19/10/2026
Let’s Talk about Style…
Style is subjective. It’s personal, and I think it’s something innate within us. If you’re anything like me, you’re a bit of a chameleon.
My style changes with my moods and the different sides of my personality.
But one thing never changes. How something makes me feel. I don’t dress for other people, to follow trends or to look ‘cool’. I wear what I love, because it makes me happy.
I still wear clothes I bought twenty years ago. Not because they’ve come back into fashion, but because I never stopped loving them.
And I firmly believe in buying the best quality you can afford. Good things should last.
Which brings me to the first time I saw a Holthinrichs watch. I’d never seen anything quite like it. I had no real reference point, nothing to compare it to. All I knew was that I loved it.
It was an entirely emotional response. And isn’t that rather wonderful? To discover something that speaks to you without needing to explain why?
That’s how I approach both my wardrobe and my watch collection. I don’t need something to be fashionable, recognisable or universally admired.
I just need to feel that little spark of pure joy.
And sometimes the things I love most are the ones that shouldn’t really work together on paper. But who decided they shouldn’t?
And I think the same applies to collecting watches. You don’t need a collection that ticks all the boxes or contains the watches everyone tells you that you should own.
So wear the boots. Mix the patterns. Put on the unusual watch.
Life is far too short to dress for someone else’s approval. Do you agree?
