Sharpened Lead
Colin ChapmanMusings on personal style & the interconnectedness of culture.
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In search of the perfect autumn sweater
OK, I’ve succumbed. Maybe it’s because, for once, this UK summer really was long and hot, but I can finally face talk of autumn dressing. Any back-to-work or back-to-school messaging remains firmly vetoed.
As with the last post, sometimes...
The Layering Effect
Eckhaus Latta SS26: Vogue Runway
It’s funny how sometimes a single image, or a cluster of them, can prime your eye for finding similarities everywhere. I’m not talking about trends necessarily - though there’s nothing wrong with a trend -...
5 Objects of Desire #3: from my personal archive
This week, a slight reversal: rather than sharing pieces I’m watching on eBay, I’m selling five items from my personal archive. Several form a small record of mid-2010s fashion—a moment of bold colour, Pop Art energy and playful collaborati...
Late(r) Summer Zeitgeist
Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere in The Shards. Credit: Vogue
Late summer, and apparently my attention has turned towards pastel-hued menace, hardcore subcultures, queer bodies and serial killers. Here’s what I’m watching, looking at and reading...
5 Objects of Desire #2: The eBay Watchlist
Switching things up slightly this week by moving from new, full-price pieces that have caught my eye to second-hand items on my actual watchlist.
Some are more aspirational than others. The Helmut Lang denim pieces, for example, are genuin...
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