For those who like great style and great television.

Boardwalk Empire- Great TV & Great Style!

As I have said before and no doubt will do again. I am a massive fan of Boardwalk Empire. If you haven't watched season one and two I highly recommend them. Boardwalk gives a vivid picture of the roaring twenties with gangsters, gamblers and bootleggers. The clothes are amazing, and as you would expect from HBO the show is great too. So enjoy the teaser trailer and if you haven't watched Boardwalk yet I hope you enjoy the show.

As always thanks for reading.

Yours, The Style Student.

Lapo Elkann revisited...

A while back I did a feature on the sartorial sensation that is Lapo Elkann. Our friends over at Men of Habit have just done a compilation of photos of Elkann. So head on over and check them out. before you do though here are a few of my favourites, which have of course been added to the board on Pinterest.

Lapo Elkann rocks a double breasted denim jacket. 

Lapo Elkann looking casually classic.

Thought for the day

'A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life' - Oscar Wilde
Clothes that fit are the second.

Apologies for the lack of recent posts.

Dear readers,

The recent lack of posts is due to a two week holiday in Italy, (thank you to my generous hosts, you know who you are) some much appreciated overtime at work (thank you to my boss), and some unappreciated essays and exam revision. I will try to post a few things when I have time but for the next few weeks posts will be intermittent at best, for which I apologies. As always thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy the blog.

Yours,

Zachary Atkins

a.k.a - The Style Student

University wear

Nowadays all universities produce some form of clothing with the University logo on it. Now I know we're not all fans of having such a public statement of where we go to university emblazoned across the chest. However you will more than likely want to buy something if only as a memento of your time at University.

If you are at an establishment such as Cambridge or Oxford then you will be swamped with options, but if you go to a less traditional establishment then the range of choices is simplified. As a general rule there are only two items I would consider buying. One is a University scarf as it is practical, and in many cases the patterning of your college or university can be quite visually pleasing.

The other is a University hoodie. Hoddies are great for layering and can be worn when scarves are impractical. They can also be worn to the gym if you don't feel like wearing one in public. So why not invest in one of these practical keepsake pieces.

Style on a Budget - The Reversible Belt

This is a fairly self explanatory one really. You are getting two belts for the price of one....or are you?

Here is the problem with this logic if you have a reversible belt odds are you are going to wear it twice as much as two different belts. Which mean that it may not last that much longer. However if you are on a budget then you will be getting two colour options for the same price.

The reversible belt also comes in handy when you are travelling as you can wear it casually during the day and then use it again as a dressier option when going out in the evening. So if you haven't got one yet add it to your shopping list. Depending on what you want you can spend a fortune on a designer one or just pick one up at Primark.

Style on a Budget - An Interesting Discovery

Sometimes you find great style and places you'd least expect it. At the start of my first term at university I noticed that the guy in the room next to me had an amazing plaid shirt. When I asked him where he had got it I was stunned by his response. He bought it in Primark for £6. I noticed something interesting as soon as I knew the shirt was from Primark it certainly seemed less desirable. It's amazing how much influence the brand name can have on the desirability of a product.

However I went into Primark anyway, and I was soon the owner of two very nice plaid shirts. The thing to take from this is that I never would have guessed that the shirt was from Primark and that despite being from a low end store it was still a good shirt. So exercise a little bit of student economics and look around for the bargains that are to be had. Instead going into a big brand store and paying a lot of money for something that really isn't all that different to what you can get from somewhere like Primark. I'm not saying that you should always take the cheaper option and you should definitely splash out on your investment pieces but when we're talking about casual shirt it doesn't seem to make sense to spend a fortune on it when you can get something that is perfectly adequate for half the price.