30 November 2014

Columbia Road, London

Street Style - Lucy, Columbia Road
Lucy, a lawyer, wears Russell & Bromley patent loafers, a Zara skirt, bag and cardigan from charity shops, tartan scarf from Accessorize, and Prada sunglasses.

29 November 2014

Lewis, The Old Truman Brewery

Street Style - Lewis Goodacre, Dray Walk
Lewis, represented by D1 Models, spotted in Ely's Yard on a sunny autumn evening. He wears an H&M bomber jacket, American Apparel t-shirt and trousers, and New Balance trainers.

23 November 2014

Burberry on a budget

Burberry on a budget
ZARA TRENCH COAT / ASOS SHIRT & TROUSERS / TOPMAN SHOES / NEXT TIE
How to recreate the Burberry Xmas advert on a budget...

1) Don't hire Romeo Beckham. If £45,000 sounds a little steep for pocket money, give your neighbour's kid a fiver and a can of Red Bull, and he might just turn the Macarena into some crazy street dancing. (Children these days still know the Macarena, right?)

2) Don't bother paying for a professional set. Wherever you're based, you can reproduce the true atmosphere of London by prancing about merrily in the pouring rain, thus drawing bewildered and disapproving glances from passers-by.

3) Don't wear Burberry. That isn't to say I wouldn't love to be sporting the real deal, but as I was discussing with Tazz only the other day, a classic Burberry trench coat costs more than return flights to New York! So until such a time when a beautiful coat doesn't swallow almost an entire month's wages, I think I'll keep to substantially thriftier alternatives, namely a Zara trench coat I bought myself nearly three years ago.


18 November 2014

Seeing red, Rivington Street

Street Style - Rosie, Rivington Street
Rosie, a primary school teacher, wears a Zara coat, H&M scarf, Longchamp bag, and an Alex and Ani bracelet.
Street Style - Rosie, Rivington Street

16 November 2014

Sunday brunch with Montague Burton

A street corner cafe on City Road set the scene for the most well-dressed brunch I have yet attended. To mark the launch of Burton Menswear's rebrand to Montague Burton, in commemoration to its founder, the company invited an ensemble of individuals, including actors, bloggers, writers, models and musicians, to join them for a traditional Sunday brunch. Despite many of them having had a generous night out at Annabel's the previous evening, everyone looked remarkably fresh and sharp, albeit eager to tuck into a wholesome cooked breakfast.

Upon entering the bright cafe, I saw the tables were laid with more than cutlery and condiments. Patterned ties, bags of sweets, copies of the Sunday Times, and tartan cashmere scarves were welcome gifts to the lucky guests. The menu was delightfully appetising, from which I naturally chose "The Full Monty" - bacon, sausage, tomato, baked beans, mushroom, eggs, toast, and the best black pudding I have ever tasted. If there is one thing I love more than filling my wardrobe with countless clothes, it is filling my tummy with fantastic food.

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10 November 2014

Blogiversary

Happy blogiversary to me. Here's to another year of endless press e-mails, countless photos, and the occasional party. And how am I spending this very special day? In the most fitting way I know how - editing photos in Adobe Lightroom until my eyes turn square.

Joseph Kent

As if I've been blogging for four years! In that space of time, Maddy has maintained the very same fringe she had in my first blog post, however my confidence and photography have improved in leaps and bounds. These past twelve months were especially fun, having been shortlisted for the Company Style Blogger Awards, attended Paris Fashion Week for the first time, found my perfect barbers (yes, my hair is that important), and finally realised I needn't stress so much over page views or how often I blog.

So what to expect from my fifth year of blogging adventures? As far as fashion month goes, I want to embrace the international circuit - I will be visiting Paris twice more, and hopefully New York in September. I also want to feature a lot more of me on this here blog, since you lovely people appear to find my sense of style weirdly interesting. (Any excuse to buy more snazzy jumpers is fine by me.) But my most ambitious goal this year is to produce a YouTube series. I shan't give away too many details at this time, but I'm now obliged to turn this little dream into a virtual reality.

As always, thank you for your continual support.

7 November 2014

Chris Millington, Somerset House

Street Style - Chris Millington, London Fashion Week
I have serious beard envy. Model and menswear blogger Chris Millington on the final evening of London Fashion Week.

4 November 2014

Feathers 40th birthday

I'm going to be dreadfully honest. When I receive an invitation to a fancy press party, my eyes linger far too long on the words "complimentary cocktails", before sending my RSVP. As a thrifty graduate, it's hard to turn down a free party. Of course, I do enjoy attending these events for the fashion too, but who doesn't love a shindig? (Even if I'm the only one doing any actual shindigging.)

Feathers 40th birthday celebration was no exception. Their Knightsbridge boutique, kitted out with a pop-up bar and DJ booth, was buzzing with fashionable folk. As dressed up as Tazz and I were, it did feel slightly intimidating mingling with people who looked like they could actually afford the designer garments hung up around the store. It will be a very long time before either of us can swap our ASOS and Zara jackets for Moschino or McQueen - probably when Feathers celebrate a further forty years. In the meantime, how about a Martini?

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