Hi! I’m Sarah Citrenbaum and I am a junior at GWU. This will be my third semester writing for CollegeFashionista and my third city as well. I started out at Columbia University in New York City when I was interning at a Public Relations firm there this past summer, and I continued into fall semester at my school, George Washington University in my home of Washington, D.C. I am so excited to continue for the spring in London, where I am spending my semester abroad. I’m eager and interested to see how trends across the pond are translated into cohesive street wear and how this differs from American style.
As for my own style, I am consistently pairing high-end designer pieces with cheaper boutique finds and could spend all day sifting through the racks at vintage stores. I love the mod look as well as 1920s fashion, yet I will always have a soft spot for classic preppy and conservative pieces. I love scanning blogs for inspiration and can’t get enough of Lookbook and The Sartorialist. My favorite designers are Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, Diane von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs and Chloë Sevigny. I am a big believer in flirting with different patterns, silhouettes, and extremes, while still maintaining a refined and put together look. I love the idea of personal style, and the concept of waking up everyday and having endless options of how we want to express ourselves through clothes is what drives me and gets me out of bed. Fashion is exciting, just how life should always be. I can’t wait to see what the UK has in store!