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Outfit observations of a first-time attendee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I spent two months planning my outfits for ONA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a student journalist and a first-time ONA attendee, I felt pressure to make a good impression. I knew the schedule would be packed with networking events where \u2014 as far as I was concerned \u2014 my outfit could make or break my chances at forming lasting connections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immediately after I received confirmation in May that I had been accepted to the student newsroom, I opened Pinterest to start a new board, appropriately titled \u201cona\u201d (all lowercase of course\u2014for the aesthetic). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matching sets, button-up vests and wide-leg slacks populated my board over the next few weeks while I ruminated on how I wanted to look at this conference. By Aug. 22, after a three-hour trip to the mall and a handful of Depop<\/a> packages, my outfits were planned and packed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was ready to walk the ONA runway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fashion at the Online News Association Conference varies between attendees, ranging from business formal suits to causal shorts and a button-up. The ONA Conference is held in Philadelphia this year from Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023 to Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Photo\/Elizabeth Rymarev)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBusiness casual\u201d is the ONA website\u2019s suggestion for conference goers. Jeans and sneakers tend to be the uniform\u2014convenient for journalists hiking up and down stairs and walking circles around the fifth floor of the Marriott hotel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But “business casual” is notoriously vague, and how attendees chose to interpret ONA\u2019s suggestion was as varied as you can imagine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evan Mackinder of News Revenue Hub checked-in to ONA decked out in a medium-wash “Canadian tuxedo<\/a>.” His inspo was simple: convenience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I put on this outfit it was 4 a.m. in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and I had to be on a plane at 6,\u201d Mackinder said. The tones of his ensemble were dark neutrals, an intentional choice so that he could mix-and-match with the rest of his suitcase\u2019s contents throughout the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though many people chose simple lines and solid colors, not everyone stuck to the traditional business casual mold. Stephanie Mirah, the audience growth and engagement producer at PublicSource, caught my eye in a patterned midi skirt and a collared cream shirt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are ONA23 attendees wearing? Check out some of the Midway fashions! #ona<\/a> #ona23<\/a> #philadelphia<\/a> #journalism<\/a> #philly<\/a> #cheesesteak<\/a> #fashion<\/a> <\/p> \u266c Speed Drive (From Barbie The Album) – Charli XCX<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote>