Arts Look of the Week

Look of the Week: Amour Ellis ’22 Finds Flair in Vintage Pieces and Dyed Hair

Amour Ellis ’22 cites her bright orange hair as an important aspect of her fashion.

Layering a bright, mustard yellow jacket over a simple black tank top, Amour Ellis ’22 finishes her look with washed mom jeans. Her bright orange hair complements her gold-rimmed glasses and gold chain.

“I tend to describe my style as artsy, ’90s like. In my old school, we had a uniform, so I wore the same ugly khakis and red cardigan shirt. . . I knew when I got [to Andover] I wanted to be, not someone different, but I wanted to wear the clothes that I wanted to wear,” said Ellis.

Ellis stressed the importance of developing her style over the summer and expanding beyond what she was comfortable with in the realm of fashion. According to Ellis, when she started puttingM.Levy/The Phillipian more thought into her fashion choices, she felt confident throughout the day knowing that she looked good.

Ariana White ’22, a friend of Ellis’, said, “I really do enjoy her style and what she wears and what she brings to the table and how much confidence she has… Every single time she comes out of [Nathan Hale House], I’m like, ‘Okay, she’s going to wear something new and different, and later on it’s going to make me… [want to] rock that style as well.’ ”

When looking for inspiration, Ellis flips through magazines and experiments in the opposite direction, striving for unconventionality and often wearing clothing that others might not be willing to wear. She refuses to be confined by standards or limits.

“I stand by the statement ‘a person never gets cold.’ Everyone’s like, ‘Oh, the Massachusetts weather is cold. You’re going to suffer.’ In the mail, I just bought two tube tops. I’m living my best life,” said Ellis.

Ellis has received fashion inspiration from her friends and family. According to Ellis, she gained inspiration for one of her signature looks, a tucked-in shirt, from her brother.

“My go-to outfit is, which I wear like three times a week, don’t catch me on this, but it’s like a t-shirt tucked in. My brother wears a lot of polos, and they’re kind of ugly, but he left a box of his clothes in my room. I end up taking out of that box, and I tuck [the shirts] into these mom jeans that I have,” said Ellis.

The color of her hair is a staple of every outfit. In the past, Ellis has dyed her hair slate grey, electric blue, bright yellow, and more recently, a brilliant orange. According to Ellis, she started dyeing her hair since her acceptance to Andover, which she thought encouraged self-expression more than her previous school. In addition to contributing to her fashion, however, dyeing her hair has become a bonding activity among her and her friends.

Ellis refers to the Fila Disruptor II as her “dad shoes” and says that they reflect her emphasis on vintage pieces.

White, who has dyed Ellis’s hair twice, said, “I think she’s rocked every single color she’s had so far. And her clothing really pairs [with] it.”

like. In my old school, we had a uniform, so I wore the same ugly khakis and red cardigan shirt. . . I knew when I got [to Andover] I wanted to be, not someone different, but I wanted to wear the clothes that I wanted to wear,” said Ellis.

Ellis stressed the importance of developing her style over the summer and expanding beyond what she was comfortable with in the realm of fashion. According to Ellis, when she started putting more thought into her fashion choices, she felt confident throughout the day knowing that she looked good.

Ariana White ’22, a friend of Ellis, said, “I really do enjoy her style and what she wears and what she brings to the table and how much confidence she has… Every single time she comes out of [Nathan Hale House], I’m like, ‘Okay, she’s going to wear something new and different, and later on it’s going to make me… [want to] rock that style as well.’ ”

When looking for inspiration, Ellis flips through magazines and experiments in the opposite direction, striving for unconventionality and often wearing clothing that others might not be willing to wear. She refuses to be confined by standards or limits.

“I stand by the statement ‘a person never gets cold.’ Everyone’s like, ‘Oh, the Massachusetts weather is cold. You’re going to suffer.’ In the mail, I just bought two tube tops. I’m living my best life,” said Ellis.

Ellis has received fashion inspiration from her friends and family. According to Ellis, she gained inspiration for one of her signature looks, a tucked-in shirt, from her brother.

“My go-to outfit, which I wear like three times a week, don’t catch me on this, but it’s like a t-shirt tucked in. My brother wears a lot of polos, and they’re kind of ugly, but he left a box of his clothes in my room. I end up taking out of that box, and I tuck [the shirts] into these mom jeans that I have,” said Ellis.

The color of her hair is a staple of every outfit. In the past, Ellis has dyed her hair slate grey, electric blue, bright yellow, and more recently, a brilliant orange. According to Ellis, she started dyeing her since her acceptance to Andover, which she thought encouraged self-expression more than her previous school. In addition to contributing to her fashion, however, dyeing her hair has become a bonding activity among her and her friends.

White, who has dyed Ellis’s hair twice, said, “I think she’s rocked every single color she’s had so far. And her clothing really pairs [with] it.”