Quentin Maples, a Lawrence junior and former Bon Appetit student worker, has announced his plans to cultivate a personal fashion style comprised solely of uniforms he nicked from the food service provider.
Apparently, these plans have been in the works for a long time.
“It all started early in fall term of my freshman year,” Maples said, “when I took one of those little black hats home by accident. Then, I went as a Bon App employee for Halloween, and it kind of escalated from there.”
Maples’ collection currently includes 6 black skullcaps, 4 blue polo shirts bearing the Bon Appetit logo, and 3 aprons, plus 2 pairs of black pants that he already owned. He even retained his old nametag after leaving the job. As of right now, Maples says he has never worn any of this in public, rather keeping it all cloistered away in his room as a “kind of battle trophy.”
That will all change, though, in the coming months when Maples will begin to phase out his current clothing in favor of a wardrobe exclusively comprised of Bon Appetit uniforms.
“I think I’m going to start out with just wearing one or two pieces at a time along with my other clothes,” Maples elaborated, “but eventually I’m going to go for the real deal.”
Maples says his decision was not an easy one to make, but he believes this is the right thing for him to do at this time.
“I was getting tired of my current style of thrifted sweaters and harem pants,” he said, “and I want to wear clothes that really make a statement.”
Sources are unclear on what exactly this statement is, but Maples definitely is trying to say something.
As for his process in obtaining the uniforms, Maples explained that “it’s pretty simple, really. Bon App makes us borrow all the uniform components except for our pants and shoes, but they don’t supervise us while we change in and out of them. So, I just would, you know, tuck a shirt into my backpack after a shift and meander away.”
When asked about his long-term goals, Maples said he’d like to start moving into taking the chef’s uniforms out of the combined student worker and kitchen staff locker room, but that for now he’s just focusing on one thing at a time. As it is, expect to see Maples in the near future rocking the exact same outfit worn by every Bon App student employee, but in a different and incredibly edgy context.
— Sophie Penniman
The Lawrence Indifference 