Bin, Buy, or Bury?

What’s the verdict on bum-bearing denim? A guide to what’s hot… and what’s not on campus this summer.

bum-bearing denim fashion new season summer

BIN: BUM-BEARING DENIM

£28, Topshop
 
This dubious trend for showing a cheeky err… cheek first emerged last summer, and despite freezing temperatures, clung firmly to many a campus bottom throughout the winter. Frayed hemlines have been unravelling to dangerous heights, morphing the classic denim short into more of a denim knicker. It’s time to throw these bum-bearers in the bin.
 
 
AND BUY… THE DIP-HEM SKIRT
  £19.99 New Look
 
Summer doesn’t have to mean indecent exposure… The elegant, floaty dip-hem is the perfect way to work the midi-skirt trend without being mistaken for your lecturer.
 
 
 
BURY: THE LEATHER LOAFER
 
£18, River Island @ asos.com
 
Fashion is predictable, and autumn means preppy. Stash these away for now, and come September you can slip on your model student act again, and team it with a pair of classic leather loafers.
 
 
AND BUY… THE METALLIC SANDAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
£29.99, Zara
 
Definitely not to be mistaken for the rustic gold ethnic or gladiator sandal that resides in the back of most of our wardrobes. This summer’s sandals are minimalistic and very, very shiny.
 
 
 
BIN: THE QUILTED JACKET
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
£29.99, New Look
 
Once the sole preserve of the Norfolk farmer, this perplexing trend caught hold last October, swiftly becoming stifling ubiquitous outerwear on campus, disregarding gender. The warmer weather of the last week has forced many wearers to confine their beloved jacket to the wardrobe. Bin yours now, and avoid an attack of the clones next autumn.
 
 
AND DIG OUT… THE BLAZER
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
£24.99, Missguided
 
The blazer’s reign as jacket of choice continues. Wear yours in a bright fluoro or floral, or toned down in pastel or nude… pretty much anything goes.