John

 

Walking through the city centre, we were choosing where to go next when we came across House of Fraser. Now, as students, we definitely cannot afford HoF right now, but department stores are home to many different personalities and ages, so we entered in hopes of finding a designer drenched participant or a sassy 20-something with impulsive buying habits.

We definitely found someone sassy, as you can see in the photographs above, but John happened to work at the store instead of being a customer. He was happy to chat to us and clearly very interested in fashion and styling, which was showcased on the Paul Smith mannequins that he himself styled.

His outfit on that day consisted of a grey blazer from Italy, trousers and shirt from River Island, “scuffed” Zara shoes and an eBay bow tie that is “probably from China somewhere”. John described himself and his style as quirky, with details such as the stag broach on his lapel, giving his outfit something that many people will not. Although the combination of patterns and colours may not be everyone’s cup of tea, he seemed to like the outfit and so did we!