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Put A Sock In It
…A Short History of Hosiery They are inexpensive, gender neutral, almost completely concealed by leg coverings and footwear and worn over an inconspicuous part of the body. Socks would seem to be a...
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True Blue
Reflections On Colour, Gender & Dress Singer Regina Spektor is surely right to describe blue as ‘the most human colour’.[i] It is the colour of our veins, literally and figuratively, if you happen...
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To Have & To Hold….
…For Better & Worse: The Clutch Bag This article was originally published with Parisian Gentleman. Men’s penchant for accessorising could be likened to a surging tidal wave: it started slowly with...
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Women’s Style Through Time
The majority of my posts focus on menswear, but occasionally it pays to make an exception. On 27 September I am hosting a Fashion Through The Ages catwalk show as part of Salisbury Fashion Week. The...
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The Forgotten Best Dressed
Pigeon-holing people is satisfying and necessary. Determining whom our friends, neighbours, colleagues and relatives look like and sound like; whether their political and religious beliefs and...
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Ceci est une pipe
A Review of Colin McDowell’s The Anatomy of Fashion This article was initially published with TACK Magazine. The image of René Magritte’s 1929 painting, “La trahison des images” (The Treason of...
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Clothed By Christ?
Dress To Impress When asked about the origin of the Pontiff’s red slippers, the Vatican replied that Benedict XVI was clothed by Christ.[i] This risible retort seemed to lay bare an age-old tension...
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Retro-grade Raiment
This article was first published with Parisian Gentleman. A few weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion chaired by the fashion critic Colin McDowell. In contrast to his interviewees, who took...
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Horse Hung: How Fashion Yoked The Sport Of Kings
If dog is man’s best friend, the horse is surely his life partner. So close is the connection between humans and horses that the changing role and representation of the horse from the Middle Ages into...
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Modern Vintage
Sophisticated. Simple. Retro. Wearable. These are some of the words that journalists have used to describe the catwalk fashions on display this week in Paris, Milan… and Salisbury. From Dior to Dolce...
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