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Fashion Statements of 2005

August 25th, 2005

About This Comic:

From Struppendous Advice: Sure-fire fashion statements of 2005, and you, and a roll of duct tape.

Comic Musings:

I did this comic with the idea of really pushing the boundaries of past comics I did for the paper. I was a bit nervous about having a ginourmous illustration of a naval for the inaugural comic to start my run as the Weekender cartoonist, but it went over well. I also had this idea to have a reference to the 'Weekender' section in all of the comics I did (which I eventually forgot about later as school got crazier as the year progressed). Check to belt buckle to see what I mean.

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weekender, the northern star, NIU, Struppendous Advice, fashion, fashion statements, duct tape, popped colllars, navals

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