A VINTAGE HALLOWEEN
Our interpretations of some classic horrors!
Read MoreCONCEPT & RESEARCH
ON THIS DAY IN 1883…
the ‘Express d’Orient’ made its inaugural run.
Read MoreON THIS DAY IN 1932…
Amelia Earhart set of on a record setting flight.
Read MoreOUR 1st STUDENT RESEARCH SESSION
… and dates for the next!
Read MoreRESEARCH SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS
First session on 10th May!
Read MoreA LOOK INTO THE CLOTHES OF STRIKES
Specifically, the Donkey Jacket…
Read MoreBOWIE WEEK: BOWIE FROM THE ARCHIVE
Our take on some iconic Bowie looks!
Read MoreBOWIE WEEK: TOURS OF THE EARLY ’70s
From glam rock to ‘a mad aristocrat’!
Read MorePUNK WEEK – PARACHUTE SHIRT
A Westwood recreation.
Read MorePUNK WEEK – A FEW FROM THE ARCHIVE
‘…a tangle of chains, safety pins and padlocks.’
Read MorePUNK WEEK – THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF SHELIA ROCK
“A Mad, Glamorous and Colourful World”
Read MoreREPAIR ON THIS GLOBAL RECYCLING DAY
Make Do and Mend.
Read MoreTHE ARTISTRY OF VINTAGE DESIGN INSPIRATION
Starting point: The Misfits
Read MorePATTERN RECOGNITION
Restored, repurposed, and reimagined.
Read MoreSTITCH LENGTH
On Elvis Presley’s prison denim from the 1957 film Jailhouse Rock.
Read MoreJUN FUJITA
and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.
Read MoreThe DERRY ON THE ‘DILLY 1969
The squat, the standoff and the siege.
Read MoreBARBOUR’s SOUTH SHIELD
What does the River Tyne and Barbour have in common?
Read MoreMR FISH
Michael Fish, the man behind the brand Mr Fish, set a new standard for men’s tailoring in the 1960s.
Read MoreDEAR JOHNNY-LETTERS HOME FROM SWEDEN 1977
Both jackets are cut from a yellow silk damask fabric with black silk reverse and turn back cuffs.
Read MoreFOUND (VIETNAM)
These photos piqued our interest because some date to a pre-Vietnam war Indochina of the 1950s.
Read MoreMASLAND REVISITED
Unlike other outdoor clothing companies, Masland came to it relatively late.
Read MoreFRENCH RESISTANCE – IMPOVISED STYLE IN OCCUPIED FRANCE
A wonderful insight and example of resistance through style penned by regular contributor and ‘antiquous oracle-ius’ Simon Andrews.
Read MoreREVISITING LARRY DAGGER’S MUGSHOTS
Revisiting the archive of Lawrence W Dagger.
Read MoreSTAY GOLD – THE OUTSIDERS
The all-star cast and the coming of age theme, along with a classic wardrobe made it an instant hit.
Read MoreEVEREST RECONNAISANCE EXPEDITION 1951 SUPPLEMENT + YETIS
Everest pictures and Yetis, what more could you want from a post!
Read MoreROLAND PENROSE – CAMOUFLAGE
On ‘Home Guard Manual of Camouflage’ by Roland Penrose.
Read MoreAUSTERITY GAMES
Olympic and Paralympic Games in London – 1948 and 2012.
Read MoreTHE URSULA SUIT
The Holy Grail of wax cotton jackets known as an Ursula Suit or Admiralty Suit.
Read MoreTORN FROM MY COAT I SEND TO THEE…
“Torn from my coat I send to thee this war worn piece of old khaki”
Read MoreALL YOU POW’s – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!
“If you should be captured, these are your rights”
Read MoreKEEP THEM FLYING!
Some recent finds inspired the following…
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