Judging Humans By Their Covers

@midtownuniform A quick online search for the Patagonia vest soon throws up the sort of thing it now seems Patagonia do not want to be associated with; tech and finance bros. The vest has become so synonymous with Silicone Valley tech types that it is now referred to as the midtown uniform, with a thousand … Continue reading Judging Humans By Their Covers

Deliberate Dressing

  “If one is to consider the frivolity of clothes, then consider we live our lives…in clothes” Keenan, 2001     Who remembers those little paper dolls with the tab clothes? They would come in a book and you would cut or pop them out and fold the little paper tabs over their shoulders and … Continue reading Deliberate Dressing

The Importance of Sartorial Armour

Last Monday I had the privilege of speaking at The Dragon Café's  Mental Fight Club, as part of their Festival of Freud. I'll be honest, when I was first approached at the Fashion and Psychoanalysis conference last month, I did not see it as a privilege; a great opportunity yes, but I hadn't considered what … Continue reading The Importance of Sartorial Armour