The Inkblot

Junior Blu Gaines of Shrewsbury, center, designs and sews their own
clothes, including the dress that they wore to the 2022 Winter Ball.

1 in 300: Blu Gaines finds creativity in every fiber of their being

Ori Rosmarin April 14, 2022

Junior Blu Gaines of Shrewsbury has an unsuspected superpower: a constantly developing wardrobe that can and will never go out of style. With the rise of fast fashion, any trendy blouse, accessory or...

A survey of 67 students from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5

Students reflect on the importance of self-expression

Katherine Manatos November 24, 2021

While Communications High School only plans two official spirit weeks, student’s diverse sense of fashion is seen all year round. Students go about their day in a variety of diverse outfits, ranging...

Outfits with loose fitting jeans and pops of beachy colors and accessories are fashion staples for this summer. https://unsplash.com/license

Social media inspires CHS students to fill their closets with new summer fashion trends

Maddie Lee June 17, 2021

Summer is just around the corner and with the warmer weather comes new fashion trends for the summer of 2021. Many of the current fashion looks such as tennis skirts, oversized hoodies, joggers, chain...

McManus was inspired by her unique sense of style and love of fashion to launch The Zine fashion magazine

McManus dresses to the nines for The Zine fashion magazine

Sarah Rau May 5, 2021

Among the mundane chatter of an elementary school cafeteria, a little fourth-grader walked proudly by the supervising teacher. She was immediately stopped to receive a compliment on her socks. These were...

A survey of 57 students from Feb. 10 to Feb. 24.

Social media influences the fashion industry and inspires consumers

Madeline Holobinko March 9, 2020

Around 162 years ago, the modern fashion industry got its start when designer Charles Frederick Worth decided to sew labels into the garments he created. Worth depended on simple yet distinctive branding...

A model poses in a sweatshirt from Bstroys school shooting collection on Sept. 15, 2019. The inclusion of bullet holes in the clothing sparked controversy.

Controversial messages go in style

Rebecca Heath and Maddie Lee November 15, 2019

Columbine. Sandy Hook. Marjory Stoneman Douglass. Virginia Tech. These names appeared on a sweatshirt introduced by streetwear company Bstroy on Sept. 25, 2019. Though the hoodies may appear ordinary at...

A model at the 2014 Copenhagen Fashion Summit walks in the Sustainable Runway Show.

Eco-friendly brands reduce, reuse and recycle to put an emphasis on sustainability in the fashion industry

Jordan Durkin January 25, 2019

Day in and day out, garment workers show up to work for very little pay. Major clothing corporations not only fail to provide their employees with proper compensation, but also harm the environment. With...

Senior Sydney Karlin of Matawan struts down the runway at the 2018 CHS Fashion Show.

Fashion world pushes for realistic beauty standards with models of all sizes, shapes and backgrounds

Madeline Holobinko September 14, 2018

Thanks to a recent rise in inclusivity, unrealistic expectations in the fashion industry may be a thing of the past. Today, identical models do not fill runways as they have before. Now more than ever,...

Students have their own opinions on their appearance in school.

CHS divided over the importance of school fashion

Izzy Erskine May 4, 2018

At 11:30 p.m., junior Grace Treshock of Monmouth Beach knows she should be in bed, but as per usual, she has spent the last 20 minutes staring at her closet with possible outfit combinations running through...

Riyadh Arab Fashion Week took place from April 10 to April 14, 2018.

Dubai debuts Arab Fashion Week, aiming to unite people of different cultures

Julia Dwight May 4, 2018

The international vision of a modern Middle East is often largely political, inciting images of a war-torn desert and a culture set in its ways. President Donald Trump stated in the 2017 National Security...

Blot photo by Alyssa Rasp.

Students find confidence in fashion

Julia Dwight March 2, 2018

The 19th century had the corset. The 1940s had nylons. The present day has skinny jeans and oversized sweaters. Fashion has always been an integral part of culture, dictating how people present themselves...

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