Oi Polloi

No.148

Published: Fri Mar 01 2013

Writer's Block

With nearly 150 of these things, sometimes we end up with a case of the ol’ writer’s block. Take this outfit for example — with that bright yellow Engineered Garments wind breaker and the hi-viz backpack from Topo Designs it’s easy to slip into familiar territory and rattle out something about week-long hikes around Manchester or abseiling down the Urbis. So seeing as we can’t come up with anything new to say, let’s just imagine this chap wandered into our shop, chose these items and then walked out with the warm glow that only menswear retail can give. On second thoughts, maybe we should have just rattled something out about a peyote-addled rambler from Ardwick…