Images credit: TheSartorialist.com and anortherndandy.blogspot.com They say “dress for the job you want not the job you’ve got”. Sound advice, but surely this rule should apply to more than just matters of employment. Who says going on a date or taking your girl out to dinner needs to be done in a drab urban uniform of jeans and a shirt, or most likely T-shirt. Dress for the job you want! Dress for the life you want should be the … [Read more...]
Ever since I was a small boy I’ve had a deep and abiding love for Lotus Cars. This is partly the result of growing up a bike ride away from the Hethel factory and test track; in the summer holidays I regularly rode down to the test track in the hopes of seeing an Esprit go around the track. My ardour was only intensified when at the age of eight I saw my first James Bond movie, ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’, a film notable only for the Lotus … [Read more...]
With good reason I’ve championed London Perfumier Ormonde Jayne. Not only do I like what they do, I like the way they do it. The scents are original, bold and elegant; it’s one of the few houses to offer Eau de Parfums for men; and everything is made in their London laboratory. What’s more, the business is real enough that you have a good chance of being served by the owner and creator Linda Pilkington. You really can’t say that of most … [Read more...]
In some ways this post follows on from my ‘Notes from Rome’ series, although it’s more a stream of consciousness arising from what I saw. One of the notes of interest from Rome was the prevalence of rubber and Dainite soled footwear, when I’d expected to see elegant, slim Italian leather shoes. I’ve always had my concerns about Blake constructed footwear and its suitability to wet climates. This is the reason I’ve never bothered to … [Read more...]
I am a compulsive list maker. My latest is a quick note of those retailers I intend to visit and interviews that are still pending, and in some cases long overdue. North Sea Clothing I highlighted independent British label North Sea Clothing back in March of last year. The label was founded by one man, Neil Starr, with one aim: recreate the classic pre-war Royal Navy issue Submariner Jumper. Since then one can only assume things have … [Read more...]
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