NICK CLEMENTS 'REVIVAL'

After years of top-flight work as a fashion photographer, menswear/accessories designer, and publisher of Men's File magazine, Nick Clements has been spending nights and weekends working on his Master's Degree at the Royal College of Art, in London.Nick Clements holding court'Revival' is Nick's thesis/exhibition, a study of the 'vintage lifestyle' subculture in England and Europe, which incorporates much of Nick's photography used for Men's File, and other photo projects he's pursued in England, France, America, Italy and Africa, plus examples of the clothing line he's developed, based around classic/traditional/functional patterns and fabrics. An imaginary American fraternity, Ivy House, is among Nick's theatrical devices for 're-enactment';...

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STAFFORD SPRING

From the Peril Equipe; the Yellow PerilThe Bonhams Stafford Spring 2011 sale is tomorrow; I was priveleged to take a private viewing of the bikes before they come under the hammer.  An inspiring lot of machinery!1922 ABC in very complete, and very dusty conditionPeril Equipe; supercharged sprint TriumphUndoubtedly the star of the show, a matching-numbers 1934 Brough Superior SS100Rare spare!  Barr and Stroud sleeve valve v-twin engine1929 Douglas SW5 road racerPeril Equipe; another sprint TriumphReplica Gilera 4-cylinder racerVariety is the spice of an auctionIt could only be a BroughRare 1911 Pierce 4-cylinder1925 Indian Prince 350cc singleIt could only be Brooklands1950 Aermacchi 125NBig BSA 1,000cc v-twinDouglas SW5 flywheel/clutch...

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