Inspiration From My Past

It is funny how certain times in your life really influence your current tastes ... especially the happy times.

• My obsession with Military clothes as a child
• My adoption of Casual fashions as I turned from a child into a teenager 
• The influence of Paninaro when I was just leaving school
• The Deconstructivist look I adopted at university and when I started my first job  
• My adoption of classic British and modern British design as I started to have enough disposable income to seriously invest in my wardrobe

I am wondering where things are going to go, currently the design scene is very exciting but I do think that the high street is lacking innovation. 

Nigel Cabourn Surface Jacket and The Design Process

This is from a great blog post from Nigel Cabourn on the design process ... check it out.

Great Picture From The Sartorialists

Classic menswear and simple/functional design

New Blog On Fashion and Style

I am not a very good writer, an expert on fashion or even a person that follows fashion. Saying that I love clothes and individual style.

This blog is not designed to tell people what to wear or even how to wear it - it is my personal love and expression of my love for clothes.

My favorite purchases so far this season are;

1. Nigel Cabourn Air Craft Jacket in blue

2. YMC Stripe T-Shirt

3. Folk Oatmeal Cardigan like this grouse one

4. Folk Block Colour T-Shirt

5. CP Company Overshirt

6. CP Company Cardigan

7. Universal Works Knit

8. Stone Island Cardigan

I have also purchased the usual basics; Albarm jeans, Tretorn pumps, Mandarina Duck bags and a few other bits and bobs.

The plan is to bring in some more t-shirts, shirts, shorts and some shoes; Margaret Howell, Oliver Spencer, Church's, Raf Simons and Dries Van Noten.

I am not really sure how to sum up this seasons purchases but I would say it is a combination of some 'modern but classic' British design and a bit of 'design and functional' European pieces.