S.E.H Kelly Grey Donegal wool cardigan

Another minimal piece from S.E.H Kelly, a grey button-up Donegal wool cardigan with hidden placket and large hip-height patch pockets. It comes in charcoal grey with white and grey flecks running through it. A bit like the model's hair in fact.

RIP Smokin' Joe

Dr Marten Dan Boot

Dr Marten's take on the desert boot - suede uppers and a modern lightweight version of the classic Dr Marten sole. Just £75 from Dr Marten's online store.

Albam's new web photography

A welcome addition to Albam's website is some new photography, which features the clothing being worn by a model instead of being displayed on a coat hanger. Far preferable if you ask me. Albam make some great stuff, which looks even better on real people.

Farewell Steve Jobs

Folk AW11 Wool Overcoat

This one's a beaut. Available in charcoal, midnight, stone and white (not sure about that last one), Folk's Wool Overcoat makes a nice alternative to the ubiquitous peacoat this season.

Deck Jackets for AW11

Ok, the truth is you're more likely to be wearing these walking down to Tesco's, rather than on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. But you'll still appreciate the warmth they'll offer in the face of a chill autumn wind. Not to mention the opportunity to look a bit like a young Paul Newman.

From top:

Buzz Rickson's N1 Deck Jacket

Saturdays NYC Oliver Deck Jacket

Albam Windisle cotton Deck jacket

Spiewak waxed Deck Jacket

The Rum Diary

Some production shots from the forthcoming Johnny Depp movie, The Rum Diary. Directed by Withnail's Bruce Robinson, the Rum Diary is based on the Hunter S Thompson novel and set in Puerto Rico during the sixties. Judging from the shots, Depp is looking very well groomed and not at like Captain Jack.

Vintage Rolex GMT Master 6542

Saw this 1960s Rolex 6542 (the model without the crown guards) at a shopping centre in Malaysia while I was on holiday recently. It was being sold at the bargain price of just £6450 (converted from Malaysian currency). If I'd had the money I would have bought it on the spot. Anyway I went back a few days later and it had been sold.

Cheese Gromit!

Taken at Marylebone's La Fromagerie, a veritable cheese heaven, with walk-in cold storage stacked to the rafters with little fermented curds of every description.

Alfa Romeo 8c Spider

Rare sighting of this gorgeous beast parked on Regent's Park's Outer Circle.

James Dean's Red Harrington

The red Harrington style jacket worn by James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause has to be one of the most iconic pieces of movie clothing ever worn, ranking alongside Brando's Perfecto in The Wild One, Bogey's trenchcoat in Casablanca and Bruce Lee's yellow catsuit in Game of Death. Walking past Albam's store front in Soho today, I noticed they've now starting selling a new range of Harringtons in different colours, including one in a Rebel red.

I haven't the guts to wear the red one personally, as I feel you'd have to look every bit as good as the Deanster to carry it off, but I must admit that I do still love the look of it.

New York Modern

A few iphone/hipstamatic/camera+ pictures from a trip to NY City last week.

A weekend of food

It seems as though it's been a weekend of non-stop eating in our household. It all got off to a great start at Angela Hartnett's Mayfair restaurant Murano on Friday where we celebrated a double birthday and indulged ourselves over four delicious courses, the highlight of which (for me at least) was a superb white truffle risotto.

We decided to give the Taste Festival up in Regent's Park a miss, and headed instead to the Marylebone Summer Fayre where there were literally dozens of stalls serving up mouth watering treats. After pigging out on a pulled pork sandwich, I made a beeline to Peter Gordon's Providores stall, where they were serving up excellent Chorizo burgers in soft granary baps.

To follow, I decided to try two of Gordon's risottos to see how they stacked up against the Murano offering. I shared a smoked mackerel risotto and also a pea risotto with my wife. Both of these were very good, with fresh summery flavours, but ultimately they were no match for the delicate, complex flavours of Hartnett's triumphant dish.

But maybe that was expecting too much, after all the dish at Murano was around four times the cost of the Providores offering.