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"I like to make things and put them together and keep it original. I have a New York, fun style.” - Toyin Lanade
Name: Toyin Lanade
Age: 16
School: Senior at Ooltewah High School
Clothes:
Cap—Gift
Denim shirt—Eddie Bauer, $12
Blazer—Express, $23
Belt—Gap: $7
Skirt—PacSun: $12
Tights—Borrowed from mom
Doc Martens boots—urbanoutfitters.com, $92
Watch—Borrowed from dad
Bracelets—Borrowed from brother
Earrings—Forever 21, $2.80
"Fashion is the way I express myself. It's a compliment when someone tells me I dress weird. I like to stand out. I think fashion and music correlate. They are my favorite two things. My inspiration in fashion is looking at what music artists wear, Seventeen magazine and Vogue, but I like to add my own twist. I like to make things and put them together and keep it original. I have a New York, fun style."
Feature writer Karen Nazor Hill covers fashion, design, home and gardening, pets, entertainment, human interest features and more. She also is an occasional news reporter and the Town Talk columnist. She previously worked for the Catholic newspaper Tennessee Register and was a reporter at the Chattanooga Free Press from 1985 to 1999, when the newspaper merged with the Chattanooga Times. She won a Society of Professional Journalists Golden Press third-place award in feature writing for ...
