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Men’s fashion is notoriously tricky, particularly on a student’s budget. Here are nine tips to improve a staple men’s wardrobe- your no-effort, no-cash guide to looking dapper in Spring / Summer 2015

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In this outfit, a tan houndstooth-patterned overcoat is paired with faded black jeans, a black cashmere roll neck jumper and striped socks. The socks are deliberately contrasted with the houndstooth pattern of the overcoat.

Tip 1: Pin-rolled jeans change the outline of trousers and draw attention to shoes or socks. The “pin roll” refers to the tight roll at the trouser cuff. It is made by pinching the inside seam of the trousers and folding it back on itself towards the ankle; this is then held in place and rolled up a couple of times to create a tight cuff on the trousers.

Tip 2: An overcoat is one of the more versatile pieces of clothing, which can often be found for under £40 in charity shops. A lightweight one, such as in this outfit, is perfect for the shifting weather conditions of Bristol in the Spring. It is generally best to get a size larger than you would normally wear; the larger size makes it easier to layer up if it is chilly, whilst the more casual look softens your shoulders for a slightly more louche look.

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This outfit features (at the model’s insistence) a charcoal matching tracksuit, worn under a cashmere trench coat and topped off with a stussy-print five panel.

Tip 5: It can be difficult making clothes of all the same colour look fashionable, particularly with a shapeless tracksuit. However, this structured navy coat frames the tracksuit and co-ordinates with the shoes. The hat offers some embellishment and shows bit more personality, without clashing with any of the muted colours of the outfit. Wearing structured blazers and jackets with more casual bottoms looks effortless but still put together.

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This outfit features navy blue linen trousers, a garish vintage silk shirt, purple socks and tan desert boots.

Tip 3: If a shirt is too oversized and shapeless, a helpful trick is to use a ‘military tuck’ to remove some of the excess fabric. This can be used with casual shirts or with a suit and involves drawing the shirt tighter across the front and sides of the body; the excess fabric behind the central seam is folded back under the seam, this can then be tucked in either partially, or completely, for a quick fix on an ill fitting shirt.

Tip 4: Statement socks are a really easy way to add a bit of colour. They can be used to break-up the lower half of an outfit, with turned up trousers revealing a more subtle hint of colour. Because the shirt above is very loud, statement socks can be used to complement other articles of clothing and tie an outfit together, without providing too many points of focus.

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This outfit is comprised of a powder blue dropshoulder jumper, with white and blue pinstripe trousers and a pair of plain white trainers.

Tip 7: Bold pinstripes featured heavily in London Fashion Week this year, particularly on the runways of Gucci, Haider Ackerman, J.W. Anderson and E. Tautz. A subtle pinstripe offers a bolder alternative to plain chinos in the spring and summer. Generally, lighter colours look best with lighter-coloured shoes.

This can easily be put together to give a relaxed and effortless look, plus it has the benefits of being genuinely comfortable for long days in the library.

Tip 8: Drop shoulder refers to the seam sitting lower on the shoulder, which alters the shape of the jumper. This works well with oversized t-shirts as well. Jumpers tend to look less structured as a result, giving a more relaxed look and sleeves can always be rolled up to make it wearable for more occasions.

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This outfit is made up of a cropped denim jacket over an oversized denim shirt and green t-shirt.

Tip 5: Though, people tend to have strong feelings about double denim, if you have the confidence to try it then you really should. The golden rule is that the denim should never be the same colour. With double denim the emphasis is on the texture of the clothing and this is often best highlighted when two subtly different tones are worn next to each other.

Tip 6: This above outfit is quite layered, with a jacket, shirt and t-shirt. The advantage of this is in its versatility, allowing different combinations of colours and several variations of the same outfit. When layering, it is easier to stick with solid colours, complimenting the different tones of each piece of clothing with each other. For example, the oversized green T-shirt above could easily be worn with a flannel shirt and a different jacket.

