The Stand
For students, by students 

Are microtrends dying, or have students in the bubble found a different way to define style? St Andrews has become a fashion haven in its own right. Despite its relatively small size and population, there is a distinct way of dressing that is on trend, chic, and effortless all at once. When comparing a town such as St Andrews to style hotspots such as New York and London, there is a familiar sense of good taste and panache, yet a noticeable absence of one of the most prevail

How does high fashion fare when it has to withstand a student budget, Scottish weather and long walks across town? Paris Fashion Week, the most prestigious of them all, took place the week commencing September 28 and ran until October 6. It left students wondering how they might wear dramatic, gravity-defying gowns to a 9 am lecture. At first, the answer seems obvious: they can’t. But the thing about fashion is that it travels fast, not necessarily as garments, but as an iden