It may be true that 20-year old Jenna Kelos would rather sleep than spend time putting herself together in the morning, but don’t let the laidback style and baggy sweaters fool you.

 

The Western University political science student is a glamourous fashionista at heart that has recently landed herself a phone interview with the Art Institute of Vancouver where she hopes to be accepted into an exclusive fashion marketing graduate program.

 

“I really like fashion”, says the Thunder Bay native with big city dreams. “So I thought a career in that field would be a really good thing for me. Actually it’s between fashion and baking,” Kelos says. “But if I pursued my dreams of going to culinary school I would probably just get really fat. I actually have no clue what I want to do with my life and it scares me every day.” 

 

Sporting a stylish new Aritzia scarf, Kelos reflects on her personal style, which consists of a lot of black. She embraces a natural, carefree look and is inspired by designers by the names of Gaby Aghion and Valentino.

 

“My favourite trend right now would have to be oversized scarves,” says the fashion-lover who enjoys relaxing yoga sessions. “But for summer my favourite would have to be beachy, wavy hair because it’s easy and carefree and it looks nice without having to try. And that always helps during the summer months because you just get so sweaty.”

 

When asked what her main piece of fashion advice would be, ironically, Kelos’ advice goes against everything her personal style represents. “Always look put together. Actually, that’s something I should listen to myself because I’m not put together more than I am,” she jokes. 

 

If there’s one thing Kelos knows for sure it’s that honesty is the best policy. “I’m mostly too lazy to follow my own advice, but I mean, if I actually have something to do I’ll kind of put myself together a bit.” 

 

Despite her love for fashion the political science student still struggles to find herself in a world filled with society’s pressures and universities high demands. Throughout the years, she’s learned a fulfilling stress release technique that involves baking anything from classic chocolate chip cookies to crème brule and sour cream glazed donuts. “I bake at least once a week. I started baking when I was six or seven years old because my mom always baked so I enjoyed helping her,” she says. Kelos hopes to eventually put her passion for baking to a good cause. “I usually give all of my baking to friends. I want to start maybe bringing it to the shelter house though because that would be really nice of me.”

 

Kelos may not know exactly where life will take her, but the 20-year old seems to have found her two biggest passions in life, and embraces the idea of pursuing a career based on the things she loves the most. “I just want to graduate, get a job, and become successful by doing something that I love do to.”