Excellent vintage postcards 'family holiday print ' Life's a beach' polyester swim short with drawstring fastening, 'cinnamon' mesh insert lining, two front pockets & one Velcro fastening rear pocket which has an ingenious buttonhole style vent to allow air out avoiding the annoying problem of pockets filling up with air when submerged. Ultra quick dry. High quality construction throughout with good strong three row stitching in critical areas such as the waistband & seams. Should see you through many a Summer on the beach in considerable style & confidence ...

Charming fish motif ' Life's a beach' ultra quick dry polyester swim short with drawstring fastening, 'cinnamon' mesh insert lining, two front pockets & one Velcro fastening rear pocket which has an ingenious buttonhole style vent to allow air out avoiding the annoying problem of pockets filling up with air when submerged. I didn't get where I am today by having inflatable pockets. High quality construction throughout with good strong three row stitching in critical areas such as the waistband & seams. Should see you through many a Summer on the beach in considerable style & confidence ...

Seagull pattern ' Life's a beach' ultra quick drying polyester swim short with drawstring fastening, 'cinnamon' mesh insert lining, two front pockets & one Velcro fastening rear pocket which has an ingenious buttonhole style vent to allow air out avoiding the annoying problem of pockets filling up with air when submerged.. High quality construction throughout with good strong three row stitching in critical areas such as the waistband & seams. Should see you through many a Summer on the beach in considerable style & confidence.



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Wonderful surfers print ' Life's a beach' ultra quick drying polyester swim short with drawstring fastening, 'cinnamon' mesh insert lining, two front pockets & one Velcro fastening rear pocket which has an ingenious buttonhole style vent to allow air out avoiding the annoying problem of pockets filling up with air when submerged. High quality construction throughout with good strong three row stitching in critical areas such as the waistband & seams. Should see you through many a Summer on the beach in considerable style & confidence ...

Wonderfully retro 50s style swimmers surfers' Life's a beach' Ultra quick drying polyester swim short with drawstring fastening, 'cinnamon' mesh insert lining, two front pockets & one Velcro fastening rear pocket which has an ingenious buttonhole style vent to allow air out avoiding the annoying problem of pockets filling up with air when submerged. High quality construction throughout with good strong three row stitching in critical areas such as the waistband & seams. Should see you through many a Summer on the beach in considerable style & confidence ...

It is no secret that I am somewhat addicted to guilloché. Peter Carl Fabergé came up with the brilliant idea of combining enamel with guilloché machine turned metal patterns to produce a jewel-like effect in which the metalwork is visible through the vitreous layer, without requiring actual jewels, & I am rather glad he did, because it is something I have returned to over & over again. My seahorse explores this to great effect. The rather regular geometry of the creature’s exoskeleton, is coated in a colour saturated translucent layer, contrasting structure with the merging, blending, richly aqueous envelope of enamel. Light bouncing off the metal ground produces different effects according to the depth of the layer lying over it so one green becomes many. Silver ribs & dots pop right through or sink beneath another cerulean coat, adding depth, roundness & intrigue to the form. It is simply exquisite & evokes the sense of gently swaying, undulating rhythms in the deep sea where the seahorse, that most elegant of marine animals drifts serenely. ...

Periwinkle anyone? Seahorse perhaps? Coral & lobster mix it with sea bass & starfish in this charming design. I like the small scale of it. There’s a neatness in the pattern that makes it almost abstract. The many colours make it perfect with a linen jacket & how about a pair of my orange chinos? Bring out your inner ‘fruit de mer’ & serve this shirt with a glass of chilled Chablis… ...

Tropical Fish explores the themes of liquefaction, structure, brightness & augmented form. He is a handsome creature with his contrasty head, his splash of ochreous orange, his gleaming yellow flanks. Sometimes in the process of applying the enamel air bubbles enter & are trapped as the material sets. This would normally regarded as a flaw, but I have welcomed it here, a happy accident, one of those things that I find to be such an essential part of creative design – that element of the unexpected which ends up making perfect sense. So a bubble or two might find its way into Tropical Fish’s watery world as indeed you would expect. ...

From the Italian Job to Austin Powers, this little car has been etched onto our national consciousness. This cutey is hand enamelled with a screen printed roof. Perfect for classic car or film fans alike. ...

Enamelled slightly rounded take on a classic theme ...