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The gentrification of punk motifs

There comes a time when pretty much every design house resorts to the artful splash. An apparently random application of complementary colour, seemingly flicked onto the product. Shirts, jackets, jeans and yes, those tiresome Margiela sneakers; when inspiration is a no-show, reach for a couple… Read More

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Avoid any confused stares

A fundamental aesthetic clash within menswear right now is that of paired back, progressive minimalism (think Our Legacy, N. Hoolywood, Wooyoungmi, Lemaire…) versus the kind of woke dandy, beads ‘n’ bongos vibing going on over at VISVIM, Needles and Japanese upstarts Bohemians. Personally, I’m a… Read More

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Nothing to do with Mods

The last trend-aligned piece I bought was a pair of Needles tracksuit trousers. I bought them last year and have worn them a handful of times. Yesterday High Snobiety pronounced them “The worlds most hyped trackpants“. Clearly, I can never wear them again. I am… Read More

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Nuclear inconvenience

It’s conceivable that swagging a tool harness is not in your list of new year’s resolutions. I’m not entirely sure it’s in mine. All my tools come from Khan’s Bargains in Peckham and on the odd occasion I’ve used them the handles fall off. Anyway,… Read More