Aoife Considine-
So we’re finally seeing a bit of sun in our fair city and as a result, the green in front of the Arts Block has become swarmed with the numerous ABKs taking breaks from the library or whatever else it is they do with their time, I dunno, maybe having coffee or something. In fairness though, I must admit that the throngs of colourful, well-dressed folk around the Book of Kells is a pleasant change from the usual uniformed youths and Spanish students that typically inhabit this area. The sun also means that people have begun shedding the layers; winter coats are being left at home and all of a sudden that girl you never even noticed has emerged from under her box-shaped green parka she’d been donning all winter to reveal an unreal body paired with killer legs. Oh yes folks, creeping season has officially begun.
Even down the Hamilton end the corridors are less crowded as people have begun migrating towards the cricket pitch and are even skipping Maths lectures to do so- heaven forbid. There’s a real buzz about Trinity when the sun comes out, people are smiling and seem more attractive and boys are starting to spend their afternoons playing tip on the rugby pitch, which I for one fully support.
On the other end of the spectrum however, exams are looming and so the library has become a haven for the majority of us. Even now as I write this in the Hamilton library, seats are few and far between at half three on a Wednesday afternoon. Have we all gotten the fear? Maybe I should probably start actually doing some proper work and not spend library time writing street style articles that have no relevance to my course? Maybe the exams really are looming faster than I think? Then again, due to this sudden influx in library attendance, there’s a lot more talent about. Yeah, maybe I’ll start “studying” here more often.
Arts Block:
Name: Magnus Williams
Course: PPES SF (courses always sound better abbreviated)
Who/What influences your style?
Gok Won
What’s your favourite Dublin store to shop in?
Topman
What’s your best fashion investment?
My first pair of glasses
If you could have any celebrity’s wardrobe who would it be?
Apart from Gok Wan- probably Gok Wan…
What’s the most expensive fashion item you’ve ever bought?
My first pair of glasses
Do you feel there’s pressure to dress well in Trinity?
Not particularly no
Name: Sinéad Mercier
Course: Law 3rd year
Who/What influences your style?
Poverty
What’s your favourite Dublin store to shop in?
Second hand shops mainly
What’s your best fashion investment?
A pair of Marc Jacobs shoes that I got about five years ago and I wear them all the time.
If you could have any celebrity’s wardrobe who would it be?
Vivienne Westwood
What’s the most expensive fashion item you’ve ever bought?
Probably my debs dress from Karen Millen! Went all out for the big day!
Do you feel there’s pressure to dress well in Trinity?
Yeah there is, but it’s a good thing, it means there’s freedom too. People can dress any way they want, even if a lot of people do end up looking the same.
Hamilton:
Name: Bryan (with a “y”) Irwin
Course: Science SF
Who/What influences your style?
No one in particular, window displays and people I see on the street really.
What’s your favourite Dublin store to shop in?
H&M
What’s your best fashion investment?
This blazer
If you could have any celebrity’s wardrobe who would it be?
Brad Pitt
What’s the most expensive fashion item you’ve ever bought?
Leather jacket- €250
Do you feel there’s pressure to dress well in Trinity?
yes
Name: Joanna Comerford
Course: Biochemistry 3rd year
Who/What influences your style?
The general public and things I see in magazines
What’s your favourite Dublin store to shop in?
Topshop
What’s your best fashion investment?
A leather Miss Sixty jacket I got in T.K. Maxx for €60
If you could have any celebrity’s wardrobe who would it be?
Olivia Palermo
What’s the most expensive fashion item you’ve ever bought?
I’ve no idea!
Do you feel there’s pressure to dress well in Trinity?
No, I dress like I do ‘cos it’s something I enjoy, I don’t dress for anyone else per say.
