shop local – Wight Catwalk

Street style 1 July, 2018

Daniella: pin-up on a budget

By Cat James

Blimey, you lot and your sudden interest in saving the planet. All power to your youthful elbows and all that – and welcome aboard the upcycling train.

Street style 24 January, 2018

Cherry: bright on rock

By Cat James

People from the Isle of Wight like to boast that it is the Sunniest Place in Britain™, and most of the time is is worthy of that accolade.

Street style 2 January, 2018

Paul: rock ‘n’ roll country gent

By Cat James

I spend a lot of time browsing Tokyo Fashion. Those Harajuku kids know a thing or two about curating a head-turning look for the street style spotters to coo over. But being stylish isn’t solely the preserve of the young.

Street style 3 December, 2017

Andrea: old school Goth

By Cat James

Back in my youth, the kids were tribal. I was a proto-punk, then (briefly) a rude girl before embracing New Wave. In the late 1980s, I had a mad year or so as a hair-hopping glam metaller.

Street style 2 October, 2017

Sam: cactus queen

By Cat James

In case you hadn’t noticed, that easy-care plant from your childhood and grandparents’ conservatory has become this season’s hot (house) accessory. From yer actual plants to cactus fairy lights – hell, even a cactus emoji, this unassuming plant is everywhere.

Shop the look 6 September, 2017

Matt: hipster makeover

By Cat James

Over a surprisingly-short time Matt’s beard became less Jeremy Corbyn and more Grizzly Adams. It was as conspicuous from the back as the front; sticking out in sideways tufts either side of his head like a lady’s luxuriant pant moustache. When the time came for an overdue trim, he knew where to go.