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| Ayana pairs a neat denim vest with a pavement-hugging, embellished skirt. Her accessories assist in pronouncing her funky vibe. |
A curiously temperate Thursday afternoon at the close of January sparks a fashionable dynamic amongst Georgia Southern students. A mob of scholars accumulate in size during the peak of an academic day, and through the hustle and bustle, I spot Ayana Moore. A junior journalism major with an earthy aesthetic, I've spotted her frequently at Eagle Entertainment's Tuesday Unplugged Sessions or biking between classes donning tall, colorful headwraps. After agreeing to dissection on her distinguishing look, I came to find that her biggest adornment was her confidence.
When do you believe you came into your own style?
I would have to say freshman year of college. I've always dressed weird; well, at least according to other people I did. But It wasn't until college that I didn't care anymore. Whatever. I like it.
Do you have any fashion influences, as far as people go?
No, not really.
What about influences that don't stem from other people, like music--
Oh definitely! Poetry. I don't know exactly how that works, but I write poetry and it inspires me to dress a certain way. When I have a performance, I'll dress a certain way.
It looks as though music also factors into your dress. What type of music do you listen to?
Um, everything.
If you could name three people that you couldn't go a day without listening to, who would they be?
It changes everyday! I listen to a lot of Erykah Badu. Everybody calls me Erykah Badu, it's weird. A lot of Kings of Leon, and a lot of Bon Iver. I love Bon Iver.
Do you have an everyday staple?
My necklace. It's an eagle's talon I got from Atlanta. I wear it everyday.
Do you have a favorite type of weather to dress for?
Spring! The summer's too hot, the winter's too weird. The spring is perfect.
Word on the street is that you make hats. Talk about that.
(Giggles) I learned how to knit in middle school, but I started selling hats freshman year because I was broke, like every other college student. It really took off. I sell to people all over the country in about 15 different states. It's pretty cool. I make loose knit beanies, tight-knit skull-cap type beanies, and I make some for long locks as well.
If money wasn't an object, how much of your appearance would change?
I'd probably have more tattoos. My style would change much; I'd just have more of a variety.
What do you want your next fashionable purchase to be?
More headwraps, and more long skirts.
Are there any fads or fashions that you have never or would never feed into?
I can't get into leggings as pants. That's just me personally. Some people can rock it, but I could never do it. And I can't get into snapbacks. I like baseball caps, but I can't get into snapbacks. I see it so much. When I see something too much, I just get mad and I can't do it.
Do you have a philosophy on fashion?
Be comfortable, be confident, be creative. That's what style is.
-Myleah "Marley" Allsop
