Rokit Journal

Aviators to Rebels: Tracing the Evolution of Vintage Leather Jackets
Aviators to Rebels: Tracing the Evolution of Vintage Leather Jackets
It's hard to escape the influence of leather jackets. Over the last century, the iconic item of vintage clothing has become a stalwart fashion piece. From being essential for military & motorcyclists to a symbol of rebellion, the leather jacket...
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Arc'teryx: The Techwear Revolution
Arc'teryx: The Techwear Revolution
Since the 1990s, Arc'teryx clothing has been at the forefront of the techwear industry for men and women. With a commitment to high-quality materials, innovative design, and cutting-edge technology, the brand has become synonymous with adventure and exploration. More recently, Arc'teryx have been making movements in Streetwear. The Evolution...
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Know Your Knit: A Guide to Heritage Knitwear | Vintage Clothing
Know Your Knit: A Guide to Heritage Knitwear | Vintage Clothing
Do you know your Cowichan knit from your Aran? Your nordic knit from your Fair Isle? Heritage knitwear is making a comeback in the fashion world, with vintage knitwear being a key element of many current trends. From Cowichan to...
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A Style Guide to Dressing Maximalist in Secondhand
A Style Guide to Dressing Maximalist in Secondhand
Forget lockdown loungewear and neutral colour palettes, it’s time to make room for maximalism.  What is Maximalism?   Maximalism has taken the online world by storm. As seen in interior design and fashion style, the trend visually defines: 'MORE IS MORE’. It champions extravagance, spectacle,...
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A Guide to Britpop Style: 90s Men's Fashion
A Guide to Britpop Style: 90s Men's Fashion
Coined as the era of 'Cool Britannia', the 90s was an iconic time for British fashion. In fact, some might say there was no better time for British music and fashion for men than the 1990s. The ingredients of the era -...
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Patagonia: From Peaks to Pioneers
Patagonia: From Peaks to Pioneers
Patagonia is one of the most recognisable American outdoor clothing brands. Along with providing genuinely functional clothing for outdoor enthusiasts, the company has become the poster boy for the great outdoors and for sustainable businesses worldwide.  Over a period of 50...
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A Guide to 1980s Military Fashion
A Guide to 1980s Military Fashion
From punk style to power suits, military clothing played a big part of 1980s fashion for men and women.  In the UK and America, the 80s was a decade of social and political change. Everything from women in the workforce, anti-war sentiments,...
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Sustainable Choices: Why choose vintage clothing over fast fashion?
Sustainable Choices: Why choose vintage clothing over fast fashion?
The fast fashion industry is one of the most harmful industries on the globe. The industry is driven by producing and selling low-cost, trendy clothing at a rapid pace. Typically, these garments are made from cheap and low-quality materials which are...
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You're never too young to look old: style it like Nan & Grandad
You're never too young to look old: style it like Nan & Grandad
Dredging your grandparents' attic is nothing new here at Rokit, where we’ve been rummaging through the sartorial archives since 1986.Looking to the past is always at the core of our inspiration and with normcore’s continued reinvention, where better to delve...
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The Hiking Trend
From fell walk to catwalk: The rise of the hiking trend.
Outdoor brands like Patagonia, The North Face, and Grenson footwear have transitioned from peak to street and gone are the days waterproof’s were restricted to soggy school trips. Performance wear is high fashion, be it a chunky utility boot via...
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An Ode to Juicy Couture
An Ode to Juicy Couture
Paris Hilton. Lindsay Lohan. J-Lo. Britney Spears.  If there is one thing these ladies can agree on, it's the Juicy Couture tracksuit. It was the uniform of the diva in the mid 2000’s. Cast your mind back, try to picture...
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Watching The Detectives: At The BFI Southbank
Watching The Detectives: At The BFI Southbank
This season, the BFI celebrates one of cinema’s most notable and cynical genres, film noir in their season , Watching The Detectives. First coined by Nino Frank in 1946, the term film noir was used to describe films that blended...
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