On the other hand, look at the colours. They are dark, sombre, depressing and downbeat. That’s the message I am taking from this. There really is very little optimism in the economy if colour has disappeared from the palettes of fashion chains.
Colours for a fashion season are decided upon several seasons in advance. On the basis that they do have to order in the dye, the yarn, weave up the cloth and so on before they decide to cut and make the clothes. Whatever colour H&M (Spud’s source) decides to use this autumn was decided 12 to 24 months ago.
Sigh.
Surprised he hasn’t opinions on skirt lengths & cleavages. Not going tranny, is he? About the only bid for grant money he hasn’t tried yet.
If we had a system that reacted faster then we might get better results. We could call it fast fashion, oh wait, I’m fairly sure Spud’s already pronounced that a societal evil.
BiS has made me chuckle before my breakfast!
That said, I do take an interest in fashion. I actually subscribe to the online version of Vogue (it’s £12 a year). I don’t do so because I buy such fashion. I suspect that is pretty obvious. I have, however, for decades thought that fashion reflects the public mood. Looking at where it is going is a very strong indicator of where the economy might be following. Danny Blanchflower would call this a part of the ‘economics of walking about’. For that same reason, I observe people in the street: their collective style says a lot about how we feel.
‘The economics of walking about’ – Jesus, he can’t even afford a car – no wonder the relentless, near three decades of grift.
The message is surprising. Of the three skirts on view, two are short. That might suggest a degree of optimism not yet apparent in the economy. I have long believed that there is a marked correlation between the distance between the hems of skirts and the ground and the economic mood of people. They go higher together. And on the street, they are very long right now.
This presaged by an apology for the blog being ‘male centric’ – I actually have a feeling BiS might be right – I have long surmised he must have some form of severe financial peccadillo that necessitates the endless quest for money. Could be a penchant for women’s fashion? An addiction to Trans webcam shows? The mind boggles.
This proves nothing, of course, except for one thing. These fashion houses spend a great deal of time trying to work out what colours to offer. H&M seem to be reflecting a wider view on this issue. The mood is decidedly downbeat. I have no idea where Rachel Reeves thinks growth is going to come from in that case: the signs of it happening are not out there.
Paradoxically he is quite correct here to a degree. Growth is not happening . What he singularly fails to note is that he, and those like him are the primary reason for that. The causes of low growth are:
– Unlimited Garbage immigration of low value people whose productivity is zero to negative. He is a supporter of immigration without limit
– A tax burden that is demented to support a state that is bloated, avaricious and evil in every sense. The post office scandal, the various NHS outrages, Water companies, Railways. And yet whenever measures to cut the source of such a leviathan are proposed he is the first to cry foul
– The demented Rush to ‘Net Zero’ – which he would make it a criminal offense to oppose or even run on an electoral platform of opposing
– MMT and spending that is totally out of control and probably needs to be curbed by around 50% or more. Instead he wants to confiscate all private wealth to pay for it.
Sadly I don’t see any reasons for optimism. I see a future of vaguely lunatic trans supporters having their throats slit in public by the UK equivalent of the Taliban and all my female relatives and friends looking like they are in Kabul, while alcohol and Bacon are banned. It’s certainly no cause for optimism.
And autumn colours are traditionally sombre.
Tim understands it. The fashion houses are currently working on 25/26 autumn season. Not saying that’s necessary what’ll be in the shops. There’s always a certain amount that comes up from street they have to react to. But there’s still a lag on that. And in any case, fashion’s international. So it wouldn’t just be UK economy influence. You could just as easily see a trend coming out of a newly optimistic & libertarian Argentina.
