2017 in Pictures

21.12.2017

Every year it's the same — December rolls around and we’re left scratching our heads, wondering where the time went and if we actually did anything over the last twelve months.

To jog our memories, here’s some photos scoured from various hard-drives around our head-quarters.

Now’s also probably a good time for us to say thanks for everything over the last year. Whether you bought some clothes from us, lurked on our website or just came into one of our shops to ask for the directions to Burger King, we thank you wholeheartedly for showing even the slightest bit of interest in what we do.

And now… those pictures.

Two people in winter coats on a Paris boulevard at dusk, one in a cap and a stone hooded down jacket, with traffic behind

We started things off by wandering around Paris in search of interesting bits to sell. As you can see by those jackets, it was pretty cold.

Nigel walking down a rain-soaked street of brick terraces in a yellow hooded rain jacket, light jeans and white trainers

Meanwhile, in England, it rained quite a bit.

Someone in a black jumper and beanie with a yellow smiley face cloth over their face, hands on hips, in the Soho shop

There was smiles aplenty down in Soho.

Someone in a cap and olive waistcoat reading a yellow Pica~Post upside down, Red Hot Word Buffet on the cover, in a shop

Somewhere between all the clothes stuff, we managed to make two issues of our Pica~Post magazine. We recommend reading them upside-down for maximum effect.

Two people in a Costco aisle stacked with pallets, one in a red cap and blue Patagonia jacket, one in a cream jacket

Not really too sure what's going on in this photograph. Costco is a wonderful place.

Two people in Universal Works x Oi Polloi utility suits, olive and navy, beside someone dressed as Robin Hood with a longbow

In April we worked with Universal Works on making some high-action utility-suits. We also met Robin Hood. Lovely chap.

A crowd holding cans in the road outside Common in the sunshine, marking Oi Polloi's fifteenth birthday

The 25th of May marked our fifteenth orbit of the sun. To celebrate, we stood in the middle of the road whilst holding small cans of lager.

Josh and Adam crouched over walking maps on a wooden floor, one in a cap and striped rugby shirt, with a Fellsman map cover

In June, Josh and Adam decided to run 60 miles across the Yorkshire countryside. They're still not quite sure why.

A shaggy dog asleep on a blue display plinth in the middle of a shop, with jackets on a rail and shoes on the wall behind

Our new art installation 'Lazy Dog Lazing' took the world by storm.

Five people posing in a purple-lit lounge with tufted purple velvet sofas and balloons, one making a heart with their hands

Think this photo speaks for itself. This place was very luxurious.

Someone with their head hidden under the red and white striped awning of The Chop Shop butchers, in a navy jacket

It was great to collaborate with the local butchers on a line of Gore-Tex aprons. Cheers for the tripe lads!

Gary Aspden and Nigel talking to a seated audience at the Soho shop, in front of a green wall of trainers

In October, we were visited by adidas Spezial mastermind Gary Aspden down at our Soho shop. Unsurprisingly, him and Nigel talked about trainers.

Claude, a dark brindle French bulldog, wearing a blue backpack on a sunlit wooden floor

Oi Polloi head honcho Claude got himself a new backpack.

Someone in a green beanie holding an Oi Polloi par Arpenteur poster of a green Peugeot piled with clothes, in a shop window

Talking of Claude, he also worked with Arpenteur on some super-classy wool jackets, and got 'comic-ized' in the process. He's since written off that Peugeot.

Two people eating at a low table with pints in a snooker hall, one in an orange cap and a shiny blue down jacket

And finally, we ate quite a bit. If music be the food of love, what does that make food?

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