The very fashionable Natalie Gray grew up in West Toledo and is a proud graduate of Toledo School for the Arts. She currently attends UT, where she is pursuing a degree in Communications. Her unique wardrobe is comprised of pieces she inherited from her mother and a family friend, Jennifer Rockwood (retired UT professor), but she has developed a taste for vintage on her own. She loves working at Schorling’s 5-Star Market, where the dress code is “anything goes”.
What are your favorite wardrobe staples?
I love my custom denim from Jennifer Rockwood that she hand-embroidered. It inspired me to pick up embroidery on my own and this whole idea of and wearing things you make. I also love my leather biker jacket and a very ornate Native American suede fringe jacket.
What is the best compliment you’ve received on an outfit?
I like being compared to the Huxtable kids. Lisa Bonet is a style icon. Having inherited a lot of clothes from my mom, I have a lot of pieces from the 80’s.
Where do you shop locally?
I go to second-hand places like Allison Dow’s shop (within Handmade Toledo on Adams St. in Uptown Toledo) and H&M for basics. I think the best place to shop is in your own attic!
If money were no object, what item of clothing/accessory would you buy?
Definitely shoes. I usually have one pair of shoes and I wear them to death. So, probably some crazy Jeremy Scott shoes from his collaboration with Adidas. I don’t spend a lot, I don’t think you have to at all. My best pieces are the ones I found. The clothes you buy now aren’t as well-made. Second-hand pieces had a life before you and you can wear them on your own adventures
The very fashionable Natalie Gray grew up in West Toledo and is a proud graduate of Toledo School for the Arts. She currently attends UT, where she is pursuing a degree in Communications. Her unique wardrobe is comprised of pieces she inherited from her mother and a family friend, Jennifer Rockwood (retired UT professor), but she has developed a taste for vintage on her own. She loves working at Schorling’s 5-Star Market, where the dress code is “anything goes”.
What are your favorite wardrobe staples?
I love my custom denim from Jennifer Rockwood that she hand-embroidered. It inspired me to pick up embroidery on my own and this whole idea of and wearing things you make. I also love my leather biker jacket and a very ornate Native American suede fringe jacket.
What is the best compliment you’ve received on an outfit?
I like being compared to the Huxtable kids. Lisa Bonet is a style icon. Having inherited a lot of clothes from my mom, I have a lot of pieces from the 80’s.
Where do you shop locally?
I go to second-hand places like Allison Dow’s shop (within Handmade Toledo on Adams St. in Uptown Toledo) and H&M for basics. I think the best place to shop is in your own attic!
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If money were no object, what item of clothing/accessory would you buy?
Definitely shoes. I usually have one pair of shoes and I wear them to death. So, probably some crazy Jeremy Scott shoes from his collaboration with Adidas. I don’t spend a lot, I don’t think you have to at all. My best pieces are the ones I found. The clothes you buy now aren’t as well-made. Second-hand pieces had a life before you and you can wear them on your own adventures
