Fair Isle and Tintin | Norton of Morton

When I was a young boy, my uncle gave me his copy of a Tintin hardback book, The Calculus Affair. 

From that moment on, I fell in love with the characters, stories, humour and artwork. I found myself consuming absolutely anything I could find that was Tintin related, which included getting up very early to record radio shows onto tape (well, I was an ’80s child). 

Recently, I acquired some Tintin pin badges from Messrs E&Bay so have been wearing them frequently ever since.
img_20170207_081146_843-3087001 While wearing one of the pin badges on my jacket lapel, I happened to also wear another love of mine – the fair isle sleeveless pullover. The reaction on Instagram was enormously positive, so it occurred to me to combine both loves for a week of sartorial fun. Well, from Monday to Friday as I don’t have quite enough badges or fair isle slipovers to do the full seven days (which gives me the perfect excuse to get more!).
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So this week was Fair Isle and Tintin week and here’s the results. 

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Do you have a favourite look or indeed, book?

G.M. Norton

Protagonist of ‘Norton of Morton’

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