Leather! Moo!
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luckykaaI love the used leather clothes store in Camden Stables market. So many somewhat tatty leather items, most of them cost a tenner. Well worth the trip up there.
Met up with a group of crazy Swedish geeks I know. I've met enough Swedish geeks to consider learning the language. Craziness is common affliction. I reckon they just go stir crazy on those long winter nights. Met them in the Electric ballroom as they were haggling with one of the stallholders. They seem to be quite fond of Camden. I think they're regular visitors.
So we abled slowly to the place I went to, stopping off several times on the way because Camden is full of interesting shops. It's a bit trendy these days but there are some places that are worth stopping in. I do like admitring the boots. Not too likely to get a pair of New Rocks any time soon, but they're pretty funky. Also wanted to stop at the army surplus store. I want a new vintage rucksack. One that I can dye black without feeling guilty about it. They don't seem to be available any more. 10 years ago the army surplus store had dozens of the things. Considering these are 50 years old, I can't imagine they suddenly ran out; or were they just trendy for a bit?
Eventually reached the shop. There's a lot of coats. I'm slightly choosy about what I want. I'm after a 3/4 length leather jacket. Must be black (that's 90% of them), button up (a good proportion of them) must be cut for a guy (that actually cuts it down by aobout 70%), must be my size (surprisingly rare. I see to be abnormally large for their customer base). Took a while to find it. And didn't find it on the £10 rail. Actually found it upstairs with a £5 price tag.
The girls wanted to get some kit for costumes for a Wild West party. This involved a fair amount of them trying on corsets. I was impressed by their desire to inflict pain upon themselves for the sake of a narrow waist and prominent boobs.
Met up with a group of crazy Swedish geeks I know. I've met enough Swedish geeks to consider learning the language. Craziness is common affliction. I reckon they just go stir crazy on those long winter nights. Met them in the Electric ballroom as they were haggling with one of the stallholders. They seem to be quite fond of Camden. I think they're regular visitors.
So we abled slowly to the place I went to, stopping off several times on the way because Camden is full of interesting shops. It's a bit trendy these days but there are some places that are worth stopping in. I do like admitring the boots. Not too likely to get a pair of New Rocks any time soon, but they're pretty funky. Also wanted to stop at the army surplus store. I want a new vintage rucksack. One that I can dye black without feeling guilty about it. They don't seem to be available any more. 10 years ago the army surplus store had dozens of the things. Considering these are 50 years old, I can't imagine they suddenly ran out; or were they just trendy for a bit?
Eventually reached the shop. There's a lot of coats. I'm slightly choosy about what I want. I'm after a 3/4 length leather jacket. Must be black (that's 90% of them), button up (a good proportion of them) must be cut for a guy (that actually cuts it down by aobout 70%), must be my size (surprisingly rare. I see to be abnormally large for their customer base). Took a while to find it. And didn't find it on the £10 rail. Actually found it upstairs with a £5 price tag.
The girls wanted to get some kit for costumes for a Wild West party. This involved a fair amount of them trying on corsets. I was impressed by their desire to inflict pain upon themselves for the sake of a narrow waist and prominent boobs.
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Date: 2011-09-27 12:37 pm (UTC)