Blackpool Tower Ballroom & Competition Winner

Here's something a bit different for a Saturday, a few weeks ago a couple of us took a trip to Blackpool Tower. A lot of you guys probably know that I live in Blackpool (for none British readers it's a seaside town based in the north west of England) and have done most of my life, but I have never been up to the top of the tower! Madness I know, I guess I just never got around to it.

Situated on the bottom floor of the Tower complex is the "world famous" Tower Ballroom, a dance hall build in the late 1890s by Frank Matcham. Along with some of the rooms in the Winter Gardens, it's one of the most beautiful dance halls I've ever seen and is truly iconic to the residence. We visited on a Thursday afternoon and it was great to see people still enjoying it for what it is. It's also where my Gran and Grandad met in the early 1950s, they were visiting on holidays respectively, fell in love and moved to Blackpool and lived happily ever after.

You can't beat a happy ending. Enjoy your weekend guys.

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Competition Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered the Hackett x GQ notebook competition, but they're can only be one winner.....

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Sorry to everyone else but stay tuned as I'm planning a couple more competitions over the next month, as a thank you reading my blog.

Competition - Hackett x GQ Notebook - Closed

To coincide with the recent London Collections: Men, Hackett have hooked up with GQ to create an exclusive line of notebooks to commemorate the event. Hackett have given me one of the limited edition notebooks to giveaway to one of my readers! This leather lined doozy is proper hot property and hasn't been released to the public as yet, if you were lucky enough to attend any of the shows you might have ended up with one of the special London Collections printed versions.

It features a pretty sweet little metal bowler hat and a black and grey nato style elastic strap to keep things together. This may well be more suited to a chap, but it would make a pretty cool gift for any male figure in your life. Or if you're like me a lover of stationery and seem to hoard notepads like they're going out of fashion.

Competition - Closed

To be in with a chance of winner the Hackett x GQ notebook (and I'll also bung in a couple of pencils from my own collection) just comment on this post saying that you want it. That's it, easy.

The competition is now closed.


I've been messing around with a new background for this post, what do you think?

3.1 Phillip Lim A/W 10/11

I absolutely loved this offering from 3.1 Phillip Lim. He isn't a designer that I have really took much notice of in the past for menswear, but I certainly will from now on. So many ideas going around in my head, and as with all menswear, it's all about the detail.

Close up detail shots. Watches worn over gloves and two shirts creating interesting layering effect.

All images from GQ