Eliza Weston wears different outfits every day
October 24, 2021
“It’s my senior year and I’m going to be me,” senior Eliza Weston confidently said while talking about her new project. Weston decided to take the school year to challenge herself. She wears new and exciting outfits everyday, all while documenting it in a photo essay for others to look at and be inspired by. As well as for herself, to look back on the fun she had in senior year.
“I started this project to take my passion to another level,” Weston explained the motive behind her project.
Quarantine changed many students, but the way it affected Weston encouraged her to push herself.
“I really, like, grew up during COVID, and really learned who I was,” Weston said while speaking on the initiative behind her photo essay. It is apparent that COVID changed her, and encouraged her to be 100% herself.
Weston really believes there is no better time to express who she is. Along with the photo essay that Weston has started to keep for others and herself, she also has started an Instagram account for other students. She started the account to show off students outfits, and to document them representing themselves.
“It’s called ‘stilly.drip.or.drown.‘ A junior and I are doing it together, we just go around and take pictures of other outfits that are really cool to us,” Weston explained.
It’s extremely inspiring to see students expressing themselves and being themselves without worrying about what anyone thinks.
Even though Weston only had one closet, all of her outfits were still diverse and different. She never tries to be boring, and always put effort into her outfits, instead of just throwing something on.
“Sometimes she will dress very formal, in vibrant dresses, and other times, she dresses more casual and funky, but she never wears anything boring,” junior Kat Elstad, Westons friend, explained.
It’s my senior year and I’m going to be me.
— Eliza Weston
Although it may seem like Weston spent a lot of money on clothes at fancy and trendy shops, she only bought secondhand clothes, and mostly shopped at Goodwill and other types of thrift stores.
“I only shop at Goodwill, Goodwill bins, any thrift store,” Weston passionately explained where all her clothes came from.
It is important that this is where the majority of Weston’s clothes came from, as it does so much good for the environment. This is one of the reasons why Weston shops at Goodwill.
“Liza is a very outgoing and outspoken person, which is very inspiring because she always says what she’s thinking,” junior Ayva Newkirk, another friend of Weston’s, said. Weston inspires Newkirk and everyone around her with her words and actions. The way that she’s authentically herself helps other people to do the same.
Weston leaves a huge impact on everyone around her. With the Instagram account that she started, her photo essay, authentic outfits, and her words, Weston is unapologetically herself, and encourages everyone else to do the same. She goes to school each day, looking her best, and with much thought in her appearances, she also compliments other people around the building, inspiring them and making an impact.
“A lot of the times before in my high school career, I was really, like, kind of scared to like express myself and be who I was. So I just kind of realized for my senior year, I can just be me and keep on doing it,” Weston concluded.
Nathan Volkman • Nov 16, 2021 at 7:49 am
The quotes that you have are very good and straight to the point. I like the one that talks about how it’s her senior year and she just wants to be herself. Nice Work!
Kennedy Tope • Nov 9, 2021 at 7:49 am
I know Eliza personally, so it’s interesting to see what she has to say about her fashion choices this year. It’s also very fun that the instagram is linked!
Taya Hehn • Nov 8, 2021 at 10:41 pm
This was a really fun article to read! The introduction was really intriguing and I love how you dug deep into how covid affected Eliza. Good job!
Sophia Arndt • Nov 8, 2021 at 6:23 pm
Amazing piece showing one of the many interesting students within our community. The idea of never repeating an outfit and only shopping sustainably is really fun to read about!
Sumer Harrington • Nov 7, 2021 at 10:15 pm
I liked how you made sure we leanred not only about the topic but more about her. I also liked that you included where she shopped and it can help others find new clothes too.
Sara Norton • Nov 6, 2021 at 1:22 pm
I loved the lead of this story and it pulled me right into the article when you started with a quote from Eliza Weston. Great job!
Ava Stein • Oct 29, 2021 at 3:51 pm
This is an inspiring story and the writing reflects it. The graphic gives a visual of what the story is about and helps tie in everything together. I like how in-depth you got with Eliza’s backstory on why she chose to wear different outfits every day.
Katie Kangas • Oct 26, 2021 at 4:35 pm
I love how you started your lead with a quote to engage the reader into what Eliza’s doing and how she is really becoming herself through her clothes and style. I think you did a really nice job of portraying who she is and how creative and outgoing she can be.
Brooke Elfert • Oct 26, 2021 at 1:04 pm
You did a really good job engaging readers with this story! There were a lot of fun aspects and interesting detail. In addition, the story is very compelling as well as well organized.
Hunter Reardon • Oct 26, 2021 at 9:32 am
Your intro is amazing, I was hooked immediately with the first sentence. I think your story is well written and covers a lot of good information. The story is honestly inspiring and makes me want to express myself more as well. Nice work!
Jasmine Allison • Oct 25, 2021 at 5:27 pm
I really like how much information about Eliza you packed into this story. I really like how seamlessly you weave the quotes in without breaking the flow of the story. One thing that I might critique would be some of the transitional sentences/paragraphs. Some of them could have transitioned better into the next topic. But overall, good job!