Shopping in London
Shopping in London isn’t what it was, even what it was in 2000, when Shelf Appeal moved down. There are...
Tag: fashion
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They stay up
Socks are famously a Christmas present for men. Along with, or instead of, a Boots gift box of Old Spice...
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Braemar number
Shelf Appeal has accumulated a few pieces of ephemera advertising the Braemar wool clothing label. They used fashion illustration very...
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Wolsey weekending
Shelf Appeal is a fan of Wolsey advertising from the first half of the 20th century. It came in two...
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January sale
The department store Jones & Higgins of Peckham, London closed in 1980 and I missed visiting it. Established in Rye...
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Liberty’s blouses
Shelf Appeal has never liked Summer. It is undignified. Far too much bunting related gaiety, outdoorsy organized activity and heat....
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The right ski-wear
Snow is a funny thing. It looks pretty but it doesn’t play pretty. Unless you sport. Then it has a...
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Lasts and patterns
Shelf Appeal doesn’t contain a lot of American graphics and design. It’s a world of nice things I know very...
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Looking out to sea
Don’t get me started on modern magazine cover design. Instead let’s hark back to the days of 1937 old, when,...
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Burberry weather
Liverpool in 1955 was doubtless (in terms of weather) as Liverpool in 2013. Ergo, if you were living there then...
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Top cat
Shelf Appeal is not just about the appeal of old things. Walking down Oxford Street the other day (or doing...
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Paper bag writer
I have said it before – one person’s tat is another person’s ephemeral slice of apple pie and cream. Not...