Nestled in the row of gorgeous boutiques that line North 3rd Street, Topstitch stands out as a particular hot spot for those who love an eclectic closet.
There’s nothing like a sweet pair of kicks to add a little street cred to your wardrobe. Even American Apparel-clad sorostitutes look instantly more legit when rocking some fly dunks with their standard black leggings.
One half of the force behind Guy French, this former Tabard – who graduated in 2006 with a degree in Art History and a minor in French and Fine Arts – offers sage advice for Penn fashionistas.
Street: What inspired you to get into fashion?
It’s February, and you know what that means! Seniors are running rampant, eager to fill their Feb Club cards and claim a spot on the holy plaque at Smokes.
Vagina! Vagina! Read all about it! These five high-powered ladies have dedicated the past few months to making sure that EVERYBODY on Penn’s campus knows about vaginas … and their monologues.
Admit it. You came to Penn thinking you’d learn a bunch of fancy new words and impress everyone with your Ivy-League vocabulary … but your TA barely speaks English.
Sam Adelsberg, a Sphinx superstar, has played on the American University in Cairo basketball team, chaired almost every committee, club and activity involving the Middle East and wears a lot of backwards caps.
Don’t be fooled; this College senior may be deceptively cute, but she’ll kick your ass. Michelle Newman lead Women’s Rugby to victory last semester as forwards captain, while simultaneously orchestrating the most succesful Charitable Laughter in recent history.
Street sent one of its own on a mission to look fab and feel hip by performing the less than popular “body cleanse.” By detoxing and purifying his body wih a special diet, Jake Blum goes on the journey used to lose weight … and bowel control.
If you’re going to cleanse, make sure you have a toilet within a fifty-foot radius.
Penn’s most famous almost-grad, Freddy Wexler, is a singer-songwriter hitting the big time (he's worked with everyone from Maroon 5 to Lady Gaga...WHAT?!). When all your friends back home start pining over this hunky (and somewhat taciturn) musician, remember, Street clued you in first.
Street: What don’t most people know about you?
FW: I’m a momma’s boy.
Street: There are two types of people at Penn, those who__ and those who___?
FW: Those who do Steak Queen, and those who do Bui’s.
Street: Last purchase?
FW: The domain name: www.thenumb3rs.com
Street: Any guilty pleasures?
FW: Eating my girlfriend’s vegan food.
A pre-Halloween visit to Eastern State Penitentiary’s Terror Behind the Walls, the annual haunted attraction replete with zombie performers and fog machines galore, is practically a rite of passage for Penn students.