What not to wear for Freshers’ Week
People are shallow and you WILL be judged by what you wear
Fresher’s Week is a time to discover a new city, a new you, and make some new friends. So don’t go committing these fashion sins in your first week, unless you plan on spending the next three years hiding in a hole.
Liverpool’s fashion stakes are high (in case you didn’t already know), so it’s probably time to up your game and leave these fashion faux-pas at home.
Leavers Hoodies
You’ve left school behind, so now it’s time to ditch that hoody. Don’t worry, after your first week of Freshers’ madness you’ll have plenty of nights in the library to hold on to the fleeced lined comfort of days passed.
Keep calm and don’t wear it
Let’s leave the ‘Keep Calm’ trend back in 2010 where it began. It’s no longer a cute throwback to simpler times but a constant reminder of bad jokes and kitchen-wear. It shouldn’t be on your posters, your tea towels and definitely should not be a part of your outfit.
Travelling Pants
While you may have spent your summer meditating on a mountain in Chiang Mai, or finding yourself in Hanoi, the rest of us spent our summer slaving away behind a till. These not-so-stylish trousers are less of a conversation starter and more of a way to deter future friendships.
Big coats
Contrary to common southern folklore, the north is not THAT cold (at least not in September). This is Liverpool, not Winterfell, so save the huge jackets for January when the real winter hits us.
Boring fancy dress
Freshers’ Week presents so many fancy dress opportunities, so don’t waste them with a piss poor costume. This is the first week of the last three years of youth- who knows when the next time you’ll get to dress as Miley Cyrus will be?
Keep Carnage t-shirts at Carnage
These t-shirts are your tickets for the event, so treat them as you would a paper ticket and bin after use. Your t-shirt is not a trophy of your conquests but simply a sign you haven’t quite mastered doing your own washing, shopping or ironing.
‘University Outfitters’
Just because a shop claims to be a ‘university outfitters’ does not mean its apparel has to complete your university outfit. Unless you’re prone to having abnormally warm arms and a freezing cold chest give the gilet a miss. Another one to save for a late night library sesh, not your first week.