snapshots and observations

Saturday 30 November 2013

Friday 29 November 2013

iphone friday








almost back to normal on the blog front.


here are a few iphone pics from a few weeks ago
when i had a little photoshoot at a factory.


1
the factory was in an industrial estate and naturally enough i was early
so i found a place for a nice spot of breakfast.
it was run by a millwall fan. check out the slogan on the back of his shirt.
"we fear no foe"









2
check out his sauce game. 
something for everybody.









3
and have a butchers at my breakfast bap.









4
bacon, sausage, fried egg and a drop of brown sauce.
magic darts !









5

i won't lie... my back is killing me.

so i'm going to jack this in for now and hopefully continue this gem
of an iphone friday tomorrow.











Thursday 28 November 2013

still on tour.









normal blogging will be resumed soon. 
I'm back from japan but I'm still away from home. 
any idea where ?
that's right. 





Wednesday 27 November 2013

the metro system and my eating system.









tokyo's metro system is pretty easy to use then...


ok. it's not as bad as it looks. 









I found my way from shibuya to akasaka no problem anyway

where I got stuck into some fine japanese cuisine. 

what ?


















Tuesday 26 November 2013

representing n7









big thanks to my friend chris in toronto


representing n7 at the home of the raptors. 







Monday 25 November 2013

the place to eat




coco curry. 


shibuya branch. 










Sunday 24 November 2013

the breakfast of shame








oh dear me... 
the shame of it all. 
first morning  in tokyo I woke up at 2am
I tried to go back to sleep but after 2 hours I got
dressed and went out for a walk. 
at around 4.30am I spotted a 24 hour mcdonalds

and that was that. 

Saturday 23 November 2013

first purchase in tokyo






the first thing I bought in tokyo was this




a flat white and a custard cube at omotesando koffee. 

standard procedure. 

Friday 22 November 2013

the japanese ankle situation







the sock game is strong in shibuya
chup season continues










Thursday 21 November 2013

tokyo





legroom 







Wednesday 20 November 2013

blog test from my iphone.








so...
I haven't sorted out any blog posts to publish while I'm away in tokyo. 

I'll have to see if I can do anything from my iphone. 

hmmm...

it seems like I can only access a certain photo folder at the moment. 
let me work on it. 

in the meantime talking of  tokyo and working on it...

what ?





Tuesday 19 November 2013

new york nonsense








some more new york nonsense

1
this is the board they use to fold t-shirts in the stüssy store in new york.
it has an n7 sticker on it.









2
my friends bruce and jocelyn at stüssy nyc
are part of the n7 crew









3
oh... finalhome was with me in nyc of course.









4
in fact this n7 sticker looks suspiciously at finalhome height.
yes... i blame the bear for all the n7 stickers.









5
ok. maybe this one was a little out of reach for him.









i'm going to cut this post short here.
i'm off to tokyo tomorrow and i need to crack on and pack
plus i have a shoot before i go... and editing to do.

grrr !







Monday 18 November 2013

a few spare pics









here are a few odd pics that were kicking around my blog folder.


1
i need one of these.
can anybody help ?









2
next n7 logo









3
my friend t21 has three sons.
when i saw them the other week, two of them were wearing these bad boys.
i'm no expert on jordans and i'm too lazy to google them but i think they're
jordan 4's.









4
the other boy was wearing my sneaker of choice. the af-1.
good lads.









5
at a wedding in the new forest a couple of months ago.
some very nice blazer low i.d.'s









6
and a nipper wearing converse socks.









7
a restaurant with more marble than is strictly necessary.









8
and some sort of flower thing in the same restaurant.





Sunday 17 November 2013

sunday statue things









the other saturday i was at parliament square and i noticed that some of the statues 
had little carved scenes on the plinths below them.
i took a photo of the four sides underneath one of the statues.


1
so what's going on here ?
bloke 2nd in from the left checking out some other bloke's bum ?
some people littering at the foot of the stairs.
and the lad at the top of the stairs... has he got any trousers on ?









2
the two blokes on the left ignoring the debate and discussing football.
and the chap on the right looks like he's found a wallet or something.









3
i have no idea what's going on here.
any ideas ?
what can you see ?
what's that bloke on the right looking at in the box ?









4
the fellow sitting down on the left is wishing he was somewhere else.
i like that the bloke who's just coming in and taking his hat off
has annoyed the chap in front of him.
i hate sitting near a door when people keep coming in.



oh, that's it really.






Saturday 16 November 2013

saturday self-portraits in santorini










regular readers will know that i do like the odd self-portrait
here i am in santorini. in the honeymoon suite of the chromata hotel
almost ready for a hard day of lounging.









and here i am completely ready for lounging
i wish finalhome would learn to close the bathroom door after him though.








Friday 15 November 2013

iphone friday









some iphone pics then




1
oh hello









2
oh really ?









3
£137.50
for one glove !
what the what ?!









4
new sock rack just arrived at whitfield towers









5
converse x maison martin margiela jack purcells









6
you know the story.
black shoes covered in white paint









7
genius...

right ?









8
final pic for the day as i rush to get the post out on the right day.

getting my bucket game together before packing for santorini.
i like hats. don't you ?





Thursday 14 November 2013

new york interiors








here are a few interiors at a place in nw york where i photographed the cocktails
 i showed you recently.









































what ?



Wednesday 13 November 2013

representing n7








converse x maison martin margiela


x n7











Tuesday 12 November 2013

converse x maison martin margiela chuck taylor all stars








it's bean a while since i did a proper shoe review.

i have so many great sneakers to show you properly and in close-up detail.

i think from now until the end of the year i'm going to have to do one a week at least.

let's start with these things
converse x maison martin margiela









as ever, with converse first string releases, it's all about the details.
inside the box, a cotton drawstring branded bag.









inside the bag
well even if you hadn't heard about this collab you'd be getting the idea by now...









it's all about the colour white
maison martin margiela took the converse 70's chucks in red, black
and yellow...









and dipped them all in white paint.
can you see what they did ?
absolutely covered in white paint.
clogging up the eyelets.









even the rubber soles were covered in white paint.
hmmm...









here's a shot where you can see the metallic eyelets and even the laces
all coated in white paint.









the ankle patch, just about visible.
what do you think of the idea ?
good ? bad ? interesting ?









the sneakers themselves are quality. the first string 70's chucks
lined in soft leather with signature mmm printed logo.









and leather insoles
with drips of paint spilled onto them.









a last detail
the chuck taylor all star rubber patch on the heel... covered in paint.









and the first time i wore them they looked like this.
pristine. whiter than white.

the idea is that each person's shoes will age differently with wear.

do you think i let mine wear naturally ?

do you want to see how mine look now after a couple of weeks of wearing them ?

of course you do.

and of course i'll show you.








tomorrow.