London Style
The city of London is definitely synonymous with style in the culture of the time. It’s always been a far-reaching place, and where once there was empire, now there is a remarkable sense of fashion. Fashion sense, however, was never far from London, and even Shakespeare went on at length to discuss all the latest trends of the day, from all the countries with which England had relationships.
Today, it’s as much about style as it ever was, and the Style Council seems to come to mind when it comes to panache. That’s very likely due to the contributions that Paul Weller has made to culture. He is also very closely linked to style and fashion, and seems to have a particular knack for seeing and setting trends that the world notices. Now in his fifties, he is still as snappy a dresser as there ever was, and his videos entertain as much as they inspire desire to hit the streets of London and go shopping.
Perhaps that might be a bit antithetical to some of his projects from his Style Council days, and it also is slightly askew in terms of his relation to punk rock when he was with the Jam. But Weller has never been one to follow anyone else’s idea of propriety, and prefers to make his own way. It’s a marvelous thing, too, because the world needs new trends, and someone’s got to set them.
His modfather persona is one that evokes a longing to visit the city and see it in style from a stylish hotel London is famous for. There’s no reason not to see the city for oneself, and enjoy all it has to offer. The legacy from 1962 is still running strong, and visionaries like Weller keep pushing it from its fabulous present into an even better future.
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