Web posted August 2, 2007

Jeans still a hot pick for college students
They won't raise your GPA but they will impress

By RUTH MANTELL
MarketWatch

WASHINGTON - Yep, jeans are still in.

College-bound students this fall should make sure to have at least a couple of pairs, one casual and a nicer pair - no holes - to impress professors, or at least to keep out the wind on gustier days.

The usual suspects - Gap and Abercrombie & Fitch - offer a wide array of denim "looks." And college kids with the right kind of parents, those with a liberal credit-card spending policy, can pop for $275 True Religion jeans.

Those on a budget can try H&M or Wal-Mart, which carries Levi Strauss Signature denim.

"The must-have item is great-looking blue jeans," said Ean Williams, director of DC Fashion Week, a designer showcase held twice a year in the nation's capital. "You can dress jeans up. There are lots of options."

Layering is a look that goes great with denim, and it's easy to wear, Williams said.

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