HOTLB: Who are you wearing?

Samo’s dress code allows students to express themselves through fashion. A diverse range of clothing—from sweatpants and hoodies to flip flops and shorts, as well as jean jackets and boots—gives students the freedom to wear whatever they want. In fact, some students even wear their own creations. Around school, students who create their own pieces of clothing shared:

“ I've been crocheting for around four years now, but I only started making clothes around this year. I really enjoy the practice of doing it. I find it to be very calming, and it's also really nice to be able to create something perfectly for you. The process takes a while, though; sometimes you can just freehand things, but then you have to get all the yarn for it. Then after that, it's just kind of time-consuming to make.”

-Eila Lee (’29)

“I take a lot of inspiration from nature and whimsical things, and also just being able to take old things and make them new again.
 Step one is always finding the vision. You've got to find the vision first. Sometimes, when I look at something, it'll just come to me. It's like, you see something and you see what it could be in the future. Step two is planning out the process. ‘How are you gonna do it? What pieces are you gonna take to turn into new things?’ And then that's kind of in combination with step three, which is bringing out the sewing machine: cutting it up, sewing it, and, yeah, then you basically just, you know, piece it together until you have what you want, and boom, you've got that new item. My favorite thing that I've made is probably my jean purse, which I carry all my stuff in. I wear it every day.”

-Sophia Luneva (’26)

“I really look on Pinterest a lot for inspo, as well as magazines and books. I really like to look at them and see different styles, colors and patterns. I learned how to sew during the pandemic, which was fifth or sixth grade.  I use a little embroidery hoop and a bowl of beads. I sew while sitting on my bed and watching something so it's relaxing.  Recently, I made this tank top that I really like. It's a white tank top, and then it has like flowersatter, and some little gems on it.”

-Josephine Ashford (’28)