Slow Friday – with acknowledgement to Ray Davies:
They seek him here, they seek him there
Tax mark is high, but Always Fair
It will make or break him so he’s got to be the best
‘Cause he’s a dedicated follower of fashion
And when he does his little rounds
‘Round the think tanks of London Town
Eagerly pursuing all the latest government grants
‘Cause he’s a dedicated follower of fashion
Oh, yes, he is (oh, yes he is)
Oh, yes, he is (oh, yes he is)
He thinks he is an expert to be listened to
And when he pulls his goretex parka tight around his neck
He feels a dedicated follower of fashion
Oh, yes, he is (oh, yes he is)
Oh, yes, he is (oh, yes he is)
There’s one thing that he loves and that is flattery
One week he’s on radio, the next week on Youtube
‘Cause he’s a dedicated follower of fashion
They seek him here, they seek him there
In Downing Street and Parliament Square
All this while his unblocked Twitter army marches on
Each one an dedicated follower of fashion
Oh, yes, he is (oh, yes he is)
Oh, yes, he is (oh, yes he is)
His world is built ’round conferences and freebies
This pleasure-seeking individual always looks his best
‘Cause he’s a dedicated follower of fashion
Oh, yes, he is (oh, yes he is)
Oh, yes, he is (oh, yes he is)
He flits from grift to grift, just like a woodlouse
In matters of economics he is as Left wing as can be
‘Cause he’s a dedicated follower of fashion
He’s a dedicated follower of fashion
He’s a dedicated follower of fashion
VG, VP.
They seek suits here, they seek frocks there
They are a very seeking pair
Clothes will make or break them so they’ve got to look their best
‘Cause they are dedicated followers of fashion
Oh, yes, he is (oh, yes he is)
Oh, yes, she is (oh, yes she is)
Their world is built ’round clothes and specs
Trying to impress the fairer sex
‘Cause they are dedicated followers of fashion
I’m not sure he’s going Tranny, but i’m sure he’s a cunt.
“I have long believed that there is a marked correlation between the distance between the hems of skirts and the ground and the economic mood of people. They go higher together. And on the street, they are very long right now.”
Does he understand why women also wear short and long skirts? That maybe when it’s cold out they want a bit more insulation?
There used to be a thing about skirt length and the economy. I guess that when times are good, women buy a larger range of skirts. But I don’t think that works when skirts are about £10-15 from Primark or Shein. Also the whole Vinted thing is huge.
I have long believed that there is a marked correlation between the distance between the hems of skirts and the ground
Is this Spud? He hasn’t noticed women come in different heights? It’s crotch to the hem that’s important
I still recall an American article, written in the months after 9/11, by a fashionista complaining that she had no idea that red white & blue (the U.S. flag colours) would be in demand.
Ah it’s ‘song lyric Friday!’
The Indians buy some glasses and a dress for her at home,
My colleague wants a big house so I ask them for a loan,
My son he needs a study room and gets a penthouse suite,
I give a wink to Alli and we keep it all discreet,
Pretending I have morals but I’m a nasty little cheat,
I got a box at football, it’s a lovely little stash,
And Alli gets in number 10 because it’s Kier for cash,
It’s Kier for cash.
Kier for cash.
My clothes are looking tatty so I ask him for some more,
Another game of footie and we watch Bukayo score,
He takes me to a restaurant and he feeds me till I’m full,
We talk about my father and how he made a f****** tool,
And how I’d screw the country if I ever came to rule,
Then it’s back to Alli’s for a go on his prayer mat,
A little glass of champers and some Harrods aloo chaat,
It’s Kier for cash.
Kier for cash.
Now I am the governor and I’m feeling pretty smug,
Granny might be freezing but she’s a racist little thug,
I fancy this, I fancy that, my suits are Saville Row,
Another little kickback just for letting Savile go,
Releasing all the sausages just to sound like little Joe,
And when I make a promise just remember it’s all crap,
I’m doing what they’re telling me because I’m Kier for cash.
I’m Kier for cash.
Kier for cash.
Andrew C
Love it!!!
Hopefully ‘The Sweeney’ can get hold of the entire degenerate rabble and subject them to a 1970s style beating…
WB, V_P, BiS;
The hemline index was subsequently shown to be bollocks.
