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Accessories
Here are today’s hottest stories from Brandish and our partner sites The Rolling Stones Secret Songs Joey Barton’s amazing French accent 21 of the best gadgets for under £200 Mick Jagger’s ten worst crimes against fashion Football boots – the original Nike Tiempo Top 10 Subbuteo accessories The ten weirdest Jimi Hendrix cov...More
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There aren’t that many musicians that can describe das utterly unique. Jimi Hendrix is one though. His amazing body of music, and the astonishing way in which he played his guitar, simply rewrote the rule book in the late 60s. Many bands, often featuring accomplished musicians like Cream, followed in his wake, but none could […]...More
Clothing, Coats & Jackets, Jeans & Trousers, music
Are you experienced? At bidding? Well you need to be quick. If you are a Jimi fan then you need to get here asap as they have a brilliant selection of Jimi’s stuff from the 1960s which only has a few hours left to go. Flip through the gallery to see what’s up for grabs. […]...More
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Apparently some seventy something geezers are playing the O2 this week. Their first show on Sunday was according to our spies, really rather good. So to celebrate the Stones we have already brought you Mick Jagger’s top ten crimes against fashion and the top five under rated Stones albums. Here Stones uber fan Victoria Shortt […]...More
Clothing, News, Suits & Tailoring, Trends
Ever found yourself wandering around your favourite boutique, uncertain which rail was menswear and which was aimed at the fairer sex? That shouldn’t be a problem come next Spring as, if Saint Laurent Paris’s New Year menswear range is anything to go by, androgyny is in. The newly rebranded ready-to-wear arm of the legendary Yves [&hell...More
features, knitwear
We haven’t had a jumper post on this website for a day or two now, which is odd because as John Lewis email pointed out this morning it is only 29 sleeps until Christmas. Round about now the great jumper sale begins with high street brands traditionally slashing prices in a bid to piss off […]...More
Celeb style, features, Gallery, music
There was a point somewhere in the 1960s when The Rolling Stones were arguably the best dressed band on the planet. They mixed traditional Saville Row threads with flamboyant shirts, cravats and scarves better than anyone. They were the epitome of pop art cool. Check here for evidence. But then the coolest of the lot […]...More
Cycling, Gadgets
Electric cycles, or E-Bikes as they are commonly known, are big sellers in cycling-friendly parts of Europe like Germany and Holland. As for the UK it is still early days. One company that is doing its best to get more Britons on to E-bikes is JustEBikes. It has a large range of models and on […]...More
Clothing, Gadgets
Intelligent clothing, or wearable gadgets are big news at the moment and only likely to become mainstream next year. we especially like these Bluetooth gloves - brilliant idea. Now smart clothing is hitting the High Street courtesy of Debenhams (?!) which has just unveiled the C.VOX range which are outwerwear that include built in headphones, [&hel...More
Football
Rafa is in for a rough ride says Simon Poulter of What Would David Bowie Do? With his scruffy little beard and penchant for cheap-looking nylon leisurewear, the multi-billionaire Roman Abramovich doesn’t exactly cut the image of a prototypical James Bond villain. He may not (to my knowledge) possess a white Persian cat, which he […]...More
Clothing, Women's fashion
Guest blogger Becca Caddy writes… We’re guessing that many of you will have been down at the pub when a debate kicks off about why women dress a certain way, whether it’s always to please men, please themselves or show off in front of their mates (or secret answer d. all of the above) Well […]...More
Accessories, Cameras, features, Gadgets
We talked to the gadget experts at TechDigest and Shiny Shiny as well as a few of our techy chums on Facebook and Twitter and have puled together what we think is the ultimate list of gadgets for under £200. All are on sale in the UK at the moment. There’s no phones included, but […]...More
Cameras
As much as I love my digital camera there are times when a bit of Lomo, saved on old school 120 medium format film, is just the ticket. If you are nodding your head in agreement then check out Urban Outfitters which has a great range of Lomo cameras including this very striking model that […]...More
features, Shirts
I must admit that I have never been too fond of pink shirts but this, just in from The Daily Mail ,could change all that. According to research by Cotton USA Pink shirt – which surveyed 1500 shirt wearers – those who favour pink, as opposed to the usual staples of blue and white, are […]...More
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They were written off as the Boyzone of Britpop – a band whose image and not music gave them a spot on Top Of The Pops even before their debut single had troubled the charts. However there was always more to Menswear than their angular cheekbones and fancy threads. And I am not the only […]...More
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