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...thrill of thrift shopping is all in the hunt, as any vintage clothing hound will tell you. But what if you're too busy to rifle through rails of ropey rags in search of that perfect Pucci dress? You could either resign yourself to wearing contemporary clothing, or contact Palette London, a sleek boutique based in fashionable Islington. Palette offers a "finder service" for shoppers from all over the world; owner Mark Ellis boasts that he can track down just about any vintage garment or accessory. Supply Ellis with your measurements and the details of the '60s Ossie Clark trouser...
...thrill of thrift shopping is all in the hunt, as any vintage clothing hound will tell you. But what if you're too busy to rifle through rails of ropey rags in search of that perfect Pucci dress? You could either resign yourself to wearing contemporary clothing, or contact Palette London, a sleek boutique based in fashionable Islington. Palette offers a "finder service" for shoppers from all over the world; owner Mark Ellis boasts that he can track down just about any vintage garment or accessory. Supply Ellis with your measurements and the details of the '60s Ossie Clark trouser...
...group, could only dream of a career, while Bono and the Edge were getting on with their education and taking their final exams. Clayton, however, had been booted out of Mount Temple, and worried about "commitment" from the others. He hustled hard, trying to force their hand, and made contact with McGuinness...
...pair had already spent several years off and on living in the Highlands among the Ganiga tribe of the Nebilyer Valley. For First Contact (1983), which was nominated for an Academy Award, the pair discovered silent 1930s footage of dumbfounded warriors meeting the first white men to enter the area. Combined with the present-day memories of old people who could vividly recall the arrival of the gold-seeking Australian Leahy brothers and their "giant bird" planes, the effect was hypnotic. Joe Leahy's Neighbours (1989) followed, charting the struggle of Mick Leahy's mixed-race...
...retelling, as do the Highlands, steeped in old ways and oratory, yet riven by fighting. The book also does much to answer the question that teased the film's audience: How did two white foreigners, along with their two-year-old daughter, manage among people who had been in contact with the outside world for only 60 years? If they stayed long enough, the pair reasoned, the Ganiga would eventually lose interest and resume their lives - the trick being, says Connolly, "to never interfere, never divulge a confidence and only ask people questions if it can't be avoided." Black...