Ten student clothing essentials
Thursday, 26 June 2008
We thought about getting Trinny and Susannah to help us with this handiest of handy guides, but then we realised that we couldn’t really give a monkey’s what they’ve got to say so we did it ourselves. Enjoy, good people, enjoy.
1. Flip-flops
Not only do they prevent sweaty feet and look cool in the summer, they also mean your feet don’t have to come into contact with the manky, unidentifiable slime on the floor of the communal showers.
2. Tracksuit bottoms
There’s nothing like slipping into a nice pair of tracky bottoms after a few hours of hard lecturing. They are also obligatory for watching any sort of daytime TV in communal areas.
3. Hoodie
It’s practical and fashionable at the same time. Just stay away from university-branded hoodies: overpriced and a dead giveaway of your fresher status. Oh, and try not to get an Asbo.
4. Bathrobe
It’s brilliant for nightly loo visits or for those days when you simply don’t have time to get dressed due to essay deadlines. It also works well as an extra blanket if your housemates are getting stingy with the heating.
5. Beanie
Not only does it look good, it’s also great for hiding unwashed and unkempt hair. Avoid the Badly Drawn Boy “tea cosy” look, mind you: your head isn’t a teapot, so it’s common sense really.
6. Sunglasses
Great for hangovers, or hiding behind when scouting for eye candy around campus.
7. Big scarf
Obviously it keeps you warm, that’s a given. However, it can also work as a makeshift curtain if need be, unless you’ve got French windows, in which case it will have to be a very big scarf.
8. Trainers
You better bring a few pairs as you will live in your trainers during university. Not literally, of course, as then you’d need very big trainers to go with the aforementioned very big scarf.
9. Fancy dress
Fancy dress parties are an intrinsic part of university life. Whether it’s your old school uniform or a cowboy outfit you happen to have lying around (as you do), keep hold of it; you never know when you might need it.
10. Suit
Formal balls, dinners and job interviews require you to scrub up. Guys should stick to a dinner jacket and suit to cover both eventualities, and accept the fact that they’ll never look like James Bond. Girls can go mad on the dresses for parties, but go for a classy suit for interviews.
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Good Apollo! Now i know who to blame for the surfeit of Rahs wondering witlessly around campus! I'm surprised to see you left off UGG boots, far too much hairspray and literally Anything with a JW on it. What ever happened to the days when students shopped primarily in charity shops, reworking the looks of years gone by, simultaneously saving our meagre pennies for some homous? It's sad to see one of the great institutions of fashion being discarded, simply because Daddy's Paying.
Posted by alfie | 29.05.08, 02:13 GMT
Trinny and Susannah should do a student What Not to Wear, starting with a visit to Scotland!
Posted by Gail | 19.05.08, 16:33 GMT