Sartorial stories
Spotted recently:
- Young man near Rough Trade record store, East London wearing a navy and white striped boat neck top, white trousers jauntily rolled up to half calf level and espadrilles. Blonde streaked wedge hair cut completes ‘Simon Le Bon-on-a-yacht’ feel.
- Man aged 30-something in building foyer, City of London, wearing pale blue suit, pink shirt and tie. Refuses to exit building and go to nearby coffee shop because it is raining. Umbrellas don’t go with his suit he explains.
- Teenage girl at suburban railway station with Jennifer Anniston hair, High Street skinny jeans and pastel top earnestly discussing teen-soap Hollyoakes with friend on mobile. Look topped off with brown belt declaring ‘Fuck the System’ in Jamie Reid/Sex Pistols style lettering.
Tags: sartorial splendour
May 30th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
this saves me a job:
Saw a 20’s lad this morning with a proper “combat rock era” joe strummer mohawk, scruffed ripped Crass combat jacket, eye make-up, piercings the lot sadly he also had Hi vis vest and safety helmet, “Don’t forget your shovel if you want to go work”….
Also seen on the train Miss “yes I do work in fashion actually how did you know” sporting
a monochrome silky kungfu pjama top with slashed sleeves so slashed that we all got a good look at her assest as she swished about. The sleeves so inpractical in any job other than fashion pr. Underneath bright yellow knee length pedal pushers with kicky bell bottoms and of course finsished off with wedge healed flip flops.
accessorise with plastic bangles, a piercing laugh and loud insincere conversation (in a packed stuffy carriage).
Veiled asian (Muslim) women wearing england tshirt complete with large cross of st george, i just liked the way it showed how people just get on with stuff and leave outrage to “community leaders”
May 30th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Brilliant, BLTP, brilliant! Last night I went to a poxy exhibition opening in Hoxton which was full of 80s throwbacks and Bubble off Absolutely Fabulous style dressers. When the Cocktails and Records benevolent fascist dictatorship takes over the world, I will be banning ‘fashion statement’ pedal pushers along with many, many other things… like ugg boots…
May 30th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
You don’t wanna know what I see in Lidl every day round my bit………
May 30th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Ill Man, if that’s my old local Lidl on Maryhill Road then I can well imagine. Arrgh!
May 31st, 2008 at 2:53 am
The very one. If only there was a Tesco nearer to me, I’d go there. That said, the Tesco further up Maryhill road at the Barracks is a strange old place. I witnessed an old couple lob thirty quid down the drain on lotto tickets last week as I waited to get my loose change voucher exchanged. Ah, the heart of Maryhill. Even Kurtz would fear to tread there………..
May 31st, 2008 at 10:00 am
I used to go to the Maryhill Tesco too, it’s not so bad. You should try the DSS/Job Centre/whatever its called there. I went in to get a form for some reason or other once and two (two!) people asked me whether the bottle of water I was drinking was actually vodka and if they could have some. Depressing.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Yeah, signed on there briefly a few years back. Very grim place, Giro day in particular being something of an al fresco drinking orgy. Also used to go to the odd Maryhill Juniors game at Lochburn Park, just behind the job shop. Nice views of Ruchill =D