Discuss “Campus chic”

Pittsburgh is no Milan, no Paris, no New York. We are sometimes classified as the blue-collar, steel-mining, artless crowd. But Carnegie Mellon’s campus is not devoid of stylish coeds. The view from the Cut is quite aesthetically pleasing — just look closer. Leaves are changing colors and we’ve got people ringing in the new season with their back-to-school threads.

This fall, styles hit the fashion world with a lot of pret-à-porter (ready-to-wear) concepts. Silhouettes tapered as the preferred form became simple and tailored. The angular sculpture of Miuccia Prada’s skirts and the inorganic origami-like shapes of Stefano Pilati’s jackets at Yves Saint Laurent are perfect examples. These styles are full of straight lines that define...