This story more or less started at Paddington markets When it first came into being,”
This story more or less started at Paddington markets When it first came into being,” in the early 1970s..glorious parade of freaks, expressing all sorts of diverse culture. clothing makers unconstrained, by previous fashion doctrine,mostly aided by substances that Aldous Huxley said created the “Doors of Perception” Hippies could be seen spinning their own silk, and creating…
Synthetics that allow deep experience in nature
Natural fabrics are my natural preference, However the most extraordinary innovation has occurred from manufacturers, who evolved out of the professional mountain climbing community for example. Outdoor clothing shops like “Paddy Palin” or “Kathmandu” have varying styles of clothing for different regions of the world and different climates, which although synthetic, in the main ,have…
vintage clothing pioneer
I am a pioneer of Vintage Clothing, beginning in Paddington markets, Sydney in the early 1970s Fibrearcheology? It’s about the end result, literally of a fibre into clothing… I’ve always loved, the feeling and the appearance of fabric. So I was lucky, after leaving school, to find a job with a menswear shop owner who…
Early influences
Blog No.1 When I was at Dee Why school on the northern beaches of Sydney in the 50s, at about 7 years of age, I was surprised to see a boy wearing leather shorts with shoulder straps and engraving in the leather. He was Swiss from memory, and this is my first…
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