From the Nuji Blog I'm a huge fan of Casual Connoisseur and Oneupmanship. The designs from CC, attention to detail in their clothing releases and sources of inspiration and icons are first class; the Oneup approach to style in my opinion is essential reading and a look which is post-casual, smart and sussed, a look not a label and a million miles away from a aquascutum baseball cap as you can get.
For some reason its taken me a while to get round to trying some of these, not sure why I waited so long. The 5am saint, Punk IPA & Hardcore IPA are all amazing.
Converted. Looks like they only have a couple of bars in Scotland at the moment, hopefully they'll get one in London.
This small exhibition was a heap of nostalgic fun, looking back to 1996
when the Spice Girls, Oasis and Blur ruled the music scene, and when London
“felt l...
Matthew Longcore: Welcome back. We had our first interview for Ivy Style
back in November 2025. With so much happening at J. Press, I am glad that
we hav...
Steve McQueen — the King of Cool. Effortless, as if he simply rolled out of
bed looking that way. But if you look at what the man actually carried in
his p...
The best part of having ACL is the ability to work with brands I love to
make things I want to wear. Today is another chapter in that journey, and
I’m happ...
Robert Prenner, lawyer who found his passion producing classically styled
apparel and eyewear, as The Ben Silver Collection, dies at 83. He created,
wit...
*Two new caps go online on Monday. The 'Scramble' Caps. Donegal and Harris
Tweed.*
*Superb hats these, doesn't get much better than this let's be honest...
When the last chord of ‘Twist and Shout’ came to an end, the Beatles
grouped together at the front of the Prince of Wales Theatre stage. The
blue curtain s...
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Clean and simple is always a safe way to be in fashion. And will never go
out of style. You can still add that "pop" of something, but keep in mind
that le...
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After seven years, we’ve decided to stop publishing *Inventory*. We’re
extremely grateful to everyone that has supported the magazine by
adverti...
1957 – Elvis Presley poses beside a Christmas tree in his home in Memphis,
Tennesee. When Elvis recorded a cover of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,
it ma...
I could feel at the time
There was no way of knowing
Fallen leaves in the night
Who can say where they're blowing
As free as the wind
And hopefully learn...
Right, right, so nothing has really happened on here in what most people on
and off the Internet would consider "a long ass time". I've got no excuses
othe...
Catering to the male desire to wear smart clothes both for the office and
casually, FNB presents two jacket fabrics which provide the wearer with
fun, st...
– “The style horrifies restaurant headwaiters, who are still weathering the
onslaught of women in pants suits.” – –TIME Magazine, 1967 ~*~ – Steve
McQueen ...
The intention with Trans-Europa is to create an e-scrapbook of aural, visual & cultural interests, travel, food, football, politics and oneupmanship clothing references. The original manifesto is nothing more than a personal record for posterity.