I've got my list off to a good start. I've landed a new job and we've also booked a short break to Holt in Norfolk at the beginning of February with the girls - we being me and my other half Curtis, and the girls being Kerena and Lisa, our lovely friends. I found out about Holt when our neighbour Pete, who also like clothes, pointed me in the direction of Old Town, a clothing manafacturer that makes classic British workwear: www.old-town.co.uk. Lately I've been getting enthusiastic about all things classic and British when it comes to clothes, so I was delighted to discover Old Town which produces traditional 1920s work garments from their own workshop using British cottons, woollens and linens. We'll be visiting the shop, but to whet your appetite, here's some pics of their clothes - there's loads more on the site.
The Fitzrovia
Slim fitting lined jacket. Quite trim at the back, fuller at the fronts in a 1920s way. Graceful rever and collar line. Natural shoulder.
Stove Pipes
The slim fit and buttoning cross pockets betray this style’s origins in the Wessex herdsman’s trousers. Such a pair can be seen in the 1968 film of Thomas Hardy’s “Jesmond Thane” in the scene where Julie Christie passes Alan Bates on the heath at twilight as he’s letting the wind out of some sheep that have gorged themselves on pea pods in one of director Joseph Losey’s most moving scenes.
