2019 in Pictures

27.12.2019

With the final nail being slammed into 2019’s casket, we thought we’d sweep our hard-drives for some visual reminders of what we got up to this year.

Without further ado, here's the photos…

Close-up of a small tattoo of the Oi Polloi smiley logo, with OP for eyes, on a wrist below a pulled-back black sleeve

To kick off the year we had a bit of a party in Soho. One devotee even got our logo tattooed on their wrist.

Nigel in a black cap and blue and black jacket, three fingers held to the chest, by a caged wall of three-stripe trainers

Nigel was once again enraptured by some three-stripe trainers. No change there.

Adsum shoot in Liverpool: a model in a blue jacket, white cap and navy trousers ties a trainer on a park railing by a lake

In March we made the perilous journey to Liverpool to shoot some of Adsum’s spring/summer stuff.

Two people pose outside a brick building by a planter of pansies, one in a grey sweatshirt, one in navy with a walking stick

Salford’s finest and Stockport’s finest finally crossed paths.

Morocco shoot: someone angles a gold reflector at a model in a navy hooded robe, sat by a ruin holding white trainers

A group by a canal footbridge in Milan, with bicycles against the canal wall and tall pastel buildings behind

A model in a lilac Carhartt sweatshirt with a multicoloured embroidered logo, sat in a red car

Someone in a welding mask, olive jacket, grey sweatshirt and jeans stands arms folded in a garage workshop

April was a busy month for us. Not only did we globe trot to Morocco and Milan to shoot shoes we made with Reebok and Sebago, but we ventured into the wild world of motor mechanics with some pastel Carhartt sweats.

Liam in a black durag, grey hoodie and black jacket, with a backpack on, in a sunny car park

And Liam wore a durag.

Adam curled up on the white studio floor, head in hands, wearing a khaki backpack, white tee, navy trousers and white socks

It’s not all been sunshine and smiles this year. During the height of spring/summer intake, it all got too much for Adam, who had a little cry on our studio floor.

Sam in a navy hoodie and cap shows off a bottle of lager beside posters for the We Are Lager Festival and Craig Charles

Sam and Craig Charles were locked and loaded for festival season.

Big man on campus Tom found time in his busy schedule to eat some pasta and do his best Gene Simmons impression.

Fred in a white vest and beige cap on the phone behind the shop counter, with beanies, bags and trainers on display

Fred spent the majority of his summer binge-watching The Sopranos.

Someone in round glasses and a cap tries on a camouflage webbing vest over a grey tee in an army surplus shop

It was an honour to meet G.I. Joe.

Two models on a red vinyl bench at Sammy's bar, against yellow patterned wallpaper, beside a glass table and portable TV

At Sammy's bar, someone in an orange Adsum cap sits with a glass of tonic as someone beside them checks a camera

In September we popped over to Sammy’s bar for a quick drink. Unfortunately, they only served us a glass of tonic and a camera.

Steve and Nigel with magazines in black butterfly chairs under a neon Carhartt sign, beside a rail of jackets

Head honchos Steve and Nigel spent their free time lurking in Carhartt’s basement and flipping off their staff.

Joe in a crouching dance pose on a white studio backdrop, held steady by two others as a photographer shoots from the floor

Joe spent a collective 163 hours honing his ballerina skills.

Zac in a denim bucket hat and fleece holding Al Pacino, a small grey dog in a grey fleece, in the shop

Claude, a dark French bulldog, asleep with its chin on a green bag on a wooden floor

Zac brought in fellow fleece-lover Al Pacino for a couple of days. Claude wasn’t impressed.

Fred in a green jacket, beanie and red backpack on a wet, leaf-strewn path on the Fjällräven trip to Stockholm

Fred went over to Stockholm at the behest of Fjällräven. Judging from his mug, it was pretty cold.

Someone stood shirtless and grinning against a brick wall beside a stepladder, in a thin chain and striped trousers

No caption needed.

A DJ in headphones plays records at the adidas Barcelona launch in the Manchester shop, as someone in black looks on

A group of seven with bottles of beer, smiling for the camera at the adidas Barcelona launch party in the Manchester shop

To celebrate the launch of those adidas Barcelona trainers, we had a Trefoil-scented soiree at our Manchester shop. Stuart hurt his neck and we all drank too many beers.

Four people strike a group pose in a studio mirror, one kneeling in a mustard jacket to take the photo on a phone

Manchester's Power Rangers were a bit naff...

Under a pier at Blackpool, two models in green and blue Henri Lloyd jackets look down as a photographer in a pink cap waits

We took those Henri Lloyd jackets to Blackpool and sombrely stared at the sea.

Two people in the shop wearing dungarees, one in hickory stripe over brown cords, the other in dark denim over cream trousers

And these lovely chaps modelled their dungaree collection for us.

Now’s also a good time to say thanks for all of your support this year. Whether you bought something from us, lurked on our website or just popped into the shop for a menswear-based tête-à-tête, we appreciate all of you showing interest in what we do.

Two models in puffer jackets on a yellow studio backdrop, with a lighting umbrella and a photographer in silhouette

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