Spring / Summer 2015
Nomadic adjective UK /nəʊˈmæd.ɪk/ US /noʊˈmæd.ɪk/ moving from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time: nomadic people/herdsmen a nomadic life/existence.
MODERN DAY NOMAD
The preparation that takes place from what do you pack, how do you pack, what do you wear, colours , cloth etc... There is many things you have to consider but the main priority is always what to wear, whats the weather like etc… Baring that in mind we created travel friendly collection, inspired from those individuals who had to travel to different land where everything is opposite to where they are from.
Keeping the sartorial touch, stylish and clean cut of they attires, we introduced travel pocket into our tailoring, its a pocket made to perfectly fit a standard passport or any sort of travelling document.
The utilitarian approach can be seen on the cloth, using very light weight easy ironing cotton for the suiting and water repellent and wrinkle free for trench coats, suits and jackets. Using some few British cloth such as birdseye, dogtooth and hopsack to keep the tailoring Savile Row classic with ACF punk tailoring twist.
The Windrush Generation are the thousands of Caribbean migrants invited to Britain between 1948 and the early 1970s to help rebuild the nation after World War II. Commonwealth citizens living in the United Kingdom (UK) had been granted indefinite leave to remain based on provisions in the 1971 Immigration Act.
James Baldwin Might Have Been Most at Home in Istanbul. When James Baldwin left home for Europe, he was broke. It was Armistice Day, 1948, when he sailed from New York to Paris, 40 bucks in his pocket. He would say he left not to go to France, but to get away from New York. He left because he had to.
Majority of the Commonwealth citizens who arrived as Windrush immigrants were from Jamaica. Currently, Jamaicans account for 15,000 of the 57,000 non-UK nationals living in the country. They all form part of the Jamaican diaspora, and what happens to them should matter to – and will directly and indirectly affect – the wider Jamaican community.
At 7 a.m. today a ship the Empire Windrush berthed at Tilbury with 417 “Sons of the Empire” on board. After returning to their home land after the war, these Jamaicans found many unemployed in the island, and they hope to find the answer in England. Although there will be countless difficulties It is understood that every effort is being made to find accommodation for them , and to find them work. It is understood that 52 are volunteering for the forced and 204 are going to friends in this country. - 22 June 1948
Spring Summer 2017 LookBook
Grey scale Colour palette for the easy switch of mix match outfits, modern day nomad is a very easy going dresser with no complications, its all about suit, shirt and tie ready for the day adventure. Silhouette is a skinny boy tailoring inspired by the 60s era with modern day take, This modern day nomad feels at home in a suit, he is a man who is at home anywhere and everywhere.
