ELEGANT TORCH GUY- NELSON’S BLIND EYE
Last night’s Olympic opening ceremony was well documented elsewhere, so shan’t bang on. Will say a portrayal of quintessential Britain without any Morrissey, seems quite a glaring omission. Then again in a bill hosted by TV’s Trevor Nelson, The black Alan Partridge*, it was perhaps for the best. Speedboat based torch deliveryman Beckham however did his country proud. Wearing a two-piece, two button, navy wool Thom Sweeney (click) suit he looked by far the most elegant thing of the night. Well done Dave. Well done Thom and Luke.
Didn’t see it all, and am still curious how they got Dave up the canal, as seems to be all manner of lock based obstacles on route while was out running there not an hour ago, but that’s merely a logistical detail. Navy suit and tie with white shirt always gonna look correct, as did the wider width tie (breathes massive sigh of relief/joy). Pocket square a trifle stingy in comparison to other elements, but am turning a willing blind eye. Not so with Nelson’s inadequacies.
Stubbs out.
PS. Twitter melted down so badly with Anti-Trevor based abuse the BBC had to take him off: not so Clever-Trevor. My favourite quip was “credit to those actual employees of the NHS dancing there, well done, some of who probably don’t have a natural sense of rhythm”. Expect the diary looking pretty full for Trev regardless, but doubt he’ll be getting his own talk show now. Not at least until Nelson gets his eye back.
* Credited to JWalters, Lower Clapton.
July 28th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
I wish Bavid would stop nicking my haircuts. I’m almost willing myself bald just to fuck him off.
July 29th, 2012 at 10:56 am
as it began in cornwall
July 29th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
Great to see DB representing the best of British bespoke….although I do fear for what it will do to TS’s prices! Having just recently started to commision pieces from them I am scared of having my latest addiction taken away due to lack of moolah.
Does Thom cut the pieces himself Mr stubbs? I have dealt with the very wonderful Sian (Who is truly excellent) but am curious as to who would look after a leading man like David? I assume Thom…but thought I would ask anyway…
July 30th, 2012 at 4:45 am
Still in the hills, (tribe with the elephant tusks in their ears, and amazing mobile reception as it happens), so missed most of this.
Can’t really see from the pic, but it does appear Talent/David are going for the Ned’s Atomic Dustbin look, circa 1991.
Is this ‘a thing’?
July 30th, 2012 at 9:00 am
Brother F, I still have a couple of my old Neds T shirts. did not think anyone outside Birminghams outer circle would remember the finer points of a Ned cut. To really get a Ned you have to shave only one side and crimp the rest.