18 Dec 2014

Harry Stedman Visit Blackpool Seaside




With Harry Stedman being no strangers to old blog Buckets (see herehere), I was chuffed to hear the team were planning a visit to my hometown of Blackpool, to catch up with their family and enjoy the sea air. The Harry Stedman story has deep roots in the North West of England, with the inspiration behind the brand starting during the mid-1900s up in Liverpool. Harry Stedman himself was a kind-hearted soul, whose teenage days on the streets of Merseyside formed his strong character and curious nature. But it wasn't until he joined the British Army in 1951, that he really got a taste for travel; exploring America to Libya, Argentina and beyond to serve for his country.








Harry's well-travelled and inquisitive nature led in to immerse himself in local cultures. Along with rock + roll his other passion was what we now call "timeless style", of which he took influence from a melting pot of places - with an eye for quality, unique details and fabrics. As I was told by Harry's son Phil (who founded the brand), Harry's obsession with style piqued during his time spent in multicultural New York, where he discovered both blue-collar workwear, along with the more sartorial American prep influences. This led the brand's passionate for both Made in USA + UK clothing.






Fast forward to 2011, the Harry Stedman brand was founded - taking inspiration from Harry's colourful life, hobbies and passion for American + European culture. Our man Harry has since retired in my hometown of Blackpool, Lancashire, which is how I become friendly with Rick (Harry's Grandson) + the Harry Stedman team. Along with our film camera we met up on Blackpool prom, with no aim other than to share stories and chat about the man who inspired a contemporary British menswear brand. The Harry Stedman AW14 collection was the perfect partner for our rough-and-ready seafront. The man would be proud.

Our film camera went a bit doolally in the process - hence the double exposure - but I do like the way the images have turned out, a happy accident right? Read more about the Harry Stedman brand here.

28 comments:

  1. I love the images Mat! Definitely a happy accident, such an inspiring brand story too


    Hannah
    www.loveiconfantasyego.com

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  2. Aw cheers Hannah, we love how they turned out too! Glad you decided to have a read too, much appreciated.

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  3. Katia E18:47

    Wicked pictures, and a great little story to go along with it! The double exposure looks intentional ;) !

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  4. these are amazing photographs, and amazing pieces of clothing.

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  5. Wow these photographs are amazing! I love the double exposure-how do you do that? Anyway what a fun story to read! I'm glad you had an enjoyable experience:)
    Olivia | www.hernamewascelebration.com

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  6. Thanks for stopping by Olivia! So basically as they were taken on a film camera, double exposure can happen if you don't wind the clicker on to the next slide enough, so half of the next photo can get developed onto the previous one. More often than not you can get quite fun results, I like the way these ones turned out.

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  7. Gemma S09:30

    The photos look great, I do love a bit of faded seaside glamour.

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  8. claire13:47

    I was just thinking how cool the photos were when I read that! You could of got away with not telling haha!

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  9. Loved the photographs. My dad would do something like this. He played with double exposure, with great results. Unfortunately, neither I, nor my brother, inherited a strand of that gene in him.

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  10. Loving these shots Mat. Especially the accidental double-exposures. Yeah, yeah - just like Nik guessed I would on Twitter :)

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  11. Thank you Yasumi, I knew you would. Couldn't wait to share these, we have loads more too.

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  12. Ah nice, we didn't try to do it but it just happened, and we really liked the results. thanks for stopping by

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  13. Oh dang, I had you! Fun aren't they.

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  14. Well Blackpool is a great example of that, it's a weird place, misunderstood in the main I would say too.

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  15. Cheers Shannon, they clothing is the top dog.

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  16. I didn't try this piece on but Rick assures me it's the dogs swingers

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  17. Great story behind the brand yeah, so much more for me to explore too. Thanks, I'm pleased as punch.

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  18. Nice photos! Love the marriage of Made in USA + Made in UK. You know, of course. http://americanmadeguidetolife.blogspot.com/

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  19. Love the photographs - great colours and effects!

    Katrina Sophia

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  20. Tanya16:38

    I love the dress styles in these photos. the outfits are well put together.

    the-renaissance-of-inner-fashion.blogspot.co.uk

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  21. Awesome scenery. And those are the best kind of accidents! Film is the best! Love the photographs.

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  22. Thanks for stopping by.

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  23. Turned out quite well even if it was an accident hey!

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  24. Of course, we both do!

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  25. I miss shooting on film, it's been some years.

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  26. I think the double exposure pictures are my favorite! Super cool shoot!

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  27. Quite fun aren't they, unintentional but a cool outcome.

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  28. The Reader's Tales19:17

    Amazing photos ; -(

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