It’s that time of the year again where the temperature starts to drop, clothes get warmer, children go back to school and most importantly – Fresher’s Week is approaching! Whether you’re a fresher ready to start your new journey at university (and get incredibly drunk) or a returning university student, the idea of Fresher’s week can be exciting. But no matter how much fun you’re thinking of having (or know you’re about to have) there are some wardrobe preparations that need to be taken care of before getting the shot glasses out. Here is a guide to all university students ready to take on fresher’s week well prepared and ready to have a good time with minimal disaster.
Day-Time Wardrobe
There will be many times in a girl’s life when she has somewhere to be but just can’t decide what to wear and Fresher’s Week is no exception. You don’t need to go all out in the day time but it is nice to wear something nice and make a good impression when meeting everyone at university for the first time. Wear something comfortable and casual but stylish. You don’t want to be sat in an introductory lecture and meeting your tutors and lecturers for the first time in jogging bottoms and an old t-shirt. You also don’t want to wear something that’s really uncomfortable. Chances are you will be walking around a lot from building to building so you don’t want to wear something impractical like heels or feel too hot when moving around. Also the fresher’s fair can get really busy so wear layers you can take off to avoid overheating in the tent and missing out on all the freebies and signing up to societies. A cute outfit could be some skinny jeans with a basic t-shirt, a leather jacket and some comfy boots or ballerina flats.
Tips for Nights Out
For those of you who aren’t experienced on going on big nights out like Fresher’s events, here are a few tips on how to dress for the events and make it a week to remember.
1. Don’t wear something you don’t want to get ruined. Fresher’s Week can get very messy at times. Drink’s get spilled, UV paint is applied EVERYWHERE and there may be some illness from all the excessive drinking.
2. Take a secure bag with you. You may seem responsible now you have left home and gained independence but there is always the problem of losing something on a night out. In the best case scenario you lose the odd bit of makeup but in some cases you could lose money, keys, ID or even your phone so make sure you know they are safe so your night isn’t ruined.
3. Don’t get too dressed up, most students dress quite casually when they go on night’s out, especially during Fresher’s. That doesn’t mean you can’t look good during Fresher’s week just don’t put too much effort in and wear expensive dresses and heels to find that everyone is in casual shorts and skirts and flatter shoes.
4. Most of the nights will include fancy dress so don’t forget to check what events are going on at your halls!
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Fancy Dress
If you know anything about Fresher’s Week then you will know that it involves a lot of dressing up in ridiculous costumes that you would never have dreamed of wearing. As fun and hilarious as this can be it can also really hurt your bank account especially if you have to make that mad dash to the fancy dress shop everyday because you only just found out what the theme would be on the day of an event. Here are some tips to help save money but also have some great costumes:
1. Check the student union website to see what activities your halls are taking part in. This way you can be prepared for all the different events and fancy dress costumes you will need. http://www.welcometonottingham2013.co.uk/events/
2. Try to purchase some of your fancy dress outfits online (Ebay is always a great place to find low budget fancy dress).
3. You could use different items of clothing from your wardrobe that you already own. For example on a beach party themed night use clothes that you’ve worn on holiday. Or use items of clothing that you don’t really wear anymore and customize them.
4. Take any fancy dress you already own with you to Uni, you never know when it could come in handy! Even if you don’t use it during Fresher’s Week there will always be someone looking for a last minute outfit or there will probably be other opportunities to wear it throughout the year. There’s nothing worse than forking out money again for something you already own.
5. Buy as much UV paint as you can carry! At least one Fresher’s event, and probably many throughout the university year, will include a UV party where it is normal to slather as much neon paint onto every visible part of your body and your clothes.
6. Check to see if there are any fancy dress sales on at the student union. More than often the student union will be selling fancy dress for the whole week at affordable prices.
7. Try to spend as little as possible on your outfits. This way if you lose anything of the fancy dress on a night out or you ruin it in some way you won’t be going hungry for the next few weeks for no reason. Also you could spend that money on the tickets for the events or on taxis to and from events (or more alcohol).
The most important thing during Fresher’s is to have a good time so drink, dress up and don’t forget to get some free pizza from dominos!