student Union.

Also make sure to check out the Fall Collection video below, filmed on Princeton's campus!

Rochester Institute of Technology by College Closet

We are glad to have RIT joining our campus style network through the work of the two talented young ladies behind College Closet.

"College Closet was founded in November 2011 by Mia Katz and Kane Giblin. We focus primarily on the intensity and uniqueness of personal style on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus, mostly within the art, design, and photography schools. We photograph undergrads, graduates, and professors, making sure that we emphasize the importance of the artistry of the photograph itself, and the interaction between photographer and (fashionable) subject. College Closet welcomes contributors to the blog, from anywhere around the world. We'd love to hear from you, where you're from, and what you can bring to the site: collegeclosetsubmissions@gmail.com!"

Princeton Summer - 1983

While we do not deplore the lack of white tennis shoes nowadays, we do wish shorter shorts would come back to campus instead of baggy long shorts

Lazy Summer Day - Princeton

Summers were just as warm and sunny in 1983. Notice the wallabees, long socks and short shorts. The latter are definitely making a comeback if some of the runway outfits, seen here, from this season and the last are to be trusted.

Photo via The Trad