On Karlheinz clipdanglers and everyday carry

Love a Karlheinz Weinberger clipdangler. That is, a leather clip to dangle from your belt to hang your keys from (in the style of the Karlheinz kids). Not sure that ‘clipdangler’ is an actual word but if it’s not, it should be. I found these ‘clipdanglers’ on the Vintage Showroom blog. They’re selling them at their Earlham Street shop…

And while Googling ‘clipdangler’, I came across the Everyday Carry Tumblr, full of photos of the essential stuff men carry daily in their pockets/man bags plus commentary to go with. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 0 Comments Bloggers, Design, Menswear, Styling A Continuous Lean, accessories, blogs, Everyday Carry, Karlheinz Weinberger, man bags, The Vintage Showroom, vintage

9 June, 2012

Awesome people hanging out together at the Advanced Style London book launch

Far too much fun was had on Thursday night at the Advanced Style book launch when London’s funnest and finest turned out for Ari Seth Cohen’s party at Mary’s Shop, House of Fraser. I ran around like a crazed photo-blogger taking my piss-poor photos of Virginia Bates, Duggie Fields, Jibby Bean, Bernstock & Speirs’ Thelma Speirs, and the lady on page 28 of Advanced Style. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 2 Comments Bloggers, Books, Events, Photography Advanced Style, Ari Seth Cohen, art, blogs, books, Duggie Fields, Jibby Bean, Virginia Bates, Zandra Rhodes

27 May, 2012

Street style old and new: Coggles and The Skartorialist

At the Coggles press day I discovered the brand has a two year old archive of on-the-street portraits taken by Nick Scaife. These images are very much about the person as much as their clothes, and Coggles has gone on to develop this idea by making short films about a few of its favourite subjects. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 1 Comment Online shopping, Photography blogs, Coggles, Nick Scaify, photography, Sam Ashley, skateboarding, street style, The Skartorialist, WGSN

5 March, 2012

What is ISYS?

What is ISYS? An archive, a gallery, a blog, a body of work about people, what they look like, how they move and what moves them. That’s the explanation you’ll find on this addictive site, but I wanted more so I quizzed one of the founders, Nina Mandandhar… (more…)