Clubbers of the Week: Trying to Survive in Week Five
What Edi students do when they’re meant to be writing their essays
With mid-term deadlines approaching, for many Edinburgh students clubbing may be the last thing on their minds. But many are still dedicated to the late-night (and next-day hangover) cause, so we’re sharing our highlights here.
Stunners of the Week
Winner
I don’t know whether I love the slick back bun or the wolf cut more
Runners Up
Another year older, but still Young and Beautiful
It’s giving seventies slay
The matching set and blazer is so slay
A stunning trio
Proving that the most gorgeous girls <3 their friends
I need to know their secret to looking so good on the dance floor of Hive
The sparkly pink bag is EVERYTHING
<3 the eye makeup
Third Wheel of the Week
Winner
Missing out on the Moet
Runners Up
Does the girl in the middle not realise that the Eagles were THE team to support?
Rock On!
No face, no case
The hoodie vs outfits fresh out of NYFW
Wanker of the Week
American football players scare me
It’s giving Jordan Belfort and not in the Leonardo DiCaprio way
Boys putting sparklers in their mouths is the biggest ick
I can’t with the gang signs
I’m guessing the score was 4-4
I’m scared.
Gnarly dude
Not sure why he needs to be undressed whilst necking the champers
Hero of the Week
Winner
Bromances are IN in 2023
Runners Up
Who, me?
Love these smiley guys!
Office meeting at nine, WhyNot at ten
A very wholesome duo
No lies were told
How you feel when you’re mum gives you £5 pocket money
Peace and Love baby
Security bringing the vibes yet again
Love on the dance floor
What casanovas!
Heroine of the Week
Winner
I commend the bravery of putting FIRST and LAST names – Matchmaking Monday fans need to take notes
Runners Up
This stunner is serving cheerleader glamour
Heroines for being able to coordinate such a big group for a night out
When the dance floor of Big Cheese gets a little too full
The mist in the background and this gorgeous girl are giving Lizzie Bennet in the last scene of Pride and Prejudice
She said YES to Haribo
WTF Moment of the Week
Winner
It’s cuffing season after all…
Runners Up
Not everything is an ick, you can just accept that you don’t fancy them
There’s something about the air in Hive that turns everyone a little crazy
It’s fun to stay at the…
Is she spitting her shot back into the glass??
When you see your bestie getting with a 3/10 across the dance floor
Alright then…?
When you suddenly realise that the club photographer is your ex
Some people truly need to learn to keep it in the bedroom
Unhappy Clubber of the Week
Winner
Subway is for serious chats only
Runners Up
Why so serious on Valentine’s Day?
When you get told to point to your bestie
Even with all those VKs they’re not happy
Briefly possessed by the Subway ghosts??
Album Cover of the Week
Winner
If Ariana Grande wrote a Valentine’s Day-themed song, this would be the album cover
Runners Up
This looks like an ad for Moet
Its giving Little Mix vibes
Edi’s newest rapper
Best of the Rest
Gorgeous gorgeous girls, flip off the camera
They look like the best girls to party with
Sunglasses on to block out the haters
Midnight snackkkk
A rock and roll exit
This looks like something out of a music video
The ball gowns in the nightclub is both regal and feral
This is so hot and these girls know it
Getting down and dirty
The only way he could be making them smile like that is if he’s showing them photos of his dog.
Photographer Credits:
Thomas Miller: Hive
David Stewart: Subway Cowgate
Kealan Bond: WhyNot Nightclub
Hamza Anwar: Big Cheese
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