I’ve loved Gudrun Sjödén‘s fashion for over a decade – it really my style. This pair of catalogues popped through in the post this week ad I can hold off buying no longer.
Striped, spotted & solid microfibre tights, from £13 per pair – Gudrun Sjödén
I am going to treat myself to a few pairs of the wonderfully colourful tights. It’s spring at the moment, but it’s still chilly enough to wear them!
AG Stevie Cords, Orange: Anthropologie – £39.95 down from £128.00
Regular readers will know of my enduring attraction to all things tangerine. I have never seen bright orange cords – I guess they could be difficult to pull of sartorially – but I LOVE them!
As we enter our 5th consecutive day of rain here in the Pennines, we think this is a very appropriate blog post.
We came across this fabulous vintage sign recently.
It’s a shop counter sign for ‘Antirain rainwear’ and dates from the late 1940s or early 50s. It has a classic look of the day – think James Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life or Trevor Howard in Brief Encounter. It’s even got a cute dog thrown in for good measure!
We uncovered a couple of trivia gems whilst looking into the company responsible for Antirain products – P.Frankenstein & Sons Ltd (yes, Frankenstein!). The first is that one of their prototype flying suits which incorporated pipes with circulating liquid were used by NASA in its trials to develop the Apollo spacesuit. The second is that they designed the amazing iconic yellow spacesuits seen in the classic film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Making waterproof macs must have been a doddle compared to spacesuits – and the company was based in Manchester, so who better to develop waterproof clothing?
Black Galway boot, Dubarry: £299
I don’t mean to be greedy, I already have a pair of these in walnut, but brown doesn’t go with everything. Sometimes one needs a versatile, practical, hardwearing, waterproof yet attractive pair of boots… in more than one colourway… and these certainly fit that bill!
eBay – £12.99
Justin’s a big fan of the 1965 film, Heroes of Telemark. In addition to it being a great (and based on a true) story, he also loves the vintage Nordic outdoor wear – all canvas, leather, wool & rope. This rucksack is just the kind of thing and he thought it was great value. I’ve been on the receiving end of some heavy hints for a Christmas present!
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