Photoshoot Team: Photographer: India CastleGibbs Stylist: Sam Watts Model: Oliver Bates Words: Naima Camara

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What’sOn

Editor: Sam Mason-Jones whatson@ epigram.org.uk

The best pick of this fortnight’s theatre, film, music and more.

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Fucked Up Marble Factory, 24.05

TOPS Start The Bus, 12.05

Tyler, The Creator O2 Academy, 15.05

You might presume that a band called Fucked Up would not exactly be first choice to take home to meet your parents- and, comprised of members with pseudonyms like Mustard Gas and Concentration Camp as they are, you might be right. But actually the band proffer quite a presentable face of hardcore. Yes, their lyrics might be bawled by a big fat man called Pink Eyes. Yes, this big fat man might occasionally get naked at gigs and asphyxiate himself with his microphone cord. And yes, their lyrics might have flirted with some Fascist ideology- yeah, maybe that last one wasn’t okay. But their sprawling musical stylings venture far beyond the four-four stomp of punk, and their four LPs have exhibited real and successful experimentation. Catch them at the Marble Factory later this month.

There has been some bloody good music coming out of Canada of late, a lot of it produced by an exciting raft of fledgling bands who are showing signs of a capacity of holding their own among more established countrymen like Arcade Fire, Grimes and Mac Demarco. Balancing out the dark underbelly of Ought and Viet Cong, who ply a compellingly deadened brand of post-punk, are altogether friendlier bands like Alvvays and TOPS, who between them produced two of last year’s brightest records. The latter, a four-piece from Montreal, channel a ‘60s nostalgia, pairing sun-lathered lazy guitar lines with Jane Penny’s breathless vocal which at times evokes Nico. It’ll sound just perfect in Start The Bus, where the band stop off from their spring/summer UK tour.

Observing the spilling of Odd Future into the mainstream at the turn of the decade was a lot like how I imagine classical listeners observed the emergence of punk rock in the mid ‘70s. From the outside it just looked like kids were dressing up funny again, swapping mohicans and chains for knee socks and tattoos of upside down crosses.

Dressing up funny and jumping off things. Whatever it was, there was an excited giddiness to this ‘movement’, which seemed to swirl around daddyissued homophobe Tyler, The Creator. And while Tyler’s material this side of ‘Yonkers’ has always left slightly to be desired (recent LP Cherry Bomb is alright- just alright, particularly in the context of To Pimp a Butterfly), his live shows continue to harness the ruthless excitement of 2010.

Festivals Dot to Dot Various Venues, 22-23.05

Love Saves the Day Eastville Park, 23-24.05

VegFest Amphitheatre, 23-24.05

It’s that time of year again, bank holiday season when the powers that be try to cram Bristol as full of culcha as they possibly can. Don’t get me wrong, this is a very good thing- if you’ve finished your exams. Dot to Dot takes place across a number of the city’s music venues, and touts a lineup of choice new guitar bands like Fat White Family, Hinds, Menace Beach and The Wytches.

The biggie. Following Tokyo Dub’s lead last September, Love Saves the Day has graduated from Castle Park to the grander climes of Eastville Park for its fourth incarnation. An altogether dancier festival than Dot To Dot, it features DJs and live acts in equal measure. The Sunday is by far the stronger, showing off Skepta, David Rodigan, Ratking, Four Tet and Floating Points. And Azealia Banks. Obvs.

Offering something slightly different, VegFest proclaims itself ‘The UK’s Biggest VeganEvent’ (oo err). By day the Lloyds Amphitheatre will host information stalls, cooking classes and, of course, food and drink. By night it will be transformed to host DJ sets from the likes of Alfredo and LTJ Bukem, as the party really gets started. Hip enough for ya?

Bristol su summer party To celebrate the end of an epic journey this year, the old abandoned courtrooms in the city centre will be transformed for a night of colourful delights.

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Midnight Express.

Bristol SU Summer Party 2015.

Thursday 4 June 10pm - 4am.

