The coat: exploring the relationships we form with the clothes that shape our identity. “I bought this coat when I moved to London in January two years ago. It is a random French brand from a shop in Shoreditch – East London. I liked the fact that it looked vintage and worn and the longContinue reading “Bettina”
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Suzie
The coat: exploring the relationships we form with the clothes that shape our identity. “This coat reminds me of happy times and new beginnings – I living with my friend, started a new job and I had been with my boyfriend, Alex for just over a year when he gave me this APC cape asContinue reading “Suzie”
Neil
The coat: exploring the relationships we form with the clothes that shape our identity. “My Dad died 5 years ago and left me a few quid, instead of paying my debts off and doing something sensible with it, I spent it on clothes and bought this coat. He was into clothes, so I think heContinue reading “Neil”
Katy
The coat: exploring the relationships we form with the clothes that shape our identity. “I was at a vintage fair and I happened to see this coat hanging up with a lovely silk scarf around the neck and I remembering thinking it looked really quite glamorous and reminded me of the type of coat theContinue reading “Katy”
Hannah
The coat: exploring the relationships we form with the clothes that shape our identity. “I was on my way with my ex boyfriend gong to a pub in West Dulwich to watch the rugby and we were strolling past this retro store on the way and I saw this coat – I tried it onContinue reading “Hannah”
Ana
The coat: exploring the relationships we form with the clothes that shape our identity. “My coat makes me feel like a hot chocolate with cream on a winters day – warm and cosy. I found it on a secondhand stall on Portobello Road Market, 10 years ago, when I first moved to London from LisbonContinue reading “Ana”
Simon
The coat: exploring the relationships we form with the clothes that shape our identity. “This jacket sums up a time of falling in love and discovery. It was the winter of 1993 and I was visiting my present partner Mat in New York because he was living and working out there. It was bollock freezingContinue reading “Simon”
Self Portrait
The coat: exploring the relationships we form with the clothes that shape our identity. “When I started this project, I dug out an old leather bomber jacket I have had since the early 00s and photographed myself wearing it. For years it was my companion at raves, parties and festivals and made the perfect nightContinue reading “Self Portrait”
Sol
The jacket: exploring the relationships we form with the clothes that shape our identity. “This jacket is the first expensive thing that I have bought in my whole life. It’s from Selfridges and it felt good when I got it because Stussy is a brand that me and all my mates think is cool andContinue reading “Sol”
Sophie
The coat: exploring the relationships we form with the clothes that shape our identity. “I don’t think my coat is the most flattering or beautiful, it is more the relationship I have with it. When I first got it, I wasn’t sure if it was really me. So, when I wore it for the firstContinue reading “Sophie”