Film Noir Buff Style Forum / The Style of Mr. Ian Strachan -

Just Jim · 2010-01-25 03:06:37

He drove a Black Merc in'87 and wore a dark overcoat - A very dark Blue I now think , not Black. Single breasted, Chesterfield style, no idea of the make but it lacked the pronounced shoulders of the run-of-the-mill English Chesterfields of that period.

His phone is just ringing out this morning...

Hill Rise · 2010-01-25 03:34:04

He drove a Beetle in the early 70's, beige I think it was and JS drove a Karmann Ghia.

Hill Rise · 2010-01-25 05:50:28

Both very understated cars at the time, like both Ian and John are.

The Thin Repp · 2010-01-25 07:58:37

Who is Ian Strachan?
I am assuming you're not referring to
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1567788/Split-lives-of-royal-blackmail-plotter-Strachan.html

this guy.

Just Jim · 2010-01-25 08:14:18

Manager of The Ivy Shop in Richmond when John Gall and I knew the place in the 80's. "Like a Brother" to John Simons. Manager of the Brewer Street Squire Shop too.

Nothing to do with your link I'm glad to say.

Best,

Beatnik · 2010-01-25 09:26:08

No Repp, your Ian Strachan is far more interesting...

The Thin Repp · 2010-01-25 09:56:11

It's times like this that I refer back to this:
http://www.forums.filmnoirbuff.com/viewtopic.php?id=5560

Beatnik · 2010-01-25 10:25:22

Aah yes, one of my finest creations, from back in the day when I used to be funny...

heikki k · 2010-01-25 11:57:31

re-read.. great one!

The Spectre · 2010-01-25 15:04:07

That's great stuff Beatnik. What happened to One Trick Pony and Gibson Gardens? Does anyone know?

shamrockmonkey · 2010-01-25 22:45:58

Just Jim · 2010-01-26 00:20:40

Rip Rig & Panic · 2010-08-12 07:58:31

Rip Rig & Panic · 2010-08-12 08:02:44

Ian Strachan has, so I'm led to believe, turned minimalism into a fine art. No TV, no computer, no car. Coltrane and the garden. Sounds like a sensible way of living to me. And, perhaps, it begins with informed choices in clothing.

Republican Party Reptile · 2011-09-01 06:00:19

The Beatnik would not approve, but I think some of these good ole' threads need bumping. My TV signal was turned off the other night and I can't be arsed to do anything about it. No mobile phone or any other electrical junk. I leave that kind of stuff to my fourteen year old. As for clothes, though, well, that's another matter entirely. The enigmatic IS - and I hope he made a full recovery - stimulates my interest more and more.

Andy_B · 2011-10-18 07:05:34

Bump.

Taylor McIntyre · 2011-10-18 07:25:18

I've recent photos of IS on holiday in Ithica - Still sharp. Minimalist cool.

Andy_B · 2011-10-18 07:26:26

Modculture boys, take note.

Oo Bop Sh'bam · 2011-10-18 07:49:46

Modculture casts a dark shadow doesn't it. It was like going to school. You only really liked it cause you got to talk with your mates, the rest of the time it was avoiding being beaten up by the year above and not getting told off by the teachers. Feel sorry for Dave a lot of people sort to undermine his hard work, even whilst still praising him. I couldn't live with the strict discipline of what Mod was/is (which is why I had a go at a broader Modernist Forum), neither could I live with the Selectism/Ivy/Workwear off shoots. As much as I like elements of it, it became a labels thing. Dressing well consistently, whilst still being interesting is fucking hard work, it seems more time goes into arguments than considering why some things look good and others don't. Some people talk more around things than about things.

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Andy_B · 2011-10-18 09:12:09

It doesn't cast a long shadow over me. I can't imagine anything duller. I'm old enough by far to remember the ex-punk rockers getting themselves all worked up watching 'Quadrophenia' at the local ABC, then hurling young lads against plate glass windows. Some on here are Modernists. Some - if they were mods or mod-influenced - were/are tuned into the Soho/Italianate/Mingo vibe. I don't think many wore Jam badges.

Natural Sole Brother · 2011-10-18 09:40:35

What is a Jam badge?

Oo Bop Sh'bam · 2011-10-18 09:42:00

I cut my teeth on there, met some proper nice chaps, like Soggy and Claudio, and there were decent dressers (H, Sye, Vess) some that have ended up on here. Tomiskinky always does a good colour combo. I learnt a lot, but I find here is less hard graft, more of a laugh, a different tone entirely.

12BarBlues · 2011-10-18 09:42:53

I'ts a badge made out of jam. Absolutely clueless some people round here tssk.

Kingstonian · 2011-10-18 12:55:47

Oo Bop Sh'bam · 2011-10-18 12:57:32

PMSL!

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