That purveyor of classic knitwear, John Smedley, is having a sample sale this week in London.
The date for your diary is Thursday 14th June 2007 and the venue is London College of Fashion, John Princes St (off Oxford Circus), London. It kicks off at 10:30am and runs until 6pm.
Happy bargain hunting!
Thanks to Kelly for the tip off for Sägen Butik, which produces jewellery and accessories based on, or using, vintage design from Sweden.
Many of the items available are handmade and in numbers that should ensure you’ll have something unique to your town. Typical are the two items above – the Amulett and Lido. Amulett uses a design made famous by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, with a 60cm silver chain added for wearing. It retails at $63 (around £32). The Lido is another vintage porcelain design, again with a silver chain, this time retailing for $60.06 (£30).
If that kind of look appeals, check out the site for cufflinks, rings, tie clips, earrings and much more.
US Magazine The Fader has its latest issue available – its annual Icons/Photography issue in fact – which this time leads with Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia. And for all you closet hippies out there, they’ve also produced a limited edition Jerry Garcia t-shirt.
The t-shirt is pictured right, with a close up of the design underneath. It’s been produced by District Threads, with artwork by Si Scott, with the "Fader" logo on the arm to finish things off. It sells for $25, which is just over £12.
And you can download the magazine online for free if you can’t pick it up locally, along with an accompanying audio mix, which again is free to download.
Regular readers will know that we’re big fans of stripped-down, no nonsense footwear from an age gone by. And while these French Connection travel plimsoles might be a modern shoe, they do share some of those attributes.
Not a million miles from something like the YMC Plimsole shoe, these are designed for throwing in a suitcase or travel bag – and will scrunch up and fall back into place if you’re short of space. They have a rubber sole and toe, fabric body and elasticated back, as well as the option to go for laces or not.
Black is pictured here, but the all white pair is certainly the best for looks. You can pick them up online for a reasonable £35.
There’s nothing wrong with an interest in nostalgia – but I’d be slightly worried if a friend of mine came round to the house wearing a PacMan Belt.
Obviously, there’s practical reasons for wearing it – like keeping your trousers up. But I’m not sure that a belt for an adult (which this is – it goes up to 42 inches) should really feature coloured ghosts and a PacMan on the buckle.
But if you think you can pull it off, it retails for a reasonable £9.99.
It’s very hard to do novelty cufflinks without making them look cheap and tacky. But Turnbull & Asser has managed it with these Button cufflinks.
If you’ve not heard of Turnbull & Asser, it’s a high-end gentlemen’s outfitters – by royal approval and by approval of James Bond. Yes, this is the company that makes 007’s evening wear for the movies. These cufflinks are typically classy, but with the added bonus of some eye-catching design. Mother of pearl, with sterling silver back and bridge and with a number of colours to choose from, including the green above.
Available online and complete with case, they retail for £95.