Bridewell Island, The Prison Cells & Old Crown Courts.

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Some of the best pictures from Mind Your Head week. Find more on our Facebook page.

Bristol SU Awards It's the most glamorous, most dazzling event in the Bristol calendar. It's the climax of a year of incredible student achievement. It's the Bristol based love child of The Oscars and the Nobel Peace Prize. Its the Bristol SU awards.

Until 20 May, you can nominate your friends, enemies and everyone in between for a Bristol SU award.

Staff and students can vote at bristolsu.org.uk/awards.

You can nominate as many people as you like for any of the awards, and if you think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve earned it you can even nominate your own society for the Best Society Award. $ VKRUWOLVWLQJ FRPPLWWHH FRPSULVHG RI 8R% DQG %ULVWRO 68 VWDII (OHFWHG 2IĂ&#x20AC;FHUV and trustees will decide the winners. Awards will be presented at a glittering awards night on Thursday 11 June. Shortlisted nominees will receive an invite via email closer to the date.

Exam advice Our advice team, Just Ask, offer some tips to make your exam period easier.

Here at Just Ask, we often talk with students about revision and exams. Here are our top three exam survival tips: 1. Revise in bursts. Between 45 minute bursts of revision, take 15 minute breaks.

2. Eat healthily. Have regular meals with a balanced diet. This helps your energy levels and concentration.

3. Keep active. Active revision breaks boost your energy and help beat stress.

And exercise can improve your mood and help you sleep. The University's Sport, ([HUFLVH DQG +HDOWK WHDP KDYH D JUHDW ZRUNRXW \RX FDQ GR DW KRPH Ă&#x20AC;QG LW DW bris.ac.uk/sport/healthyliving. You can also check out the Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s On Guide at bristolsu.org.uk IRU IUHH \RJD VHVVLRQV DQG RWKHU Ă&#x20AC;WQHVV HYHQWV There are more great tips in Just Askâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Assessment Survival Guide. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a short guide that also covers how to prepare, how to revise and where to study. Find it online at bristolsu.org.uk/exams.

The guide also explains what to do if you fall ill during exam time (spoiler alert: tell your School, get a sick note, and submit an Extenuating Circumstances form).

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worries about any of this, talk to us! Speak to Graham or Will on 0117 331 8634, or email ubu-justask@bristol.ac.uk.

WHAT'S ON FEATURED EVENT Festival of Liberation: Dame Anne Begg. Tuesday 12 May. 2 steps forward one step back â&#x20AC;&#x201C; how Parliament is adapting to the needs of disabled voters and politicians.

Dame Anne will be coming to speak to us as part of the Bristol SU Festival of Liberation about her experiences as a disabled MP.

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All students, staff and members of the public are welcome to attend.

Tuesday 12. 5:30pm - 7pm. Carpenter Room, Bristol SU. Ultimate Frisbee. Fit & Fabulous card holders only.

Tuesday 12. 6pm - 8pm. G8, School of Earth Sciences. Noche de Guatemala.

An evening of Guatemalan culture, history and... volcanic hazards!

Thursday 14. 6pm - 7:30pm. Green Capital: Sustainable Careers in Geography.

Friday 5. 6pm - 11pm. Bristol Zoo Gardens. Student Houses' Summer Ball.

Saturday 6. 7pm - 1am. Goldney Hall.

Goldney Summer Ball.

Sunday 7. 8pm. The Balloon Bar, Bristol SU. The Best Sunday Roast in Town!

Monday 8. 8pm. The Balloon Bar, Bristol SU. The Big Fat Bristol Pub Quiz.

Thursday 11. Anson Rooms, Bristol SU. Bristol SU Awards.

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Thursday 4. 10pm - 4am. Midnight Express. Bristol SU Summer Party 2015.

All change please! Let Bristol SU transport you through the night on a whirlwind trip through uncharted territories. Pack your bags and put on the gladrags, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to get down.

For more information on all upcoming events see bristolsu.org.uk/events