xmas decorations at whitfield towers

as i mentioned previously, whitfield towers is not the most christmassy

of places. there are a few key decorations though.

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a pair of christmas bearbricks from maybe 2008.

here they stand guard over some chocolate coins.

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one of a few home-made xmas angels.

god save the queen.

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amy 

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er... george michael

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what the what ?!...  christiano ronaldo

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the people's princess

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and of course... the strokes !

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oh... there is a small nativity scene set up on a chair

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although the baby jesus is missing and his part has been taken by a pig.

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and finally, a lego reindeer, courtesy of 'o' and 'o'

xmas hats

a few days before christmas my king kens were fitted up with

appropriate winter headgear.

don't they look smart ?

and here's a slightly wider view of them

good lads.

a closer look at orange king ken can be found on this old post:

http://markwhitfieldphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/signed-stuff.html

i like birds best

oh, i forgot to mention... my eames house birds also have their winter hats on.

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this fellow stands guard over my bapesta display

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while his friend stands in the opposite corner, underneath my glow-in-the-dark pieces.

xmas dinner

xmas dinner for me

including greens !

a wider shot reveals the essential potatoes

a few spare stuffing balls and the world's most annoying crackers.

nike air force 1 i.d. ( limited edition boot leather )

my final pair of air force 1's of 2011 turned up yesterday.

boom !

the tip, toe box, mid panel, foxing, heel tab, heel strip, tongue and eye stays

are all constructed from the limited edition boot leather that nike were 

offering for december 2011.

i ran with the olive green boot leather throughout, sitting on a grey midsole and gum out.

old gold laces and a white / olive tongue tab

pale grey sock liner ( as neither olive green and old gold were an option... grrr ! )

olive green stitching for the nike air and swoosh would have been handy

but it wasn't, so i figured black was the best option available.

the quality of these is incredible. it's a tough yet soft, waxed leather. perfect.

and i think going with a light grey midsole rather than white was a good call.

the gum outsole goes without saying.

all in all, these bad boys are just the thing for winter in n7

i'd better start wearing them now though, because pretty soon i'm going to 

be somewhere hot, hot, hot... sitting in the sun like a boss !

oh i'm sorry... did i not mention my forthcoming holiday ?

my tartan

i got a belting app for my iphone the other day.

it's called "my tartan"

it allows you to design your own tartan and i'd say the possibilities are

almost endless. if you've got an iphone i'd recommend downloading it.

there's something quite therapeutic about designing your own tartan

and also if you want to throw some money at it, there's a link to a famous 

shop in scotland who can make up your design into cloth.

they can then make you a kilt or trousers... or just give you the cloth.

here's one of the many efforts i've been working on over the past couple of days.

xmas day walk in regents park

it's been a sort of tradition over the years to go for a stroll in regents park on xmas day

if the we are in the country that is... oh and if it's not raining.

here's one of myself and la niña from way back

way back when i thought it acceptable to wear a tartan stussy cap

a pair of timberlands and everything else by chipie

a few years later...

going through a mambo phase. mambo top, jacket and trousers.

keeping faith with timberland for footwear though.

after a fair few christmas days out of the country... in either san francisco

or new york, it was time to stay home again a few years later...

hmmm... i've gone for xmas headgear again. this time it's a cashmere bape beanie.

that's a reversible bape jacket, paul smith gloves, maharishi combats

and adidas superstars with gold stripes.

in 2008... or maybe 2009

maharishi jacket, colette x penfield gillet, levis and madfoot kicks

2010 and braving the cold weather

same jacket and gillet, stüssy mittens, evisu jeans and eddie cruz west edition af-1's

then just a few days ago...

teaming my trademark pose with my nike destroyer jacket,

a new pair of evisu jeans and the boot leather af-1's i designed

earlier in the month.

( it's strange to think isn't it, that 25 days previously those kicks didn't exist...

then i gave it some thought, went on the i.d. website and designed a pair of air force 1's  to my personal specifications from all the different materials and options.

 i clicked the 'buy' button and somebody in china made them

to my requirements, posted them to n7 and on xmas day i'm wearing them )

nice one nike.