{"id":11373,"date":"2018-09-13T23:20:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T05:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/?p=11373"},"modified":"2018-09-20T22:25:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T04:25:17","slug":"the-september-issue-the-future-is-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/2018\/09\/13\/the-september-issue-the-future-is-french\/","title":{"rendered":"The September Issue | The future is french"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taking a nod from Vogue, the fashion industry and fashion-forward students around campus, The Bison is issuing our own September Issue, joining the ranks of publications this month highlighting the newest trends and stories behind the trendsetters. In this series, read how four Harding students have made fashion part of their personal stories. Follow this link<\/a> to see the full spread.<\/em><\/p>\n

Written by Ava Galyean<\/p>\n

Colton French is a senior Fashion Merchandising major from Paragould, Arkansas. If you\u2019ve seen him around campus, you\u2019ve probably stopped to notice his unique outfits and bright, bleach-blonde hair.<\/p>\n

French is foray into fashion began at 9 years old while looking through some editorial fashion magazines his mom was throwing out. \u201cOne man\u2019s trash is another man\u2019s treasure\u201d became the embodiment of his story. Those magazines are what jump-started his love for fashion and his passion for his future career.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I could be an editor-in-chief of a magazine that published slightly controversial topics, photoshoots, kind of dove into the more intellectual side of fashion and made it interesting for the mainstream market, that would be my ideal job,\u201d French said.<\/p>\n

While that would be his \u201cdream job,\u201d French said his primary goal is to work for a magazine. Whether for writing or styling photoshoots, he loves the concept of expressing an idea through fashion. From his major, French said he has learned how to connect artistically with a business mindset.<\/p>\n

French confessed that he is not loyal to one brand like many people are. He enjoys finding his unique items all over the world, from all different locations such as Los Angeles and Israel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love things from thrift stores. I love things that are high end. I mix anything that I want to create,\u201d French said.<\/p>\n

French will even sometimes \u201cDIY\u201d a clothing item to give it more pizazz. He once found a suit jacket for $3 at Goodwill and decided to make it more unique. With the help of Duct tape and 89-cent white paint, he created a design on the waist at midnight in a study room in his dorm.<\/p>\n

French said he really admires Audrey Hepburn how she ignored traditional stereotypes of the 1950s.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of the originality of how she dressed\u2014although she didn\u2019t really care about fashion to begin with\u2014she made this impression on the new sense of self and activating her weaknesses and highlighting them,\u201d French said.<\/p>\n

French also finds inspiration in Diana, Princess of Wales. He said that her time in the spotlight and her journey to find strength after her divorce resonates with him extremely well.<\/p>\n

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Senior Colton French. Trend: Bold print mixing.<\/p><\/div>\n

French once wrote an article that was published by SHE USA titled \u201cDon\u2019t be a Gucci Brat.\u201d<\/a> He wrote his article to make a point about people wearing designer brands just to wear designer brands, when that\u2019s not what fashion is about to French. It is so much more than just being able to say you own a certain designer brand.<\/p>\n

\u201c… even using Gucci as a slang term, and just trying to throw it in other people\u2019s faces as being like \u2018I know style\u2019 when really its cultivated within yourself and finding that,\u201d said French.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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