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16Sep

By Carl BakerNo Comments

Fashion

New AW15 shirts from Guide London

I know its sad to say it but the spring/summer season is officially over... Yep I know what you're thinking "Did we even have a summer?" Well not really, we had a few days which meant I got to put my shorts on and get my legs out but to be honest it doesn't need to be red hot for that to happen - I'm definitely a lover of shorts, rain or shine. I'm the sort of guy who has one year round wardrobe and if I could get away with it I would wear shorts every day. But things are actually changing. Since I began my blog there's been a real change in my image and it's not only because I've had some amazing opportunities to work with some great brands - although that has played a big part in it - but one of the main reasons is that I now actually want to dress nice and look smart, and...

4Sep

By Carl BakerNo Comments

Fashion

MCR Fashion Industry SS15

So, if you are a big twitter user you may have noticed that a few weeks ago there was a big event going on in Manchester called the SS15 Blue Hues, put on by the amazing people at MCR Fashion Industry If you didn't see it, well, its tough luck now because it's over. But, if you carry on reading you will find out all about it... It was Manchester's biggest fashion event and I was lucky enough to be invited over to participate in everything as a VIP visitor. It seems so weird when I put myself and VIP in the same sentence, I mean why would any body want to invite little old Carl, the automatic door fitter from Bradford to a fancy fashion event where a few celebs will sure to be hanging out?! I'm not complaining though, I think its about time I stopped putting my self do...

24Aug

By Carl BakerNo Comments

Fashion, Grooming, Lifestyle

Mark Wright – The Grosvenor Gent

On Monday the 27th of July I took my first blogger trip to London, in fact it was my first trip down since I went with school a lot of years ago. To be honest when I first got the invite I wasn't sure that I was going to attend with it being so far away but I already had the day booked off work so I decided to say yes. But then I realised it would mean me getting the train down, alone, and then having to brave the tube for the very first time " All by my self " I know what you are thinking! How super brave of me :) My train journey was fine, I only had one change and the tube was OK too - I don't know what I was so worried about. Someone even tweeted me whilst I was in the Leeds train station saying that they had spotted me. With me heading dow...

21Jun

By Carl BakerNo Comments

Fashion

Me and My Mini Me On Father’s Day

Hi everyone This is my third Father's Day post now but is probably the one I most enjoyed writing and that's because it's all about me and my boy. You may have seen one of my earlier posts, well I say earlier, it was one of my first posts when I started blogging...which was only six months ago and it was a post about the bond me and my son have - how strong it is and how important it is. But f you did miss it, don't worry you can find it (here) - I would love to know what you think of it. Anyway, the bond between us is stronger than ever - he's brilliant - we regularly play the Xbox together and spend time everyday talking about everything- mostly it's wrestling related (my son is obsessed!) and at the moment, his main goal in life is to become ...

27May

By Carl BakerNo Comments

Fashion, Lifestyle

My adventure out in Joe Browns clothing

Monday afternoon day off work, what would you do? Well, let me tell you what I did. It was a fairly dull morning but by the afternoon the day was starting to brighten up so I decided to head out. I'm from Bradford in West Yorkshire, which isn't always the most glam of places but slowly-slowly the town centre is improving, with a new shopping complex being built complete with an underground project involving all of the tunnels which lie beneath the city being turned into a market place full of cool little shops and bars. Its safe to say the future is looking bright for us Bradfordians. What people don't seem to realise about Bradford is that it is full of rich history and has a lot of hidden gems. And that's where I headed on this day off, to one of those hidden gems so full of ...

27Apr

By Carl BakerNo Comments

Fashion

My spring collection from Joules Clothing

Hi guys As we all know spring is now with us, so the jumpers and winter jackets are all put away in the back of the closet, and we start showcasing what we are going to wear in - what we hope - are the warmer months. I must admit, my wardrobe is a bit empty at the moment due to me being slightly bigger in the waist area than I have been - none of my clothes fit me. In all fairness though, half of the clothes I own I wouldn't wear now anyway, my look is way behind the well dressed male bloggers that I follow. But I promise, I'm trying - I too will start looking super cool. So when I was asked by Joules Clothing to review a few of their brilliant items from the shirt and jacket sections of the spring/summer collection, I got a little bit overexcited Could this be the start of a new Carl...

25Mar

By Carl BakerNo Comments

Fashion, Lifestyle

Feeling Good In Blackspade Undies

Hi hope you're all having a great week If you have read my other posts or follow me on social media you will know I'm still fairly new to the blogging world. And when I started I didn't really know how it would go and if I would enjoy it. But so far I'm having a great time I've met loads of new people and come across brands I didn't know existed and worked with a few cool ones as well. But I always said to my self I wouldn't write a post about something that didn't suit me or my blog. And I would say no to companies if they asked me to review a product that wasn't right for me. Don't get me wrong if it was something I've never used before but I thought I could give it a go or fancied a challenge I would say yes. When I was asked to review...

13Mar

By Carl BakerNo Comments

Fashion

FUN WITH DYLON DYES

If you already follow my blog you will already know that I love doing fun things - especially if it means spending time with my son. At the moment fitting things in is really hard though - I work 10 to 12 hours a day, and then take my son rugby training twice a week, plus he has swimming lessons on a Saturday, and then rugby games on a Sunday. Yep - I know what you are thinking, when do I have time to even breath never mind time to blog! Well my answer is that my "blogging time" is very limited but I think I've put out enough posts to keep my followers interested. (or at least i hope I am doing...) Before I even think about blogging, my son comes first whether that be watching wrestling together, of even wrestling each other, playing the XBox, watching TV, or even just ch...

4Mar

By Carl BakerNo Comments

Fashion

I sunk your battle ship

I suppose you're wondering what this post is all about What springs to minds when the words - "I sunk your battleship" are said ? To me it's the game I used to play with my Grandad years ago. We both had a bit of paper marked out with a grid - A to J - down one side and numbers 1 to 10 across the bottom Well that's how we used to play it We used to put a large book between us so we could not see each others grid We both drew 4 or 5 ships on the grid all different sizes, with the biggest being our battleship Then each player took it in turns to say which square then wanted to shoot at, for example F.2, to see if they had hit oneoif the ships and if you hit one you got another turn until you missed&nb...

16Feb

By Carl BakerNo Comments

Fashion, Grooming, Lifestyle

Osmo UK hair products

Life as a blogger is going really well for me at the moment - not only have I met loads of new, cool people and have had a bit of interaction with a few cool brands but it's really helped me get back on track a bit with my image Growing up was hard, keeping up with all the latest hair styles especially when you have a thick head of hair like me I have the sort of hair that needs a product on it to make it look half decent That's maybe why I am so in to my hats Growing up I went through many different hairstyles, crew cut - the most easiest to manage, dyed blond and shaved grade 2 all over - so I could look like my idol at the time Slim Shady, I also copied Scott from Five's spiky twists, and many more I once grew my hai...