I’m not a regular shopper at the local Burton store, but if you happen to be after something classic like a pea coat as the temperatures drop, you might want to check out this wool pea coat from the store.
It’s very much the classic pea coat in black – double-breasted, two lower pockets, two handwarmer pockets and made of 50 per cent wool mixed with 50 per cent viscose. It is also machine washable.
All that for a reasonable £70 outlay.
There is no shortage of products on the market featuring the target symbol. It would be quite easy to decorate your home and clothes yourself entirely in target patterned items. I really thought I had seen them all, but then I saw these, The Who Target Shoelaces.
There isn’t much else to say about them really – they are shoelaces decorated with The Who target logo. They are being sold by Atom Retro who describe them, rather optimistically, as the perfect sixties mod accessory. Probably one for the die-hard Who fan only.
More fashion from the archives and something for the invariably wet autumn – the Fila Vintage Windcheater.
In navy, red and white, the jacket is made of a lightweight nylon and features a half zip with Fila Vintage logo, the Fila logo on the chest and a contrast strip on the arms and cuffs.
All sizes available, all priced at £60.
I’m very much a ‘bowling shoes are for bowling’ man, but I know there’s a good few people out there who like the idea of wearing them out and about. And if that’s you, these Fred Perry all black bowling shoes look the best of what’s on the retail market.
Made by Swear for Fred Perry, the shoes are in black leather with contrasting piping and laces, with rubber botton and subtle laurel logo.
The one downside is the price – a rather hefty £90.
Find out more at the Fred Perry website
Trainers that take inspiration from a car? Yes, that’s what you get with the Onitsuka Tiger for Mini.
The car in question is the forthcoming Mini Clubman, with the trainers launched at the same time as BMW’s new runaround. Which gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘driving shoes’. The shoes come in the same colour schemes as the car and feature a few details to match in with the car – but only if you look closely.
Those are a metal eyelet inspired by the new Mini’s detailing, a Mini logo under the heel flap, ‘metallic look’ stripes, an insole similar to the car’s interior and a toe like the car’s grill.
So not a million miles from the original Onitsuka Tiger, but if you fancy accessorising with your car, you can from 1st December – but only for a limited time after that date. Price will be around £80.
Sadly C&A is no more, which is a shame as we no longer get the chance to wear the kind of classy gear being shown off by Man at C&A in this advert from the 1970s.
Although the fashions on display aren’t a million miles away from some of the clobber back on the shelves in other retailers today. What goes around comes around…
