Pride in Ryde
The Isle of Wight had its own Pride event in Ryde and pretty much everyone used the festival atmosphere as an excuse to flaunt their finery.
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Dayita Shines Bright
Regular readers might notice a bit of a theme in some of my street style spots. Holographic fabrics, shiny metallic accessories and silver jewellery…
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Benny Bravo: punk mixologist extraordinaire
I spotted Benny outside Ryde barber The Gambling Man, where he is an extremely regular customer – getting his sharp hair style made even sharper.
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Letterpress Poster Workshop
Years back, I used to have a pottery studio at Jubilee Stores, an annexe of the Isle of Wight’s Quay Arts. It was a great place to get all mucky; throwing clay on a wheel using centuries old skills, and a material that has been exploited by humans for millennia.
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Poppy mixes it up
Poppy and I bonded over a mutual love of holographic materials on one of my many lunchtime jaunts to Claire’s, where she works as a supervisor.
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Suits You, Sir
Sharp dressed Paul Littler has a very distinctive style. Until recently he was a regular in the Isle of Wight’s corridors of power where, among the budget suits and crumpled bureaucrats, his dapper look would brighten any grey day.
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Silver Ring Workshop
Years ago, I trained as an industrial designer. As part of my college course I got to use all sorts of workshop tools: pillar drills, lathes (metal and wood), circular saws, plus welding and soldering equipment.
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Rockabilly geek chic
Ryde’s Naomi ‘Noo’ Sondergaard caught my eye one sunny spring Sunday. Her look is a melange of rockabilly, geek chic.
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Sid Makes the Grade
Taking a break from practising with his band Grade 2, nineteen-year-old Ryde bass player and singer Sid Ryan talked Cat through his distinctive style.
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