Posts Tagged by clothing
Dress for less – stretching the student budget
| January 23, 2013 | Posted by India Cash under lifestyle |
University is a time where you come into complete independence and every responsibility becomes your own. Not only do organisation, time management and planning skills become inseparable with regards to studying but they are just as important when it comes to managing your student finances. With your student loan, your first instinct may be to go wild, crazy and blow it all in one but instead you should plan and budget your spending. Many students claim they would rather spend money on clothes than good food (myself included) so here are a few tips to ensure you stay both warm and well fed. I <3 student discount Take full advantage of your student discount. Trust me, you’ll miss it when it’s… more
Five vintage fashion fairs you need to explore
| November 7, 2012 | Posted by Josie Sampson under culture |
Do you love the idea of vintage fashion but have no clue where to start? Or perhaps you’re feeling a little left out by an absence of retro clothing shops in your uni town? Whether you’re after a quiet afternoon’s browse or some serious shopping time, vintage fairs are an excellent way to dip your toe into the fashion water and they’re super affordable on a student budget. Here’s a selection of the best fairs coming up over the next few weeks – just in time for those Christmas presents! London: Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair – Vintage by the kilo Get ready for your retro fashion dreams to come true: Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair sells clothing by the kilo!… more
Covering my shame has never been so difficult
| May 16, 2012 | Posted by Cameron MacLeod under satire |
I went clothes shopping recently. Voluntarily, in the sense that it was just marginally preferable to pneumonia and a prison sentence as a result of public nudity. This is typically a bi-annual event at best, so I tend to see changes in fashion as sudden events. What follows is an interpretation of what York’s main retailers of young men’s clothing had to offer. The once-distinct boundary between the two gendered sections of clothes shops has become so seamlessly blurred that the average sensible man is now in danger of accidentally cross-dressing. Most clothes shops seem to have been annexed by the nauseatingly flamboyant and unappealing cast of Hollyoaks, and overwhelmingly saturated with their gaudy “retro” bullshit and arse-smothering chinos, which incidentally are equipped… more
