Effortlessly Retro

England doesn't chase trends. It outlasts them.

What fascinates me about Liverpool is precisely this: the coolness is never performed for anyone else. The couple dressed like no particular era, the Mister Softee van that has been selling the same ice cream since before they were born — both utterly at ease with themselves. Ahead of the times by being entirely, effortlessly retro.

This Field Note is part of ‘The English Way of Being’

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