The fashion files: Passion for fall fashion
By JANELLE HOWELL
STAFF WRITER
JLHS47O@PSU.EDU
Welcome back darlings! It's time
to bust out the backpacks and
strut your stuff down the hallway
in your newest, finest garb!
This year, are you a freshman to
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fall fashion or a senior to style?
Either way, the 2008 fall "Hot"
list will help you stay on track
like your beloved Penn State
planner ... even for the stylishly
challenged!
According to People Style Watch
Ray Gibney: Adventures beyond the classroom
By RABYIA AIMED
STAFF WRITER
RZAIO9@PSUEDU
For fun during his spare time,
Ray Gibney likes jumping out
of airplanes, parasailing, fishing
and golfing, which his significant
other is also finally getting into.
The adventurous and risk
taking assistant professor of
management always wants to do
something else once one task is
off his mental list.
"It's just one thing after the
next," said Gibney. "I accomplish
one adventure I've been wanting
to go on for a while and once I
finally get that done, it's like,
what's next on my list," he said.
It is good, according to Gibney,
to take advantage of something
right away when you hear or
learn about it. Because it is there,
calling his name to try it out, he
cannot resist.
Even his significant other
is finally getting into these
adventures. Gibney explained
that she is from a conservative
family. Her father, he said, was
from an orphanage and so "they
just didn't do that stuff."
But no longer is that true.
magazine (the ultimate style
guidebook), plaid is now back
in session! Channel your inner
socialite and purchase a plaid
mini skirt or pea coat to show
off your fall flare. Keep the outfit
harmonized by wearing only one
plaid item and using accessories
to emphasize the ensemble.
Whether you're on a shoestring
budget or splurge city, you will
find pieces that fit your style
and price at Wet Seal, H&M and
Macy's.
Now ladies, beige, brown and
black are traditional fall colors;
however, this time of year, play
up your femme physique with
bold prints purple, red and gold
with formfitting vintage pieces
(i.e. white ruffled blouses or lace
blouses) topped off with classic
decorative jewelry. This season
it's all about embracing your
femininity and letting the world
bask in your inner and outer
beauty.
Oh, and for those of you with
the lifetime membership in the
sole-lovers sorority (the shoe
fanatics), be sure to add metallic,
patent leather, leopard and floral
"She was watching a show on
TV one time and told me that
we were going to Mexico to try
something she saw on that show,"
recalled Gibney as he laughed.
"I was like, 'Mexico, huh? Yeah,
OK, sure."'
Gibney is also a traveler since
he was 16 years old. He and his
mother traveled together.
"I jokingly say that my mother
can't stay in the US for more than
three months at a time," Gibney
said.
He has been to France, Italy,
Germany, Australia, Canada,
Mexico, the Bahamas and across
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print heels to your collection a
surefire way to boost your look.
Another returning trend is
leggings grey, black or calf
length leggings are here to stay!
Be sure to check out Nordstrom's
new spandex "wet-looking"
ankle-length leggings in black.
Want to make the outfit pop?
Add a plaid skirt, black patent
pumps and a basic blouse for a
sultry and sophisticated look.
Just remember: wear leggings at
your own risk! This style is truly
for the confident and charismatic
female!
As for all of you fabulous fellas,
About.com (keyword: Men's
2008 Fall Fashions) raved all
about the latest looks to spruce up
the United States. He would like
to go to the Middle East, too,
someday.
"I like to say that I watch out for
the political environment in the
places I visit before just going to
them, unlike my mom," Gibney
said, which is why he's steering
clear of the Middle East for now.
Gibney's mother visited Sarajevo
in then Yugoslavia during the
war- now the city is in the state of
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
One of his worst traveling
adventures occurred while
snorkeling in the Bahamas where
Gibney got third degree sun
poisoning. He was in water so
cool that he did not feel the sun
rays on his back. When he got
out, his skin was badly burned,
he said.
"Your skin boils," said Gibney.
"That's how bad third degree sun
poisoning is. It took two days
for me to become 'normal' and
be able to do stuff, but it took a
week for it to get better," he said.
"Stupidity hurts!"
The craziest thing he has done
while traveling was opening an
unknown briefcase in the bus
just a year after Sept. 11, 2001.
He noticed it laying under a seat
your wardrobe. The No. 1 must
have item is the cardigan. It's
making a comeback but with a
slightly modified appearance
slimmer with a formfitting cut.
It is perfect for every occasion,
and eye-catching when paired
with a dress shirt and crisp
stone-washed jeans.
In addition, be sure to stock
up on blazers or sports jackets.
(Check out Macy's new apparel
for the ultimate debonair attire
or schedule a trip to King of
Prussia if necessary.)
Don't be afraid to step out
of your comfort zone and
experiment with different
materials corduroy, tweed,
wool or cashmere. Just
remember to keep the outfit
simple and neutral. Less is
more, darlings. If your budget
can afford it, splurge on a set
of premium denim jeans from
Express to highlight your style
and your self-confidence. To
make the collection complete, add
a few striped shirts to your closet
from the designer of your choice.
(Hello, Abercrombie!)
Remember, you can never go
and when he learned that it did
not belong to anyone, he asked
the bus driver to stop the bus so
he could depart and examine its
contents. He told the bus driver to
stand the bus a few feet forward,
as he stood a few feet back while
he opened the briefcase just in
case something deathly would
occur. To his surprise, nothing
special was in there: only paper
and files.
His significant other of seven
years, who was also in the bus,
was not happy with his decision.
"She yelled at me the entire
hour and 20 minutes on our flight
back to Pittsburg that day while I
tried to explain to her that I did
it because I loved her so that if
anything, I would've died and not
her since she was still in the bus,"
Gibney said. "Stupidity hurts!" he
said again, laughing.
As a child, he wanted to be chef,
a profession he still may pursue
upon retirement. He jokingly
said that he'd make a great
billboard for culinary schools as
a retired professor who is now a
professional chef.
Gibney is in his second year
of teaching at Penn State
Harrisburg. Previously he taught
wrong trusting your fashion
instinct, so if something
doesn't feel right stick to what
complements you best. If you're
spontaneous and ready for a
change, indulge in the endless
buffet of rich, fall fashion!
at the University of Pittsburgh in
Pittsburg, Pa., where he taught for
two years. The biggest difference,
he said, between the students
at the University of Pittsburgh
and Penn State Harrisburg is the
attentiveness, personability and
active classroom engagement that
the students here have.
His expertise lies in training
in human resource systems and
management, which are the types
of courses he teaches.