If asked who has the best sense of style at Beaver Area High School, many students would think of freshman Georgia Engle.

Georgia is an artist, feminist, and an aspiring fashion designer. She describes her style as, “A street wear, artistic type. It’s kind of a blend of that and a dad’s clothes.”

One of Georgia’s fashion role models is actress Tracee Ellis Ross.

“I love Tracee Ellis Ross; I think she’s just an icon in general. I love her hair, but it’s hard for me because, you know, I don’t have that kind of hair,” said Georgia.

Georgia uses the app Pinterest to find inspiration for her outfits and to find other people who dress like she does. In fact, her Pinterest page has over 3,000 monthly viewers, and she reposts fashion, art, and makeup-related content.

H&M’s, ASOS, Forever 21, Target, Goodwill, and Salvation Army are a few of her favorite shopping destinations when on the hunt for wardrobe additions.

“Target. Target’s always good. I try to do a lot of thrifting and go to Goodwill. I like to do a lot of online browsing, but I can’t always afford everything,” said Georgia.

Georgia is not a fan of gender stereotypes and the majority of her clothes are from the men’s department; however, she tries to avoid any tight-fitting clothes because they feel uncomfortable.

One major thing that she dislikes about women’s clothing is pants that don’t have pockets.

“I like to feel that comfort. I do not like it when pants don’t have pockets; don’t make those fake ones! If you’re going to try, just do the whole thing! Women need pockets on their pants, we really do,” said Georgia.

Georgia also admires artists such as Frida Kahlo, Bob Ross, and Georgia O’Keeffe, as well as many local artists including Andy Warhol. She took art lessons for a year and a half until her instructor retired. Georgia works with pastels and charcoals, she sketches and uses clay, and she hopes to start oil painting soon.

“I do a lot of different styles of art, from charcoals to pastels and abstract along with sketching. Like I said before, I have a lot of different layers to my personality so I think all the different art correlates to those aspects,” said Georgia.

Her favorite singers and rappers are Lizzo, Mac Miller, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Chance the Rapper, and Childish Gambino.

“Music plays a role in my life by giving me an outlet just to have fun and relax. I think it can just lighten any mood and make things a lot more fun and enjoyable!” said Georgia.

Georgia’s clothes help her express herself in the middle of a busy world. When she doesn’t wear outfits that she likes, she feels tired and not herself. She’s considered a trendsetter by many of her peers. Georgia believes in being unapologetically herself and wearing things that make her feel like she could run the world.

“I believe that Georgia is a trendsetter because she isn’t afraid to go outside of the typical style and do something new,” said Brielle Osborne, a BAHS freshman and friend of Georgia’s.

“I don’t do [fashion] for other people, I do it for me. I just do it because I have a really diverse personality, so it helps that my clothing is diverse as well,” Georgia said.

Georgia plans to have a future in the fashion industry and attend a Canadian university. Her mother’s side of the family is Canadian though Georgia herself was born in Montana.

Georgia likes brands that are inclusive and diverse, and despises retailers that only carry one size tops and would love to make a difference eventually.

She said, “I think for a while I had a lot of anger stored in me because of clothing stores not representing my body size and not having clothes for bigger girls. I still get aggravated and though I think society is doing better with that, I think that can lead to a lot of self consciousness. And it’s okay to feel self conscious; sometimes I do too. It’s normal! But when those off days become weeks and months, it becomes a problem.”

“Confidence is the key to having self love. Your confident self is your best-dressed self!”