Flower Power - Blank Canvas Collection

The Blank Canvas collection is a collaboration between two brands who are all about their heritage, Fred Perry and Liberty's. I was pleasantly surprised when I heard about this collection, I'm sure it's been common knowledge for ages but I only discovered this news last week. The collection features classic Fred Perry garments, re-worked in 2 quintessentially British, Liberty prints.


It seems that I am being drawn more and more to floras over the past few months, maybe it's because I'm getting to an age where I'm now not scared of prints? I visited Liberty's on numerous occasions when I was in London early this year, where I was looking for the perfect flora print material that I could fashion into a pocket square, to sit nicely in my new vintage tweed blazer. However nothing really jumped out at me, so the search goes on. 


Which reminds me, the next installment to "Hidden Treasures" will be coming later this week, the item in question is the tweed blazer. I can tell you're all excited right?!


Fred Perry for Liberty's Blank Canvas collection is available from April.

Winter Made Warmer

I woke up today with the postman knocking at the door(this will probably be a rare event from now on, with all the postal strike action going on of late). The first thing I thought was, oh damn it's another ebay parcel thats been redirected back to my house, but no. To my surprise the lovely and very generous people at Ark clothing online have sent me two jumpers, and just in time for the chilly weather too!

The first one is a Fred Perry v-neck merino wool jumper in a lovely warm burgundy colour. This colour instantly reminded me of Steve from Style Salvage latest post "In Amongst the Fallen Leaves", where he shows us all his creative side and what can be achieved with a simple splash of colour this Autumn.

Great shade for the colder months, Fred Perry v-neck in burgundy with contrasting purple logo. Can't wait to wear this bad boy, already planning on wearing it with my Carolyn Massey x Topman coat.

The second one is a Penguin by Musingwear navy v-neck in the softest mix of cotton and cashmere. This is now officially the softest jumper in my wardrobe. Being a cotton/cashmere mix this is slightly roomier than the Fred Perry one, so it's going to be perfect come January time.

Cashmere mix Penguin v-neck jumper, in dark navy with subtle turquoise logo.

The one thing that my winter wardrobe lacks in jumpers, can you believe I only had one before these arrived? I bought the Matthew Williamson x H&M pink and purple cashmere jumper earlier this year. What can I say, I wasn't a jumper person, until now. These will go nicely with the abundance of Uniqlo socks I have, in nearly ever shade, pretty much the best socks around in terms of colours, durability and price. I think if me and Steve ever bumped into each other we would look like a rainbow had been sick on us, or that we had been attacked by a peacock.

Next on the Winter wish list is a pair of black oxford lace-ups, black Dr Marten shoes, dark green cashmere scarf and a new jacket of some sorts.

Thanks again to the nice people at Ark Clothing, you just made my cold days a whole lot warmer. Visit their online store for more by Fred Perry, Penguin and other brands like Dr Denim, Farah and Nixon watches.

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