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It's really weird how some things work out. I've become best friends with a girl who I bumped into in a Mayfair club in my first year of university, and then also became best friends with her flat mate and now I love them both so much (hey guys :p). I'm travelling to Italy with one of my closest friends from schools ex-girlfriends best friend, to visit my other best friend's old flatmate. It's such a small world and it's great knowing such awesome people.

For OOTD pics me and the homegirl Kemi (who's turning 21 this week whoop whoop) normally roam around the area near our campus looking for relatively quiet spots. We usually don't focus on the background too much since we have tight time constraints but this week I really needed a plain background and I think its made a massive difference.

In other news I recently saw Grimes at the o2 Academy Brixton and she was amazing! Afterwards we decided to go to one of my favourite nights out, YOUR MUM'S HOUSE at The Nest, which was great. Even though I had a great time something knocked my confidence a bit; the following morning I just figured that it's not worth the stress and there's so many more important things and awesome people I know. Now I'm super motivated to excel at everything and get over the little bumps in the road *insert bicep emoji* haha.

I tried something a little different in this OOTD with the base of the outfit being a pair of Tapered Trousers with Fold Over Button from ASOS. These trousers are quite fun to dress up or down, and since I was going to campus I went for a more casual look. I matched it with a khaki green jacket from RVCA that I've had for years but haven't worn in a while. Matching it with a pastel pink long line t shirt from Topman and completing it with pastel pink socks and dark army green Adidas Originals Supercolours.

Song of the week: Vroom Vroom by Charli XCX

Place of the week: On The Bab, Covent Garden

Item of the week: Buffalo Classics Platform Trainers

Peace and Blessings,

Andre

So for this post I'm going to try something a little different and combine an OOTD with a few things I've recently told younger family members about starting university. I've broken it into sections detailing what I believe to be the factors that set you up for a great university experience. Hope you enjoy :).

LIVING - accommodation is probably the most important factor in your first year of university; it’s where you’ll make most of your close friends and potential flatmates, but it also introduces you to people outside of your course and other aspects of the university’s social life. I chose to move into halls, even though I already lived in London, to get the full experience. I pushed myself out of my comfort zone by choosing to share a room which was a massive gamble. Sharing wasn't necessarily bad, but my room-mate was the polar opposite of me and we kept quite separate, however it was an something I'm glad I did.

STUDYING - Many people say take first year easy because it doesn't count as much but, I say hit those books hard. A solid first year grade helps you gain a good foothold for your whole degree. I didn't do particularly well in my second year, but because of my first year grade I can still do well overall, as long as I don’t mess up my final year.

FRESHER’S WEEK - it’s tempting to join every society that appeals to you, but I would advise that you find a few that you know you’ll commit to and it’ll pay off over the three years. It’s also important to be honest and be yourself, a lot of people see university as a fresh start, and it is, people are more mature and understanding, but some people take it too far and try to reinvent themselves completely and it unfortunately backfires almost all of the time. If you enjoy clubbing and going out, this is the perfect week for you. Pace yourself, you don’t want to wake up in the common room of your halls, remembering nothing of the night before, feeling and looking terrible, whilst all of your peers walk past to go to breakfast (this may or may not have happened to me haha).

CLUBBING - be adventurous, explore the different scenes in your area and find the one you love. I've enjoyed going to the regular student nights that almost every social person at my university goes to, but I've enjoyed spontaneous nights out to new places, or venturing a bit further outside of the central student area. Finding places where you can be totally free and chill and not worry about bumping into an annoying course-mate.

CAMPUS STYLE - different universities have different personalities. Going to a university in the city, it's difficult to pull off a ‘just got out of bed look’ without being judged on the commute to class. There are a few brands that definitely cater to student style including Topman, Urban Outfitters, River Island and American Apparel. My favourite brand is Lazy Oaf (both my jumper and backpack are from their store on Carnaby Street), the comical and satirical slogans always sum up how I feel about sitting through 4 hours of lectures (Tireless Life and So Broke are two of my favourites).

This look is pretty block colour heavy with my blue Topman hat (jeans also from Topman), and contrasting orange Adidas SuperColors.

My style advice for university is to wear something that you're comfortable in wearing, both in terms of confidence and literal comfort. The time you're at university is a great period to experiment and play around with fashion, before you get into the dull world of work.

Peace and Blessings,
Andre

*I still haven’t figured out what to do with my long-ass arms when I'm taking pictures haha.

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