Also, wot LR said; it’s bloody autumn, FFS. And it’s bloody pissing down. Yet again.
I assume that the fashion houses have to constantly change things: short, long, wide, thin, neon, pastel, bright, etc. So, darker colors may just be the latest iteration – “we haven’t gone with darker hues in a couple of years, do we do that or go back to shoulder pads?”
@Ducky, in these tranny days, the hemline’s showing the bollocks.
The House of Ely presents the new autumn collection.
Candidly, the inspiration comes from the great fashion houses of China and East Germany
The cut is sombre, almost severe, and suits the fuller figure.
One colour only, because nobody needs more than that.
All garments feature deep pockets and are designed for easy laundering.
Available in plus sizes.
Western Bloke: ’Does he understand why women also wear short and long skirts? That maybe when it’s cold out they want a bit more insulation?’
Never been to Newcastle in November around pub and nightclub chucking out time then?
But why male models?
There really is very little optimism in the economy if colour has disappeared from the palettes of fashion chains.
Why does this leave me with the feeling that Richard has at least one pink feather boa in the back of his closet?
Never been to Newcastle in November around pub and nightclub chucking out time then?
I will never understand northerners of either sex. Especially the men. We get them down here in the dead of winter. They’re in Spain so it must be shorts. For evening wear? With an inch of snow on the beach & a gale blowing?
I can assure BiS that it’s absolutely balmy compared with Whitley Bay or Seaton Carew (even in what passes for summer there).
JuliaM
One of my favourite memories was with a group of mates being in the vicinity of the Bigg Market when there was a brawl between rival groups from Byker and Jesmond – both lots of drunkards were keen that as ‘civilians’ (i.e non – locals) we be kept out of the fighting (which did involve them knocking several shades of shit out of each other while the police looked on) – always had a soft spot for them but your comment is spot on – how there aren’t specialized Hypothermia wards in Newcastle Freeman is quite beyond me (all year round frankly)!!
It seems not to have occurred to the Spud that fashionable hem lengths might nowadays have something to do with trying to sell to the Diversity. At least, those not entirely wrapped in black tents.
He’s heard the phrase “economics of walking around” and thinks that means the world is crying out for his insights all his genius sees. The only place he walks is up the river to look at ducks and moan about boat owners. He should take a walk around some of our excitingly diverse cities and report about how the women dress there – the vibrant colours of the burkhas
Boddicker
You’re right there – I can always recall a Saturday night or two on the Wembley High Road observing pitched battle between Somalis and Indians – a ‘celebration of diversity’ to remember. But of course as always the blame will be with a combination of ‘The Far Right’ and ‘The deliberate destruction of the state’. Any idea that such people might possess their own agency and have some responsibility for themselves is of course to be treated as a Jew under Tomas de Torquemada might have been…
@AndrewC- do you have Dominic Frisbee’s phone number? We could have a hit on our hands!
You get a load of freebies ‘cos you don’t respect the rules.
You bang on endlessly about your father making tools.
They passed nice private laws, just to build your pension stash.
It’s not one bit suprising that they call you Keir For Cash.
It’s Keir for-
Keeeeiiiirrrr For Cash…
I am LOVING the songs!
“I can assure BiS that it’s absolutely balmy compared with Whitley Bay or Seaton Carew”
The coldest I have ever been was on a visit to Holy Island, in December. I had every bit of clothing I had on, and still the wind went right through the lot. I think my face actually froze, I couldn’t feel a thing. No wonder the Geordies are all midgets, that sort of cold must stunt their growth.
What Jimmy Saville did is just some stuff I didn’t know.
I pay much more attention to the stuff from Saville Row.
The goings-on inside my head would baffle Sigmund Freud.
I’m happy to abase myself one one knee for George Floyd,
But tell me White Lives Matter and I start to get annoyed.
I tolerate extremism, but I don’t like backlash.
When people want to Stop The Boats I call them Far Right trash.
I’m Keir for-
Keeeeiiiirrrr For Caaash…