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Clothing and interview standards in the workplace

Ariana Powell, Staff Writer // December 6, 2022

I remember my first job interview; it was for an assistant photographer position. I was so nervous, I wanted every aspect of the interview to be perfect. I wanted to be seen as a serious and responsible...

Owner Damien Herrera (Left) and business partner Brandon Gutierrez (Right) have opened Second Life on it's new Nord location.

The vintage revival: meet the guys behind Second Life

Danielle Kessler, A/E Editor // October 16, 2020

Second Life has officially opened the doors to its new Nord Ave. location and is ready to supply street and vintage wear to Chico. Owner Damien Herrera and business partner Brandon Gutierrez caught up...

Brian Luong and Matteo pose within a frame at the opening event for Second Bloom Supply.

Student entrepreneurs utilize ‘thrifting’ passion with vintage clothing pop-up

Elijah Ewing, Staff Writer // February 19, 2020

We all wear clothes. They are a core part of our identity, but where did you get your clothes from? Like most people, we probably got our clothes new, from a department store. Second Bloom Supply...

A participant at the Boutique Crawl 2015 courtesy of Susan Reed, owner of Bootleg.

The resale fashion frenzy

Anna Porretta // November 4, 2016
Sustainable Shopping Meets Bar Crawl. Downtown Chico buy/sell/trade boutiques throw 4th annual resale-crawl for thrifters.
The WREC needs to work out the dress code

The WREC needs to work out the dress code

Lorinda Sasan and Dongyoung Won // September 19, 2016

The Wildcat Recreation Center is a place where students are supposed to feel comfortable with their bodies, as they rock their workout, but seems that more students are left feeling embarrassed.Multiple...

Illustration by Miles Huffman

Professionalism: Not just inauthentic but also perpetuates bigotry

William Rein // May 7, 2015
Bowing down to arbitrary codes of conduct is not only fake, it encourages discrimination based on gender, race and social class.
Ariel Hernandez.Photo credit: Kasey Judge

Working WildCat: Perfecting professional attire

Ariel Hernandez // February 21, 2014
The Orion career columnist discusses the basics of business professional and business casual attire.
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