>> “Teenager’s trousers” – this was the sartorial Shangri-La that we were collectively trying to obtain in 1994 aged 10. We’d rid ourselves of our childish printed leggings or in my case, novelty matching tracksuit ensembles printed with bootleg Sanrio characters and go into Tammy Girl or New Look and get ourselves a pair of black trousers… Continue reading Black Trew Trio
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Showing Off
Haphazardly finding old repeats of mint documentary on BBC iPlayer (TV and radio) is one of my favourite things to do at the moment. Under the less-frequented Film section, The British Guide to Showing Off popped up. I didn’t catch it the first time round when it was released in 2011 but just as I’ve… Continue reading Showing Off
Esprit Dior Tokyo Part Two
Part two of my Dior Tokyo experience and into the vast Ryogkoku Kokugikan Sumo Stadium we go. I can’t communicate how vast the scale was. Dior venues under Raf Simons’ tenure have been lavish, ornate but never vast on this level. It felt like the “biggest” Dior show I had been to because of the… Continue reading Esprit Dior Tokyo Part Two
Heathbound
>> In London there hasn’t been enough of those days when the sun is really bright but the air is bitterly cold and every surface you touch to the ground that you walk on feel “crispy”. My favourite kind of days. This seasonal rarity somehow coincided with my going to Hampstead Heath to play around… Continue reading Heathbound