The best student fashion - to take you from lecture hall to house party

Claire Sawers
9 September 2013

Girls and Boys fashion from Life Story, Eden and HB Electronics at Herman Brown

Life’s too short to plan multiple outfits for the same day, so we’ve done it for you. After scouring some of Edinburgh’s finest independent boutiques, we present our guide to making the tricky fashion leap from daytime lecture-hopping to night-time escapades

Girls - By day (left)

Vintage red patterned blouse with epaulettes £20
HB Electronics at Herman Brown, 151 West Port, Edinburgh, hermanbrown.co.uk

Chunky 90s vintage necklace, £15
HB Electronics

Aztec print tote bag £28
Life Story, 53 London Street, Edinburgh, lifestoryshop.com

Le Specs Sunglasses
£45 Life Story

Black shiny leggings, £20
Eden, 18 North West Circus Place, Edinburgh, edenretail.co.uk

Girls - Night-time (right)

Multi-coloured diamond leather bag
£11 HB Electronics

Black platform sandals
£55, Life Story

Black faux-leather sleeved dress
£38, Life Story

Multi-coloured scarf
£120, Lucy Jay at Life Story

Gold / turquoise 1950s vintage bracelet
£35, HB Electronics

Blue / turquoise brooch
£12, HB Electronics

Boys - By day (left)

The Quiet Life Distressed Snapback cap
£34.95, Focus, 270 Canongate, Edinburgh, focuspocus.co.uk

Costa Magica grey sweatshirt
£26, HB Electronics

Belt
£75, Dick’s, 3 North West Circus Place, Edinburgh, dicks-edinburgh.co.uk

Orange striped socks
£12, Dick’s

Carhartt Sid Pants
£59.95, Focus

Boys - Night-time (right)

Black Loake secondhand brogues
£35, HB Electronics|

Purple 90s vintage raincoat
£26, HB Electronics

Denim shirt
£32, HB Electronics

Jeans
£170, Dick’s