Hans Chew: Weds 9th May
Described as sounding like Jerry Lee Lewis playing with The Faces, Brooklyn’s Hans Chew returns to Brighton with a hatful of new songs.
Kevin Meredith (AKA lomokev) is a Brighton based photographer with a passion for passing on his knowledge of photography. He teaches regular photography workshops in Brighton and sometimes further afield. He is the author of three instructional photography books that cover a diverse range of photographic techniques. He is a evangelist
of film photography but is no stranger to digital photography.
Mizzy has sidestepped the impossible problem of getting the perfect fit in vintage clothes by going supersized and it looks great.
“My ambition is to wear a suit every day,” Harry says – a dapper aspiration he’s well on the way towards.
We’ve quick snapped several eye catching outfits that really got our lens zooming. Kevin Meredith wandered the streets and these are what he found.
Danielle is a second-year student of Fashion History who loves to wear her studies on her sleeve.
Despite the fact that Grace works in one of the best vintage shops in town – Tramp on Trafalgar Street – she’s most likely to be found rummaging about in charity shops. “There’s something very satisfying about getting something from a charity shop,” Grace says, and she’s right.
Often when people are influenced by 60s fashion they get the wrong end of the stick, dressing in synthetic fabrics and jarring patterns.
Sometimes in Street Style, less is definitely more. It’s not always about making a bold statement in a try-hard ensemble – free-spirited mismatching and quirky individualism will often turn heads but not always for the right reasons. Making the effort to make it all look quietly effortless will always win through.
Bloomers. How can you walk past someone wearing bloomers and not want to know why? Luckily Charlie was kind enough not to slap our faces and told us a story we’d love to be true.
You don’t get very far in men’s fashion without stumbling across Peggs And Son. Not only are they Brighton’s stockist of Fallow Denim (see the SOURCE interview this month), you can also find Daniel here behind the counter advising people on some of the best clothes in the city. No wonder his understated American college ensemble caught our eye while we were roaming the alleys of The Lanes.
There’s a wonderful looseness to fashion at the moment, at least at street level. For the first time in ages girls are finding loads of items they love and, you know, just wearing them. The strict rules of the past have been put aside for a while and we have to say it’s so refreshing. It’s like girls are covering themselves with style glue and rolling about in the best jumble sales of all time.
Taking a set of simple, classic items and ending up with a look as personal as Sean has done here is the beauty of avoiding the high street when shopping.
In addition to releasing a new book on Toy Cameras Kevin Meredith has found the time to hunt down the most interesting looks in Brighton. This month the gold chain rocking Katie.
That’s the look, that’s the look..of 2011, Street Style photographer extraordinaire, LomoKev, finds out what’s trendy these days.
This month’s winner Bradley sports a sophisticated, yet rogueish look, retro perhaps, but subtly so.
As the cold nights draw in, shearling jackets have appeared on our streets. Brighton’s gents still dress sharp with ‘proper shoes’ and all things fitted, while Faith flies the flag for all things vintage-inspired with an autumnal-coloured patterned onesie.
Sussex beer geeks regularly travelled up to London’s Pimlico to visit this much lauded temple of rare brews, but no more.
A three-day festival coinciding with the end of the Fringe, an interesting, Babylon-inspired weekender.
The Vaccines may have shot to fame in the blink of an eye, but they’re still not dazzled by the bright lights of the Brighton Centre.
Each speaker from the MA photography students at Brighton University – gets to show up to 20 slides, with just 20 seconds per slide.
Well Rounded proved themselves to be forward-thinking like Mystic Meg when they released Deadboy’s ‘U Cheated’ back in 2009.
Juice Box is a club night that remembers that what going out is all about is have an insane amount of fun. Even if that involves The Village People.
Ifan Dafydd and Elephino are exciting prospects but we’re most excited to see Gang Colours at this Great Escape special.
Blah Blah Blah been chosen to host an after party at Exit Festival, so tonight doubles as a warm-up party and birthday celebration.
Described as sounding like Jerry Lee Lewis playing with The Faces, Brooklyn’s Hans Chew returns to Brighton with a hatful of new songs.
This two-nighter features local acts drawn from three specific indie genres; tweecore, dark cabaret and folk punk
Brighton’s great hope are bringing their atmospheric guitar anthems to a stadium near you soon, but first they’re ready to rule the Great Escape.
Lorca has seen his tracks appear on Essential Mixes from both Modeselektor and Scuba and on über-hip labels Left_Black, Third Ear and Live Ones.
Described as sounding like Jerry Lee Lewis playing with The Faces, Brooklyn’s Hans Chew returns to Brighton with a hatful of new songs.
A three-day festival coinciding with the end of the Fringe, an interesting, Babylon-inspired weekender.
Well Rounded proved themselves to be forward-thinking like Mystic Meg when they released Deadboy’s ‘U Cheated’ back in 2009.
The spring Food Festival brings markets, cooking demonstrations, taster sessions, games and competitions to the streets of Brighton & Hove.
The Vaccines may have shot to fame in the blink of an eye, but they’re still not dazzled by the bright lights of the Brighton Centre.
Mizzy has sidestepped the impossible problem of getting the perfect fit in vintage clothes by going supersized and it looks great.
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