Fashion!

I didn't do much of anything today except buying some much needed food and a few things from Boots (which is essentially the British version of CVS or Walgreens). So instead, I would like to bore you with my musings on British fashion. It's rather similar to American fashion in a lot of ways. For example, leggings and tights are extremely popular. Jeans, on women my age, are actually a pretty rare occurrence. To go with said leggings or tights, the girls wear boots. Everyone wears boots, all the time. The most common kind is calf-height leather boots in brown or black. They are never suede (a terrible idea in all this rain) and Uggs are non-existent (yippee!). Knee high socks are then worn with these boots, and scrunched down over the tops of the boots. Sometimes the socks are layered. This is the most common look:Via Zigoti

Also, really crazy patterned leggings are popular, like these. Most tights and leggings are solid colors, usually black or dark purple, but these weird patterned ones are all over the place. I don't find them very cute... but whatever floats your boat, right? As far as tops, I can't really speak to that, because they are always hidden under jackets! But the jackets are almost always heavy peacoats with large buttons. Not all of them are black, I've seen a lot of purple, green and even a few red coats, too.Via persimmon
Michelle Williams looking quite British, all the way around.

I'll be able to see the types of tops and dresses that are worn soon, once I start classes. I don't have any class on Mondays, and only one on Friday mornings, which is going to be excellent for traveling on the weekends. Woop!