Campus style: James Joyce special
Book worms with sartorial sass
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