Someone...Somewear: Leather

Thursday, 28 April 2011

Letterman.....

"Hey you guuuuuuuuys!"

One of the little trends that seem to have popped up this year is the classic old Varsity 'Letterman' jacket. Bringing to mind american college, 'jocks', and all those old shows I used to love as a youngster: Happy Days (where I have a sneaking suspicion even the Fonz donned one once), Grease, Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop, Michael J Fox in Teen Wolf, and the list goes on!

Aaaaahhhhhhhh, the memories*!

Oh, and of course how could I forget - The Electric Company: "Faster than a rolling "O", stronger than silent "E", able to leap capital "T" in a single bound! It's a word. It's a plan. It's LETTERMAN!"

xxo

* It's not all nostalgia of course. If you're looking for more up-to-date letterman-lovers then you're quite spoilt for choice, with fans such as Gossip Girls Vanessa Abrahms (Jessica Szohr), or even Lady Gaga, who of course put her own spiky style-spin on this iconic jacket.

Friday, 18 March 2011

Little Brown Bag.....

This bag reminds me of the case my grandfather kept his binoculars in. Oh, how many happy hours I used to while away, this bag lying at my feet, the binoculars it housed pressed to my eyes, spying on the neighbours and any innocent passers-by! I loved the smell of the old leather, the feel of its soft, aged leather, the red lining.......

The only trouble I have with this type of bag is that, sadly, it's really only large enough to carry a pair of binoculars!! Like most women, I need something roughly the size of a rubbish sack to tote my 'essential' worldly goods around, (note that the person carrying this one is a man.....note also that men seem to have no need to take anything with them when they leave the house, unlike us females who invariably need everything, up to (and frequently including) the kitchen sink! As you can see, you won't find many plumbers carrying their goods in a bag of these dimensions!! Pity really - it would drastically raise the "style" of plumbers everywhere!

(Must fly - I'm off to Summerset Festival at the Basin Reserve; a field normally home to cricket and its fans will, for one day only, be taken over by dozens of bands and their loving fans!)

xxo