462: Twin set Tuesday 27 July 2010
Grove Road, Mile End, London
“Chilling with your mates or spending a lazy day with that special someone? Keep it casual”
source: House of Fraser
photo by Leona Baker
457: Style counselling Tuesday 20 July 2010
Number 26 bus, Edinburgh
“It’s amazing how quickly old styles come back into fashion … who knows what recycled fashion fads could be just around the corner?”
source: backinfashion.co.uk
376: Fashion faux-pas Monday 29 March 2010
Parnell Road, Bow, London
“Wraps and caps, trilbies and turbans - it’s an undercover season”
source: vogue.com
photo by Sam Oakley
370: Low rider Friday 19 March 2010
Leith Walk, Edinburgh
“The changing fortunes of a man’s trouser waistband can often become a metaphor for his life”
source: The Guardian
343: Breathe in Wednesday 10 February 2010
Great Junction Street, Leith, Edinburgh
“Vain British men perceive themselves to be more than three inches slimmer than they really are”
source: University of Leicester
255: Hats off Wednesday 7 October 2009
Sloan Street, Leith, Edinburgh
“During May to July 2009, the seasonally adjusted number of visits by overseas residents to the UK increased 2 per cent to 7.7 million when compared with the previous three months.”
source: The Office for National Statistics (PDF)
211: Essential beachwear Thursday 6 August 2009
Brighton seafront
“The modern Brit no longer wants to wear the vest immortalised by Rab C Nesbitt and Andy Capp, and sales have tumbled.”
source: The Independent
photo by Emma Goodman
174: Keep Britain tidy Tuesday 16 June 2009
All About You, Easter Road, Leith
“measures introduced by the Brazilian government to combat illegal deforestation - such as satellite monitoring and an intensification of federal police operations - are starting to produce results”
source: The Embassy of Brazil in London
150: Boxfresh Wednesday 13 May 2009
St Paul's and St George's Church, York Place, Edinburgh
“Sportswear specialists face possibly the toughest environment of all the footwear sectors due to the declining popularity of some mainstream sports footwear, over distribution and heavy discounting.”
source: UK Footwear Retailers 2009 report (pdf)
082: Patriotic streak Friday 6 February 2009
Sclater Street, Shoreditch, London
“[to avoid the appearance of a manufacturing error] a Union Jack must have a ratio no squarer than 25+2√46 : 21 ≈ 1.836412379345 : 1 ≈ 595 : 324; achievable by replacing the 25s with (9+√46)×10/7 ≈ 22.54618569. It is hoped that any future EU-wide harmonised flag ratio, doubtless imposed to give flags equal ‘flutterability’, will not be squarer than 25+2√46 : 21.”
source: How to draw the Union Jack - accurately
photo by Sam Oakley
