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Volume XV, Issue I
Monday 18th September, 2023
Eloise Sherrard DEPUTY FASHION EDITOR
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Campus Couture Craze
n creating Fashion Society’s Campus Couture, Ryan Byrne and Juno McCluskey have ensured that for the last couple of years, the hot topic of conversation every Friday has been the anticipation as to who and what will feature in the ten sacred Campus Couture images on Fashion Society’s Instagram that evening. Yasmin Ryan, a final year Human Health and Disease student, and Ryan Byrne, a final year Law student, spoke to The University Times on all things Campus Couture. Byrne, as last year’s Fashion Soc Chairperson, discussed how Campus Couture has progressed up to this point, and Ryan, as the society’s new Chairperson for the upcoming academic year, shared her vision for how she hopes Campus Couture will progress from this point onwards. For the benefit of anyone only hearing about the phenomenon that is Campus Couture for the first time — which includes first years, those living under a rock and STEM students — allow Yasmin Ryan to welcome and enlighten you: “Welcome! We hope the paparazzi catches you this year … Throughout the academic year, our committee members scour the grounds for outfits that catch the eye and each Friday ten of these photos are posted on our Instagram.” But where exactly did the Trinity craze that is Campus Couture start and how has it escalated to the dizzy heights of popularity that we see today? Ryan Byrne explains that he was selected as a social media ambassador for Fashion Society a couple of years ago and from this he realised he “wanted to make an impact”. He remembers “brainstorming for days on initiatives that we could undertake to gain a bigger following but also include the wider student body”. And he and his friend Juno did just that. Having noticed the TikTok trend where people were asked what they were wearing on the streets, they were inspired to create the even quicker option of taking and sharing photos of outfits on campus, and so Campus Couture was born. On starting this new fashion journey, Byrne explains that CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 »
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Your Week Ahead page 3 »
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In Our Radius: The Complete Trinity and Dublin Events Guide page 14 »