Isle of Wight – Page 2 – Wight Catwalk

Street style 9 August, 2017

Sally: new wave vintage

By Cat James

Sally has a fabulous curated style; blending vintage with charity shop finds.

Street style 3 August, 2017

Ryde Slide 2017

By Cat James

Now in its third year, Ryde Slide is becoming quite the Isle of Wight institution – and I launched myself down it.

Street style 31 July, 2017

James: urban adventurer

By Cat James

As well as being a talented musician, survivalist and urban adventurer, James, was drawing attention by the sculpture of Bully the quarryman.

Street style 17 July, 2017

Pride in Ryde

By Cat James

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.

Street style 10 July, 2017

Dayita Shines Bright

By Cat James

Regular readers might notice a bit of a theme in some of my street style spots. Holographic fabrics, shiny metallic accessories and silver jewellery…

Street style 11 June, 2017

Benny Bravo: punk mixologist extraordinaire

By Cat James

I spotted Benny outside Ryde barber The Gambling Man, where he is an extremely regular customer – getting his sharp hair style made even sharper.

'A Different Kind of Tension' lyrics poster

Skills 29 May, 2017

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.

Street style 13 May, 2017

Poppy mixes it up

By Cat James

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.

Street style 15 April, 2017

Suits You, Sir

By Cat James

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.

Skills 2 April, 2017

Silver Ring Workshop

By Cat James

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.