Correction: Paris Ally is a student employee who has worked on the Tailored Tiger program in the Olinde Career Center to provide business attire to students who need it, and the program is new this year. Ally’s title, the age of the Tailored Tiger program and how the program came about were incorrect when this story was initially published. The closet also offers clothing of all sizes.
With the start of a new semester, students are looking to make new strides in their careers. During networking events and internship interviews, students want to put their best foot forward. For some professionals, it starts with the look.
The Olinde Career Center has announced that the Tailored Tiger Career Closet is back in action for the fall semester. Tailored Tiger is an on-campus closet that offers professional dress attire to LSU students.
The closet was created as a way to eliminate barriers for LSU students, said Paris Ally, co-director of the Tailored Tiger. Ally said during the Olinde Center’s bi-annual career expo, associates of the center realized that some students weren’t able to afford, obtain or wear business attire. 
“It’s a dress-to-impress type of situation, so we wanted to see how we can make that easy for everyone,” Ally said.
The closet will be open the entire school year and the career center has started taking donations for men and women. For men’s attire, the closet is looking for pants, size 32 or smaller; dress shirts, 15-inch neck or smaller; and blazers, size 42R or smaller.
Ally said there isn’t an official dropoff area yet. But if you are looking to donate, go to the Olinde Career Center, 158 Student Union Bldg., and let someone know you are there to donate to the Tailored Tiger. The closet is currently not accepting shoes, purses, men’s short sleeve button-ups, jeans or polo shirts.
For anyone who would like to pick up clothes, students will be able to make appointments to visit the closet. For more information or to donate, visit or contact the Olinde Career Center.