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Archive for September, 2013

Today I’ll be mostly wearing…new mod!


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The Hatman with his winter coat…

Hello again!
Today is just a quick post to show you what I’m wearing right now!

I’ve gone back to my roots a bit today, and have gone all ‘Old Skool’ on you.
You may have seen from my profile picture or indeed from previous posts that I like to dress a bit ‘mod’ (and sometimes a bit mad!)

I love my Cherry red Doc Martens!
They are an absolute classic shoe,they just don’t date at all…

They are today’s inspiration.

I also saw this shirt in Topman…

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and had to have it!!£28…bargain!

Then I thought about how to wear it…buttoned to the top of course!

Add 1 pair of grey skinny jeans from www.riverisland.com also £28

Throw on a superb lightweight parka jacket from www.newlook.com at just £34.99

Simmer slightly,before bringing to the boil and adding the obligatory headwear…

And hey presto!

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The look is complete!

Hope you like it!

Until next time…

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Stay safe.


Autumn style for girls…Grunge time!


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the hatman

As promised to my dear friend Ellis,I’ve written this post about some of the key looks for the girlies for Autumn (Fall) here in good ole Blighty.

You can actually break it down into 3 key looks this year,3 quite different looks…

  • 1: tapestry/floral fabric detailing
  • 2: Grunge (yes it’s back!!)
  • 3: ‘Off duty model’


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    Today I’m just going to preview my “Grunge” looks…hope you like them!

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    “Smells like teen spirit” all items available at www.topshop.com

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    “About a girl” all items available from www.topshop.com

    “Grunge” is an easy look to achieve,above you will see that I’ve chosen a tea dress in the second look,and a skater dress in the first look,teamed with cardigans,boyfriend coats and boots…and voila!

    New Look do “Grunge”..

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    “Heart shaped box”…www.newlook.com

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    “Lithium”…all items available from www.newlook.com

    So there you go kids!
    If you’re old enough to remember ‘grunge’ and the early nineties (ahem…I can remember the early eighties!!)
    You’ll know that some of the bands around at the time were iconic,no more than Nirvana.
    The late great Kurt Cobain was a very complex character but a great front man and song writer.
    ‘Grunge’ style was and still is a really cool look,which is easy to achieve,follow the links above to start searching for your next purchases…hey, enjoy the ride!

    Until next time…

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    “I’d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.”
    ― Kurt Cobain