Twin Set

Two prime first hand yet polar opposite examples of the Twinning code of attire. One clearly mutually appreciated. The other case seems to stem from a dictatorial background. Firstly, why do dads do that? Or are mothers to blame? This is just wrong and ridiculously effortsome. I mean, where oh where do they sell the same garments in everysize from toddler to extra sizeable male? I have yet to encounter such a store. Besides, it's cute for about a nano-second, then you're left with this feeling, like, "poor bastard. How long will that carry-on?".

The second example is likely to become increasingly present on streets around the globe as we see teens giving in to the fact that it is ever so hard to distinguish oneself and actually, realising that, looking identical is a much more impactful feat worthy of a double-take count many times greater than that of any BAPE all-over print hoodie. Rather than risk the embarrassment of turning up to group night out where two of your buds happen to have gotten the same American Apparel hoodie for xmas and appear to be wearing it with pride, why not go the whole hog and orchestrate the impact. I like that "Orchestrate the impact". Anyway, there you have it; Twinning.

The Early Bird...

There's a saying where I come from, which is now fairly universal; The early bird cathes the worm. Where this mornings journey to work was concerned, the opposite applied. Running a tad later than normal, I exited the tube station with speed in my stride only to stop dead when this little tyke caught my eye. I proceeded to 'catch the worm', there and then. Swift and fast. And what a catch. Just take a look at the attention to detail; The rebelliouos neck tie technique where the shorter and stubbier it is, the better. Then theres the zipper on the Umbro training jacket, lowered in order to expose the neck tie with out obscuring, as if the all-boy school emblem is a flag of which to be proud. Look at the hat, a pseudo-New Era type cap pulled right down for ultimate identity concealment topped with the shower proof hood, so carefully placed. At this point I would like to say that today is one of the very few real summers mornings we are likely to see in London and such attire is way beyond necessary. This look was meticulously constructed and will be stringently stuck to regardless of the climate. This a social shield. Hailing from Stratford, London, home of the increasingly present Olympic stadium, this young man was out scouting the West End for a new pair of kicks. Although wearing black trainers to his school is an excludable offence, today he will replace his current "mash-up" pair with something in the same vein, happily running the risk of punishment, gesturing toward his baggy fit school trousers that largely conceal the make up of his chosen foot coverings. "They don't see me" he says, with a smug sense of victory in his early morning rasp.
Here's to stealth and going to school; a challenging task, increasingly comparable to an SAS mission in these knife-crime riddled times.

Hat Man Jim

See! And there was you, thinking that there were only two ways to wear a Trilby; your Grandads way and Trousersnakes way. But nay I say, because there's a third way. Introducing Funny man Jim who stacks on a whim. Yeah, he is SO next level... literally. Stackin 'em high never looked so fly.

Ralph from The Muppets

No longer happy to settle for Superman New Eras or the very shady Warner Bros cartoon icon hoodies, the new 'mans on road' look is a deconstructed minimalist take on a long standing family entertainment icon: Ralph The Dog AKA the piano playing hooch from The Muppets. It's all about the flappy ears, it brings a misleading soft edge to an otherwise sinister satorial selection. But the hat alone isn't enough as a tool of identity concealment, oh no, you still need the hood. That tried and tested, socially contested head covering gets primary head priority, followed by the new urban crown, the Ralph hat. Talking of crowns, I reckon this guy is actually taking his queue from Richard The Lionheart, who often donned his crown, the finishing touch to a full body of armour, over a hood of chainmail. So, there you have it, this is after all a soldiers look rocked by a muppet.

Ralph from The Muppets pt.2

...the close up!

Afroad Sign

“OK, so here’s how we’re gonna do it. I’m gonna stand on the other side of this road sign so that you can capture how proper coordinated I am”. Yeah, splendid job chappie, no longer satisfied with the meagre portions of traditional colour coordination in style, you’ve taken it to the next level tying in the tones of your surroundings so that everywhere you go it’s like a carefully styled street shoot. Nicely done.

Half Mast

Mr Martin, if you’re out there mate, remember how we used to go on little shopping trips together and end up buying the same shirt but different in colour, then head down the pub on a Saturday night, thinking we looked fresh? Well Dude, this is us. Take a long hard look and let us here by stand corrected: in the eyes of very few, it may have been, at best, ‘cute’, but it was definitely not ‘fresh’.

ZZ Postie

Let me tell you a bit about where I live. No, it ain’t Hollywood, but there are plenty of stars. Just like this guy. He used to play lead guitar with ZZ Top before he turned to the more socially focused output of mail distribution. Now he does a steaming job at putting all these half-wit agency posties to shame. You really don’t get many of these to the pound.

STYLESNIPER X NOKIA

Nokia saw some of my pics and thought the style would go well with a campaign and concept that they had in mind for the launch of their London flagship store. In short, I took some pictures and they are now on posters and in the flagship London store window. I'm pretty chuffed. It's nice to get some recognition for something you do for fun. I guess I'll keep on having me some fun ;-)

Japanama hat

You know when you get that feeling like you have done something before? You know when you think to yourself "Yeah, I know I blogged this one before. Why would I not have?!" but then, low and behold, you swim through the archive to discover that no, you were wrong, you did not blog the seriously gangsta lookin Japanaman in the Jordans that could hurt you with a stare. I feel ashamed. You guys should have seen this already.

Kit Kat

Yeah, taking a spot of advice from those guys over at Kit Kat, I took a break.
Now I'm back. Yes, indeed i am. I got a sweet chariot full of goodness for you and it shall trickle steadily into the public domain... starting now

Enjoy