Northern soul

Some photos from my weekend in Manchester...

Corduroy

"This is the anglicised version of the French Corde du Roi, for the material was used on the jackets of the hunting livery of the servants of the King of France.

It is interesting to note that, like cul-de-sac (which always makes the French laugh as it is very rude), it is never used by the French, who call it velour côtelé which is exactly what it is, namely ribbed cotton velvet.

The Germans have an even more romantic name for it, namely 'Manchester'. Manchesterhosen to the German means corduroy slacks. It is in this latter form that it is mostly seen in our lives, and is of course very hardwearing.

On a jacket the cloth is almost too 'ungrateful' as the French would say, as it is too stiff to fall attractively or mould to the body. It is also extremely hot."

Nicely put in Hardy Amies' ABC of Men's Fashion.

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Hawaii

A little tribute to what must have been the hottest day of the year so far. Am off to Manchester tomorrow to enjoy the sunshine with Dulcie, apparently it's even hotter up there!

At long last

I'm off to Manchester today!

The sun is out

And I'm all done! After our fairly successful exhibition last week I finally handed in all my supporting material yesterday and it is being assessed as we speak. My final film was about 26 minutes long, played on a television screen on a loop, as the picture above rather badly demonstrates. I was pretty pleased with the results and seemed to get some positive comments about it, and had a rather bemusing conversation with a tutor about the implications of appropriating David Lynch. Right now I'm relaxing in the knowledge that every minute I sit at my laptop is now guilt free, rather than spent feeling I should really be doing something more productive. I just can't wait to get to Manchester now for the much hyped basement party part 2!

Me and you

A room with a view