All by Kathryn Hicks

Revamping My Daily Makeup Routine

My current routine is simple and quick (because, let's face it, thermodynamics is not a very alluring reason to wake up even earlier to brace windchills and snow), and here are some of the makeup products I've recently fallen back into loving. 

Music Mondays: Maggie Rogers

A new week means a new Monday of new music, both here on MODA and in your Spotify Discover Weekly. Let this little series add some cool tunes to your ears and start the week on a bright note. This week features Maggie Rogers. 

Interview Series: NudeStix

In this edition of MODA's Interview Series, we bring you an interview with Taylor Frankel, the co-founder of NudeStix. Started by two sisters and their mother, the brand epitomizes the easy-going and easy-to-use beauty trends of late. 

Interview Series: Skylar Yoo

Welcome to MODA Interview Series, where we feature influencers and leaders in the fashion industry in the Chicago area and beyond to discuss their design inspirations, their creative backgrounds and what it means to be a self-starter in the fashion world today. This edition brings you an interview with Alice Yoo - the powerhouse behind the newly released feminist fashion, art, and accessories brand, Skylar Yoo.

Interview Series: KOZHA NUMBERS

Welcome to MODA Interview Series, where we feature influencers and leaders in the fashion industry in the Chicago area and beyond to discuss their design inspirations, their creative backgrounds and what it means to be a self-starter in the fashion world today. This time around we bring you an interview with luxe handbag brand KOZHA NUMBERS.

Quad Style: Yamini Nambimadom

Meet Yamini Nambimadom - a second year Public Policy major. As the greatest love of her life will always be art, she has naturally found her way to several arts RSOs on campus, including Off-Off Campus, where she is both a performer and a publicity director, and MODA, where she is a photographer! If you’re trying to find Yamini on campus, there’s a 9/10 chance she'll be in Hallowed Grounds drinking a Chai Latte and eating something cheesy she made at home.
 

Hack Your Feed: Cool Design Instagrams to Explore

Here are some of my favorite accounts to grace your feed with some quality graphics! 

Appreciation of graphic design (predominantly in the poster domain) has always been one of my hobbies, but not until recently did I discover the booming community on Instagram that shares this love. Albeit, I'm more of a gawker than a creator ("let's drop quantum mechanics to design loudly graphic posters" sometimes does cross my mind though, normally during p-sets), yet this recently curated list has been all my thumbs have been double tapping and scrolling of late. 

FW17: Aritzia's Latest Brands

As a lifelong Aritzia fan and shopaholic, my wallet and bank account cry as I write this post and curate some of my recent favorites from Aritzia's latest brand releases. Recently making my way to their new Chicago Flagship Store on Rush Street, I have noticed a couple new tags for brands I have yet to discover. 

In the spirit of FW17 shopping sprees (and working extra shifts in the Reg to compensate for this), here are some of my favorite ~new releases~ from my favorite collective brand. 

Blogger's Day in The Life: Kathryn

I've always found myself in an odd mix of skepticism and inspiration by the classic college promotion advertisement of "What Our Student's Do In A Day" - often too good to be true (read: do you really have time for yoga three times a week while taking honors analysis? These are the questions I'd like an answer to UChicago Administration!) yet often provocative of a lust for the glory of time management. In the spirit of breaking these mixed feelings, I've decided to embark on a journey of showcasing some of our blogger's daily schedules - whether they will be mundane (as mine), artistically inspiring, or spurn light-class-load envy is yet to be decided. 

Brand to Know: DECIEM | The Abnormal Beauty Company

This edition of Brands to Know features DECIEM - the abnormal beauty brand! Self-described as a "humble and happy umbrella of good beauty brands," this Canadian company not only rocks high quality, affordably priced, and beautifully packaged products, but they focus on the impact that comes with being an abnormal beauty brand.

J.W. Anderson x Uniqlo - Reimagined, Classic British

It is nothing groundbreaking to say that Uniqlo is the epitome of staple basics, full of simple yet high quality pieces and affordable prices. Infamous for various collaborations, the brand keeps things innovative and exciting each season. Partnering with British designer, J.W. Anderson, the brand's newest collaboration features quintessentially British staples reimagined and updated for the FW17 season. 

Feeds to Follow: @artlexachung

Feeds to Follow: @artlexachung - recently, I stumbled upon an Instagram account, run by María and Beatriz Valdovín, dedicated solely to Alexa and art. With each post juxtaposing a shot of Alexa and a piece of classic art, I am endlessly scrolling and endlessly inspired. She's a classic (at least to me), she's next to classics, it's all beautiful and worth your immediate follow, whether you are an Alexa super-fan like me or not.