As the weather improves, we’ve all begun to put on our long-awaited summery wardrobe pieces. The fashion team hit the streets of Cambridge to see what people are wearing, look for style inspiration and discover what’s on people’s minds for upcoming summer fashion. Tirza picks a colour each day and coordinates her outfit according to that; she’s currently really into the 90s, as evidenced by her claw clip – a lovely Hawaiian vibe.
She cites the whimsical Phoebe Buffay from as a style inspiration, saying that, if she dresses anything like Phoebe, “that’s when I know it’s a good outfit”. She’s also inspired by Rachel Green and rapper Lauryn Hill. This summer, she’s most excited to wear white maxi skirts and brightly coloured outfits.
“Cambridge has an authentic, underrated style that most people don’t know about” Tirza loves buying clothes from Vinted and recommends favouriting items you like to tailor the algorithm to your tastes. A hot tip from Tirza is to search for key terms that are aligned with your style – she might look up words like “lace”, “fairycore” or “cottagecore”. With a woven belt, star hair clips, a tooth gem and an assortment of rings, she’s got accessorising down.
She looks to junk jewellery bundles on eBay for a good deal. Coming from London where people may be too attuned to trends, she feels that Cambridge has an authentic, underrated style that most people don’t know about. As a third year, she reflects on how .
