1967 was one of those milestone years for me. After living in Patcham since the age of 5¾, things were about to change. I’d just turned 18 and was about to leave home, or to be more accurate home was about to leave me, as Mum and Dad were at last to realise their long…
Category: Attire
Dress Sense
In 1968 dress code for the younger man in Brighton tended to be post hippie transitional and wide flairs were very much the trend. Most men’s clothes shops still didn’t really stock such fancy strides and even Sammy Gordon who, if you looked through the window of his Duke Street emporium for more than…
Should trivia be the new important?
At the very least it deserves its place, say I. ————————————————————————– ”It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information”. OSCAR WILDE
Dressing up/dressing down continued-
So taking this attire/dress code business a bit further, last week Chez and I decided to‘do’ the sales. Chezie’s plan was to just wander, whilst my target was a decent pair of black shoes for every day wear and which would take me through to when the warmer weather arrives (I mean proper warm…
Dressing up/dressing down
I’m a great believer in wearing what you feel comfortable in and not what others expect you to wear. That’s not to say you shouldn’t observe dress codes, on the contrary, dress code is an essential for life. I wouldn’t personally go to Church in my speedos and I would feel distinctly uneasy if my…
Almost John 