So the last couple days i’ve just been busy with work, it never ceases to amaze me no matter how bad a state everyone syays the economy is in, people still need to buy Apple products. So, yeah, a day or two ago i popped into Frith Street Tattoos to see the man Xam for a consultation on my next piece, to be fair the news wasnt that great but i was half expecting it, the tatt i want cant be done in the space i want it to be done, so re-designing is needed, back to the ‘drawing board’ methinks… arse.
Took a walk around Soho for the next hr or so, popped into Borders, peeked a whole bunch of travel books and mags (more on that later..) then walked backed through Soho to Bond Street to pick up the wife, ended up seeing Jude Law twice on my travels, it was a nice sunny day and he was getting merry outside a pub, speaking of which, this is how they do in London now that you cant smoke inside public venues, to be fair, this is how its always been done in the London, a bit of sun and everyone thinks they’re on the french riviera…
Ah, and just cos its Easter and there’s choc bunnys everywhere you turn, Lindt the chocolate makers decided to throw up a lil maze inside Westfield right outside my workplace… well, why wouldnt they?..
A hazy end to pleasant day in London..
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So yesterday, taking advantage of no protestors clogging up the streets of London, i decided to pop out for a wee walk, had to visit the homie Sina at Nike for a spot of lunch. Its a pretty new store, nice size and caters mostly for ID business.
After eating a rather bland pub burger (chips were nice though) i walked passed the Stussy store on Earlham street to find it ‘boarded’ up, closed, finished for business, down the drain, times are hard, Footpatrol dead, Stussy dead, Bape dead (but soon to return under new management so says word on the street) only Hideout remains, maybe JD Sports can make a better go of things than Gimme 5.
And whilst speaking of doom and gloom i also took a stroll past MHI, closed for business too, i’m kinda sad Maharishi didnt make it through these hard times, some of their stuff was so on point, craftsmanship and attention to detail was often next level, alas opening up the streetwear division MHI in a building hidden away from everywhere was not perhaps the wisest of moves, add to that costs of gutting out and rebuilding the whole site, and a line which never really took off … the book keeping was bound to catch up with them eventually.
On a lighter note, here’s a pic of my cat hiding under the covers away from the noisy builders outside…
