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What you need to know when buying vintage Jeans

by Holly Matthews January 31, 2021

Buying the perfect jeans can be complicated enough, buying the perfect vintage jeans is an even more intricate process. Finding the right pair can ...

Posted in classic, denim, fashion, Jeans, Loot Vintage, mens, retro, Vintage

Everything you need to know about vintage Hawaiian shirts

by Holly Matthews January 29, 2021

First made in 1930s Hawaii, the Hawaiian or ‘aloha’ shirt is a super popular trend that can be seen in all corners of the fashion industry. As such...

Posted in fashion, history, retro, Vintage

The Tackier The Better: Why The Vintage Christmas Jumper Will Live Forever

by Holly Matthews December 09, 2020

The popularity of the Christmas jumper has only grown in the last century, to unprecedented popularity. It was popularised in the early Noughties ...

Rising: IOTA

by Fiona Loot June 15, 2018

Crofters Rights, Bristol 5 June Sometimes you can tell from the first listen that there's a spark behind a band – and it's this spark which is hel...

Rising: Keir

by Fiona Loot May 20, 2018

The Louisiana, Bristol 25 April It’s a Wednesday night at The Louisiana – one of Bristol’s most iconic venues and it is full capacity. Seen as a ...

The City & The City

by Fiona Loot March 19, 2018

Two weeks ago I hadn’t read any books written by China Miéville. Now, after finishing The City & The City, I want to read them all. T...

Nils Frahm

by Fiona Loot February 01, 2018

I initially discovered Nils Frahm’s music through other artists on the Erased Tapes label. During my early twenties I went through a phase, on...

Basquiat: Boom for Real | Barbican

by Fiona Loot December 04, 2017

This is by no means a normal art exhibition. It is a journey through the hands, eyes and ears of Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88). From Egyptian lite...

Rising: Tom Grennan

by Fiona Loot October 16, 2017

On the outskirts of the bearpit situated close to the city's liberally-minded Stokes Croft area, stands a store packed with persona...

There aren’t many shoes worthy of an anniversary celebration

by Rick Emerson June 04, 2016

The birth of the Dr Marten boot couldn't have been in better company during the decade it was created. We are of course talking the 1960's, or t...

Posted in 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, boots, catwalk, Doc Martens, Dr Marten Boots, fashion, history, Loot, Loot Vintage, retro, shoes, Vintage

Mr Gallo, LOOT Will See You Now...

by Rick Emerson March 08, 2016

So let us ask you a question!! If you are, or could be a creativity individual, and you could design your own creative career, expressive journey o...

Posted in Actor, classic, gimmetheloot, icon, loot, Loot Vintage, mens, retro, Vincent Gallo, Vintage