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Carnaby Street spoilers

14/3/2016

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Took a tour of the Carnaby on Tuesday with me mam (birthday soon y’know) and came across a few items of interest to say the least.
Ben Sherman and Pretty Green made an appearance obviously, but two main things impressed me about the street, considering I haven’t visited properly for quite a while;

1. Lambretta

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The Lambretta store, which until Tuesday I had assumed was just a target-painted box full of crap that you couldn’t give away, frankly surprised me. Not only did I get a pair of dark blue desert boots with white stitching for the very reasonable (discounted) price of £30, but they also had a huge array of unusual button-down shirts and other very mod items that I thought they had strayed too far to remember. Certainly when I go back, I shall be revisiting this one.

2. El Ganso

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Literally “The Goose” in Spanish but that hardly matters. Although I was of course mesmerised by the shirt bar in BS and tried on a few of SS16’s new jackets and parkas in Pretty Green (eventually walking off with a navy blue Cartwright parka), it is El Ganso which I want to focus on next time. I didn’t buy anything on Tuesday, being too cautious for my own good, but the place is a fascinating example of Ivy League heritage with a Spanish twist.

For suede shoes, it’s the place to go, with a whole wall dedicated to a vast collection of styles and colour combos. Prices were about £75 and there are plenty more subtle lace colours for the more conservative among the mod scene.
They also had a dazzling set of tartan and other classic 1960s style shirts (button-down of course).
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Common among the stuff on offer here was a preference for strong, bold colours that I find refreshing. I don’t know what others think, but modern brands definitely seem to shy away from bright colours in favour of pastel shades and I don’t know why they do this. There is a demand for a bold colour palette in men’s clothes, especially in summer.

Anyway, when I go back to Carnaby Street in a couple of weeks, these are the places I definitely want to examine in more detail and I suspect I won’t be disappointed.
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