Pitti Uomo: Oi Polloi's Florence Photo Diary

18.01.2011

An olive vintage motorbike with a white open-face helmet and goggles on its seat, before a large photo of Steve McQueen

(Above) Mr. McQueen lurking in the background there, the most stylish ghost spotted across all the Pitti Uomo stands. In case you never knew – the Barbour International jacket celebrates 75 years of itself this year…

Two views of a weathered wooden tree house on stilts with a ladder, set on moss in the middle of the new WP shop

(Above) This is a tree house in the middle of the new WP shop… good innit?

Vintage horse bits, stirrups and tack hung on a wooden board, with a row of horns on the wall above, in the new WP shop

(Above) Also in the new WP shop… good ain’t it? Not sure what it is exactly. An equestrian shoe rack?

Oi Polloi's Steve Sanderson and Engineered Garments' Angelo at a restaurant table crowded with wine glasses and bottles

(Above) OiPolloi’s Steve Sanderson and Engineered Garments’ Angelo. Great restaurant, don’t remember the name… yes it is customary to have four glasses of wine on the go… when in Rome… or Florence.

Three snaps side by side of Patrick and Nigel of Oi Polloi and Takeshi Ohfuchi of Post O'Alls around a restaurant table

(Above) Patrick OiPolloi, Nigel OiPolloi and Takeshi Ohfuchi of Post O’Alls fame.

A phone screen showing Glenn from The Rig-Out taking an iPhone photo, with someone in a white shirt and bow tie behind

(Above) Photo of iPhone photo of Glenn Rig-Out taking a photo of iPhone taking photo… with added dickie-bow to complete the composition. Art? Yes.

Steve and Nigel of Oi Polloi peering through a shop's metal grille at night, in a brown hooded jacket and a grey padded coat

(Above) Steve and Nigel. Window shopping.

Visitors at Pitti in felt hats, two wearing short navy capes over grey tweed coats as they read a brochure together

(Above) You’ll all be on this by next winter. Bet youse.

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