Casual Connoisseur Shirts

North west based clothing brand The Casual Connoisseur have released there line of premium shirts,As a forum poster on there website, I have managed to watch this brand grow from screen printed tees to the Wier hats & ther first foray into jackets, The beat a storm cagoule, They have gone from strength to strength and are heading in the right direction, The shirts are:.

  The Union Shirt - A workwear inspired Chambray shirt with loads of details - Ticket pockets and has a chinstrap collar detail.

The Seaton Shirt, a woven check shirt with a button down collar, Zippo pocket and contrasting button detailing.

The Dexy shirt - a purple gingham check design which features a small  and button down collar is more than a suitable hint towards mod and as the name of the shirt derives from.

Teddy Boys.

Teddy Boys


Pre mod & Pre punk, Teddy Boys was the original sub culture in where The Working Class took clothes from the superior ruling class and making it there own, unique style which took inspiration from the Edwardian era however later teddy boys where more influenced by American 50's Rock & roll.
The subculture started off in the east end of London, where gangs known as cosh boys who where identifiable by there style: Long jackets sometimes with velvet collar and cuffs, Drainpipe trousers and a slim jim tie, they took on the police they thought local gangs and where prevalent with the use of knives.
The actual name " Teddy Boy" came from a headline in The Daily Express which shortened the word Edward to Teddy, and thus the name " Teddy Boy" was born.

The Teddy Boy - The first generation of young boys & girls to be different from the rest.

Last Ale Supped Thread.

Few pictures from a small ( two pub) pub crawl combined with a nice leasearly stroll to both, Situated in the Lancashire village of Mawdesley, Equidistant from Wigan & Preston - 10 miles.

Visited two pubs - The Red Lion in the center of the village & The Black Bull on a country lane, Both nice walks to each pub.

In the Blackbull they offered 5 guest ales, Brewers at the time where Unicorn, Thwaites, Moorhouses, Blacksheep & Marstons. The ales I sampled in here where in good condition.

While at the pub I supped - Marstons Engish Pale Ale ( EPA) at 3.6% which was a golden colour, Refreshing  and hoppy.

Thwaites Wainright 4.1% again a stronger ale yet still golden when settled, Very moreish.

Next stop was The Red Lion, Mawdesley, Which was in the village center...Good location and tables outside allowed you to watch the world go by & enjoy the last of the weather for the night.

Here I had Jennings Cockerhoop "Golden" very nice light ale at 4.6% a golden bitter with a very hoppy flavour.