lessons in style for students of fashion

School's in for spring/summer: and, for once, students and grown- ups are taking a lesson from the teachers. Mix checks with stripes, tank tops with woolly ties - and add clear-lens glasses for that scholarly look

Left: shirt, pounds 5, at Oxfam; cardigan, pounds 100, at Katharine Hamnett, 20 Sloane St, London SW1; tie, from pounds 35, at Burberrys, 18-22 Haymarket, SW1; chinos, pounds 95, and leather belt, from a selection at Paul Smith, 41-43 Floral Street, WC2; case by Bill Ambers, pounds 365, from Space NK, Earlham St, WC2.

Main picture: tank top, pounds 45, at French Connection, 99 Long Acre, WC2; shirt, pounds 95, at Paul Smith, as before; jeans, pounds 89, at Paul Smith Jeans, available at 9-11 Langley Court, WC2; shoes, from a selection at Paul Smith, as before; jacket, pounds 275, at Margaret Howell, 24 Brook St, W1; tie, pounds 40, at Paul Smith, as before; leather case, by Bill Ambers, as before; clear lens glasses (in all pictures), pounds 89, at Cutler & Gross, 16 Knightsbridge Green, SW1.

Far left: jacket, to order at Katharine Hamnett, as before; shirt, pounds 39, at Aquascutum, 9-13 Brompton Rd, SW1; silk tie, pounds 49, at Aquascutum, as before; sweater, pounds 155, at Paul Smith, as before; trousers, pounds 85, at Design Works, 19 Avery Row, W1; brogues, by Dexter, pounds 89.95, at the Natural Shoe Store, 21 Neal St, WC2; white lab coat, model's own.

Left: jacket, pounds 195, and trousers, pounds 90, at Design Works, as before; tank top, pounds 120, at Paul Smith, as before; shirt, pounds 39, and silk tie, pounds 49, at Aquascutum, as before; brogues, by Dexter, as before; leather case, pounds 365, by Bill Ambers, as before

PHOTOGRAPHS BY GAVIN HARRISON

ASSISTED BY CARL LICKMAN

STYLING BY JACQUIE ALLMOND

MODEL: BRUCE WOODFORD AT SELECT

WITH THANKS TO THE PUPILS AND STAFF AT NEWBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, COALVILLE, LEICESTERSHIRE