Individual style from the Isle of Wight
Fascinated by the anarchic and home-made style of punk, young Cat narrowed the legs of her corduroy trousers, stitched zips up and down their length and streaked her hair with food colouring. Unperturbed by the subsequent mickey-taking, she has been experimenting with her look over the ensuing years, adopting punk, glam, hair metal, DIY Prisoner Cell Block H haircuts and space chic. On the pages of Wight Catwalk, Cat shows off her expanding wardrobe of holographic clothes, chunky footwear and a refusal to submit to #normcore.
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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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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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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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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One day I’ll get to Tokyo. To be honest though, I don’t know if I’ll cope with the stimulation of sights, smells, sounds and shopping unfamiliar to a hick from the Isle of Wight.
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Do you remember when part-time Isle of Wight resident Alan Titchmarsh was all over the telly and it was proclaimed that gardening was the new sex? Or how about that time we eschewed broccoli for almonds as the new superfoods. Well, continuing the theme, we’re declaring that middle age is the new black. Or something.
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Hailing from London, original 1960s vintage mod ‘Jurassic’ Steve now lives in Lake, Isle of Wight, which he referred to as “God’s waiting room”.
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It was hard to miss Chelsea’s magenta hair, standing out among the veteran scooterists.
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With her distinctive haircut and soft androgyny, petite Donna stood out in the crowd of scooterists. She has a really cool look.
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Describing their look as tutti frutti, Oxford couple Becky and George arrived on matching citrus-coloured Lambrettas.
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