Charlie & friends

I don't know what started us off here at Nixie to meditating on Charlie Chaplin. 

We just did. We are not the only ones to have been heavily influenced by his style...

Janelle Monet for instance is never far from the monochrome 'shabby gentile' look:

Janelle has said that her devotion to the style comes from her love of working people; she wants to feel connected to her working class roots and does so by donning her monochrome uniform everyday.

Start with your drab coke (or bowler) hat...

Get yourself a nice dress shirt with a pique front...

and a detachable collar...

These Comme des Garcon drop crotch trousers are not strictly traditional but they lend a certain jauntiness eh! what?

 onto the tail coat; this is another Comme de Garcon item, it's got some feminine detailing to pretty things up...

You will need a bowtie...

try and get a proper one, it's not so hard to learn to tie & imperfections make things perfect, so have a go...

 On the shoe front you can go a bit feminine with something like the mary janes above...

Or give yourself something clumpy and hard wearing like the classic Doc Martin 1461

& then you're ready to tip on the tightrope...

Njoy....