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.
Tom Johnson shot a fashion story around Brighton that perfectly captures the post-wintry feel in Brighton right now.
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.
Brighton designers shine in the sun with patterns and prints. Don’t be afraid of mixing it up to make your summer outfit stand out from the crowd, and dress down your summer dress with your favourite trainers.
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.
Fashion always looks to its past for inspiration, but since July 2010 Tramp Vintage Boutique have almost been working the other way round – eyeing the catwalks for current trends and finding the original equivalent pieces, unadulterated by the 21st century.
If you’re fed up of hilarious t-shirts depicting aliens smoking spliffs then step up a gear with Boy Parker.
Brighton’s worldwide reputation as an essential creative hub plays another trump card this month with the annual showcase of its eclectic and diverse array of fashion talent. Brighton Fashion Week has come a long way from the Brighton Frocks days of a single show in the Honey Club and now spans four days with catwalk struts for all tastes.
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.