Barry Taylor

So I've always been interested in the idea of doing a styling advice post and as Spring is truly underway, I decided why not do a post on how to transition your Winter wardrobe to Spring. With inspiration from   Bonobos ' exclusive Spring Summer range, I couldn't resist. Here are my top tips for transitioning your wardrobe from Winter to Spring: 1. Lose The Black First things first, you've got to ditch the darker winter tones and brighten up your wardrobe. Say farewell to the thick wooly jumpers and bring out some light cotton shirts paired with some light pastel toned trousers/shorts. If the summer weather hasn't hit in, wherever you are, add a light bomber jacket or casual zip-up hoodie, just nothing too heavy. 2. Ditch The Boots Another easy step to take from Winter to Spring, is with your shoes. Ditch the heavy shoes, like your Timberlands, Chelsea boots and Doc Martens and switch to your lighter summer options, like boat shoes, espradril...

From the 14th to 21st of February, I was in London working up until London Fashion Week. It was a jam packed eight days, full of late nights, early mornings, amazing shows and great people! Arriving in London, on the 14th (Valentines Day), I went straight from Gatwick to the Gareth Pugh Studios in Somerset House. I couldn't wait to get back to the team (there were a few familiar faces from last season, as well as a few lovely new ones too!). It was quite strange arriving so close to fashion week, as before I'd have always been there at least a few weeks, if not a few months, before the show, so I would have seen the collection coming together. However, this time there was five days to go til the show and the majority of the collection was complete, bar a few alterations that would be made after fittings. After I caught up with guys from last season, we got down to business, pretty straight forward jobs of finishing off the garments with fastenings or alterations etc. It ...

From the 18th to 28th of January, I was fortunate enough to spend ten days in the incredible city that is Paris. Eight of those ten days were spent in the incredible ROKSANDA showroom and the other two days spent exploring Paris, in all it's finery. Having arrived in late on Wednesday, I went for dinner with friends, Laura and Ronan and had a lovely catch up. Thursday, the exploring began, with Palais Royal and Pyramide du Louvre, I then ventured into the Musee du Louvre, where I finally witnessed masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and Cimabue's Maesta, which I remember all to well from school art examinations. Thursday night, I moved onto my home for the rest of the week at Katie's, who I was fortunate enough to have made an amazing friend in, since my first internship in London at GILES. It was Katie, who recommended me for the opportunity to intern at the ROKSANDA showroom and I'm forever indebted. So Friday brought the first...

Here we are, already two weeks into the new year and as per usual I'm behind schedule and only getting around to doing my best bits of 2016 now! So 2016, as disastrous of a year as it was internationally, personally I can't help but mark it as one of my most momentous years so far! A lot of things happened throughout the year, various moments of highs and lows, stress and celebration, as well as work and relaxation. Having said that, there were quite a few achievements that looking back on, I can say I'm pretty damn proud of! So the year started off, with writing a book, well a 6,000 thousand word thesis, but same thing right? A photo posted by barryt95 (@barryt95) on Jan 8, 2016 at 7:44am PST Finally turned 21... (with an incredible cake!) A photo posted by barryt95 (@barryt95) on Jan 31, 2016 at 12:44pm PST A photo posted by barryt95 (@barryt95) on Jan 31, 2016 at 1:15pm PST Half way through final year and we looked...