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Jeanne Malle ’19, A La Mode’s creator, writes her final column this week. “I’ve come to think of A La Mode as a gi ,” she says.

Farewell, A LA MODE

February 23, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Hi, readers, if you exist. What you’re currently reading is my column, A La Mode. More specifically, however, it is its 18th and very last article. My time as Choate’s fashion reporter has come to an end, for I will soon become this wonderful page’s editor. Although a slightly selfishRead More

À La Mode

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

People often mock the fashion world either for trying to be the most important industry on the planet or dismiss those who believe that fashion is the center of life. What people don’t often admit about fashion, however, is its tremendous power to aid individuals in finding how they wantRead More

A display of ornate dresses in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “China Through the Looking Glass.”

À La Mode

April 14, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Since the very start of Chinese history, fashion has always demonstrated the various changes the country has undergone. From the traditional Da Xiu Shan (meaning “Big Sleeved Dress”) of the Tang Dynasty to the widespread black color of the Han Dynasty, every era in China brought about a new styleRead More

An example of a typical school track suit, worn by Malle’s host sister.

À La Mode

April 7, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

In Beijing, my home for the next two months, I noticed my host sister and most students in the city wearing almost identical uniforms, which only vary slightly  based on the school’s name. Different from any American attire I have seen, these outfits consist of a pair of  white trackRead More

À La Mode

March 31, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Even after receiving people’s opinions on  life in Beijing, China, whether full-time residents  or term abroad students, their input could not have prepared me for the things I would think and feel during my first week there. It has been one week since I landed in this gigantic, nerve- racking,Read More

Marta Garcia Ferreiro '18 poses in the PMAC Gallery.

À La Mode: Marta Garcia Ferreiro

February 3, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

As a non-American student, I feel that a lot of Americans on campus tend to make assumptions about international students, particularly about their lack of ability to understand American culture, their socioeconomic statuses, and their consequent knowledge of fashion or lack thereof. More often than not, these international students takeRead More

À La Mode

À La Mode

January 27, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Fashion, a style of self-expression, has often made people feel objectified or obliged to follow norms in order to feel included. A number of things have boxed people in, consequently making them feel safer or more included, such as dressing according to stereotypes, imitating the style of famous personalities orRead More

À La Mode

À La Mode

January 20, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Recently, patterns and daring colors have been filling the streets of the fashion capitals of the world. At Choate, this aesthetic and style is ever-so-slightly becoming more predominant, and these characteristics are incorporated into Sarah Bonnem’s ’19 day-to-day style. She said, “I always try wearing some sort of pattern orRead More

À La Mode

À La Mode

December 15, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On Wednesday, December 7, Haley Williams ’18 wore a skirt. This probably does not seem especially noteworthy, yet it was unconventional for Williams, who pays special attention to what she puts on in the morning, and rarely does that final choice include a skirt. Questions about why Williams might makeRead More