Campus style: James Joyce special

In a sea of sports leggings, Barbour coats and stash stands the Exeter English student.

You may spot them donning Nikes and pass them off as yet another Exetah student but look again. Reevaluate and analyse like they would do. They’ve paired their mainstream footwear with a one of a kind coat they stumbled upon in Peru. These well-read Queen’s dwelling students incarnate the perfect combination of edgy and sophisticated. They exude cool while quoting poetry to you in that postmodern way that they do.

They are the culture vultures, the classy ones with literary know how and opinions to share. They pull off every style with a causal “threw this on while reading Virginia Woolf” ease, and have enough vintage jumpers to make Alexa Chung envious. They are one step ahead of the fashion game because they’ve read up on trends. They know the significance of certain fads and understand the ironic nature of each crop top clad gal they see in the queue of Moz.

We decided to ask a few of our literature lovers about their style, and what fashion they want to see banned across campus.

Bill, first year 

Favourite book: 

Maurice – E.M. Forster

Usually shops at: 

eBay

Anoushka, first year

Favourite book: 

Ada, or Ardor – Vladimir Nabokov

Usually shops at:

Zara

Clothing she would ban on campus: 

Canada Goose Jackets

James, first year

Favourite book: 

Tender is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Usually shops at:

Urban Outfitters

Clothing he would ban on campus: 

Sports leggings

Anna, first year

Favourite book: 

Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen

Usually shops at: 

Cathedral Yard Vintage Store and the random rails at the back of Urban Outfitters

Clothing she would ban on campus: 

Anything that I’m wearing at the time

Taylor, first year

Favourite book: 

Small Island – Andrea Levy

Usually shops at: 

Zara and Pull & Bear

Clothing she would ban on campus: 

Flip flops and worn down Uggs

Alex, first year

Favourite book: 

Slaughterhouse 5 – Kurt Vonnegut

Usually shops at: 

ASOS

Clothing he would ban on campus: 

Probably boat shoes

Alex

Favourite book: 

Rebecca – Daphne du Maurier

Usually shops at: 

Topshop

Clothing she would ban on campus: 

Berkenstock sandals