Regionalisation

Since this thing of ours has come to life over the decades and has become a sub-culture for the working class football lads.

There was various regionalisation at the start when one set of "lads" got hold of a look one mob may have moved on. for instance the sportswear look to the scruff look? maybe even for the slight time that cycling tops where in?



I think that there is still slight regionalisation even in this modern age, Maybe not the the extent that it was in the early days, For instance down south there is still not a lot of Paul & Shark I am told, And I personally have not seen a lot of hackett.



I personally try and move things on and try and in my own way stay ahead try and find brands that I have not seen people wear at Latics and our lads.





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Tunes of the day

Its in the post....

Victorinox packable jacket.

Adjustable stow-away hood,Mobile phone,Knife and mesh pocket inside.

Yellow.

I picked this up for quite a bargain over on casualco. Cant wait for this to come through should be good for the summer in the cool days and also early winter when its not quite Arctic.

This should look good with a pair of Selvedge and some Adidas or shoes.

Autumn Leaves and Dreams...

Brown Cords and Kickers Hi-Lo.

Icons of our time - John Peel.

John Peel, Radio presenter,Disc Jockey,Icon.

He pionered new musc and was one of the first to play Phycadelic Rock on the radio.

He also played music which most people would have not given air time, Dubstep,Drum and Bass,Grindcore the man was truly a musical icon.

What have become Iconic about his show on Radio one is the John Peel Sessions.

It consited of four pre recorded songs which would be played.

Another iconic part of John Peel's show is "Festive Fifties" which was the best songs voted by the viewers.

John Peel, A Icon,Ledgend.

Rest in Peace.

Albam - Made in England.

This brand has caught my eye and I am currently saving up for a few of ther bits - Notably a few pairs of Jeans and there Chinos....

Taken from there website and the section titled " Albam Philosophy"

"We are now coming into our third year of Albam, and it has been quite a journey. For those who have recently found us, we started in a small office in Nottingham just myself and Alastair and 7 styles in our first catalogue.
Our journey has been a lot of fun with its fair share of sweat and backbone to get it to where we are today. Now we are an independent clothing company with a small but perfectly formed team who all share the same vision of producing products in the eye of our starting ideal: Modern Crafted Clothing.We continue to manufacture our products in Great Britain and if this isn’t possible then we look as close to home as possible, so we now have good friends in Portugal, USA, Italy. Our aim is to bring as much product back to Britain and we have spent the last year building a business with your help and support that is enabling our British factories to grow and develop with us. There is no hidden agenda with this, but there is something that is great about making products in an area when people think you are slightly crazy “because no one does it anymore”. In some respects there is an old mindset within Albam combined with a forward outlook. I hope it can continue, and whilst we want to be your “best kept secret” we need your help and support to spread the Albam art of living and keep making great products, tell some like minded friends and you were still the first to know!

Thanks again, from myself, Alastair and the Albam team."

Thats just a little bit about the background of the company, The one thing that stands out for me is the fact that there products is made in England and this give a sort of Hertage feel to it, They do source fabrics from as far as Japan however they craft the clothing here back in good old Blighty.

I have seen some of there peices of clothing in person and have to say the quality is top notch and I can not wait to add a few bits ot my wardrobe.

Here are a few stand out peices from there current collection.

Round Pocket Shirt with a Chambray rinse wash.

Japanse Denim straight leg fitting jean - One thing that stands out for me is the stand out orange stiching within these Jeans and the fact the fabric is not washed,Distressted and is just pure Japanse selvedge fabric.

Games that defined my youth.....Part one

I was and still am at heart a 16 bit addict.



Sega Megadrive.

Got this when I was younger - Played Sonic,Micromachines,Dessert Storm the lot - Loved it.

Few examples of my favorite games: Sonic

Micromachines