| After receiving an astonishing collection of pictures from a casual north of the border, there was no other option but to give him his own page, this is a collection that will take some beating to be topped, and probably the best collection of footwear you're ever likely to see. 'Kerso' from Motherwell, a name I'd seen mentioned in the Neil Heard 'Trainers' book, and some time later I'd got in contact with him on the 80's casuals forum, after a few messages on the board we finally got something arranged where he could show off a collection well worth showing off and we'd get another little casual gallery for our 'celebration of casual culture'! everyone's a winner! on seeing the collection of trainers and clobber I almost thought he needed to come under a 'name' you cannot simply have spent all that time, effort and coinage on all that gear and not be thought of as a collector, or even an obsessive but just like you and me it's a simple story... |
| Name : Kerso
Age : 40 Team : Motherwell Favourite current labels? Jil Sander,Adolfo Dominguez,Nicole Farhi Favourite all time label? Boneville (Navy Arctic years in particular) by a country mile. One thing in your wardrobe you could never part with? My Digital Camouflage jacket by R Newbold* (see below) Most expensive item ever purchased?A full-length reversible coat made by Aquascutum to celebrate their 150th anniversary. One side is blue cashmere, the other is silk in the micro-check. Only 150 were made. It cost £1500 but I'll have it forever. Biggest mistake ever bought? The Fila BB range! (Boris Becker) - bought loads if it in Italy in 1987..... how many trainers do you own?Never counted them but it's around the 500 mark. do you have an all time favourite? adidas Jogger do you remember your first ever pair? The first pair I had a say in buying were those adidas Jogger in 1978. That's what started my appreciation of them. |
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| "I've Classified myself as a Casual since 1983. Most definitely NOT a collector. A collector to me will buy something to complete a set or because of it's rarity value or kudos in having it. I only ever buy clothes or trainers that I like and more importantly, to wear. Luckily enough my size hasn't changed too much and I don't wear too many things out so I can still wear stuff that's 20+ years old." |
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| *R Newbold ( a division of Paul Smith ) one of the first things I spotted on the picture below was this 'digital camoflague' jacket, something I've tried to source since seeing it in a Loaded fashion shoot in 2000, they actually never mass produced it and only made three, one which stayed in the archives at Paul Smith, one the photographer kept, and one which after some telephoning the marketing debt and parting with £150 ended up in the wardrobe that's on display here! |
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| ** click thumbnails for full size images ** |
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| check out Kerso's full page spread in.... |
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