Teaser, taster, tweed & jaeger

 Just as you are about to maroon my overactive blog, I am going to throw at you this vampish look. Yes, I have more of that to come which will sweep you off your stilettos {or your vintage bike perhaps?}

So grip onto your handlebars and get ready to storm London, as we are heading into what it looks like a traditionally British summer. Thence I suggest you rethink your bikinis and get some serious layers out...and a pump....just in case...

The dapper and the dappiest...

As seen at the Tweed Run.

According to the official Tweed Run facebook page, the gentleman on the left was honoured "Cordings Most Dapper Chap". Congratulations Mr Elliot.

The image courtesy of Tweed Run's facebook page 

Back in Shoreditch, roaming through The Vintage Fair

Once again East London has showed its nonconformist side of things by hosting The Vintage Fair at their Shoreditch Town hall. The place burst with the clothes rails and jewellery stalls, offering a wide range of retro frocks and selected paraphernalia. Nonetheless, the most frequented garments were those of 60's and 70's with a multitude of colourful tea dresses and oversized cardigans.

Eager fashionistas rummaged the clothes racks hunting for the coveted pieces, trying them on as they went. 

Some traditional British cupcakes and tea were served at the cafe.

What I bought. Sorted for the next winter.

Hail? Hail to the true British style!

For the British weather British threads!

Just three hundred years ago Scottish folk, apparently, had enough of the nasty winds and colds, and with the help of industrial revolution  invented tweed.

Tweed tweed!                          

Originally hand-woven from a pure virgin wool it is unbelievably comfortable, looks flattering  and lasts long. Haven’t I bought you  just yet? Well then, it also has a prestigious flair about it, and prestigious it is apriori. The fabric per se is a hallmark which is instantly recognized and stands equal to any haute-couture brand.

Tweed fabric has originated from Scotland and quickly became a mainstay of military clothing due to its durability, water resistance and heat retention qualities.  

Amongst the upper classes it was largely used as an outdoors sports clothing and made its way into equestrian sector for hunting and hoarse riding.

Horse riding suits

Mr Toad

Basil Rathbone

Traditional coarse tweed of earthy colours (like Harris Tweed) became closely associated with the British culture; think Sherlock Holmes or Mr Toad (one of the main characters in the novel The Wind in The Willows by Kenneth Graham ) who had a penchant for Harris Tweed on extravagant outings on his air-balloon …

Harris Tweed sneakers