Style Spotlight: Ellie Gan

Ellie Gan is a sophomore in Chi-Omega who works at LF, a women's clothing store, in Harvard Square. Ellie describes her style as unique yet refined. I sat down with Ellie to hear about her fashion inspirations, her style recommendations and to learn more about her everyday fashion.



Parker Selman: Who are your fashion inspirations?

Ellie Gan: My fashion inspirations are my big, Georgia Kay, and my grand-big, Minari Karunatilake. They’ve really taught me what it means to be stylish rather than trendy and how important it is to have your own sense of what you like and what you think looks good rather than what everyone else thinks looks good.

PS: Which fashion blogs do you follow?

EG: Sincerely Jules, Sea of Shoes, We Wore What and Song of Style.

PS: What is your process for picking out an outfit for school?

EG: I just like to wear what makes me feel good. If I feel particularly bad that day, I’ll try and dress up more. I try to look good and presentable for class every day.

PS: What is your quintessential wardrobe piece?

EG: I was wearing it earlier but it’s a turtleneck woolen Aritzia sweater, and it’s so comfy and soft and perfect and it looks good dressed up or dressed down.

PS: What is your favorite store and who is your favorite designer?

EG: My favorite designer is Chloe even though I only have three Chloe things. My favorite store is….I don’t know! Can I take a pass?

PS: Where do you like to shop on a budget?

EG: Well LF because I get an amazing employee discount. I also just go to online sales. If you find something you like you can almost always find it on sale on some website. I do a lot more online shopping than anything else.

PS: Where do you like to shop online?

EG: REVOLVE or Shopbop. I also like Need Supply. A lot of Need Supply's stuff is very utilitarian, as in you’d have to be very chic to pull it off, but it’s a cool store to check out all the same.

PS: How would you describe your daily style?

EG: I think I tend to dress up more for class than I do for going out because I don’t want to ruin my clothing when I go out. I like to get dressed up to go to class. I think it makes a difference in how you present yourself to your professor and a lot of it is honestly “look good, feel good.” When you look put together, you act put together, and then you tend to do well.