Purple – the colour of Popes, royalty, Suffragettes, Van Gogh’s Starry Night, the Aubergine / Eggplant, lilacs… but not one featured in many men’s wardrobes. It is a strong colour that has neither the safety of red or blue, or the sunshine quality of yellow. Let’s face it: the dominant colours in menswear are, on […]
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A student’s capsule wardrobe guide for college, university
I may not feel like it, but I have been a student for nearly 10 years. From undergraduate right through to postgraduate. I arguably am an expert on what a student’s capsule wardrobe could look like; I am a living example! Even though I am a mature student the essential nature of the capsule wardrobe […]
Minimalist inspo album from Reddit – Highlights!
Learning about fashion, gaining inspiration, is definitely aided by visualising the process. Curating what inspires you is an engaging and fun way of nailing down what you like. It provides a visual record that you can look back on. Pinterest is, for example, a website based entirely on the inspo album idea. So let’s take […]
Ways I’m Not a Minimalist – advice about Books, Gaming and Shopping!
When I first read about minimalism, this strange online community of people who pursue the idea of “less is more”, I was instantly attracted. But I was also counting the ways I’m not a minimalist. Ways that I could never be a minimalist. I wrote a post talking about the philosophical and political side of […]
Trousers in 2018 – Are skinny jeans dead as a trend? Two outfits with relaxed leg trousers
More and more, I can’t help but wonder – are skinny jeans “dead”? Of course, when they brought to an end the fascination with boot cut and ultra baggy trousers they were a breath of fresh air. A radical alternative that showed that trousers could be more than they had been for the 1990s and […]