The Officer's Mess: knitted cardi = global nomad

I saw the term 'global nomad' on a fashion website as a heading for one of those collage-y pages on 'trends'. I liked this and was interested and I like the things on that page but when I looked a bit more I couldn't find anything much that wasn't whack. I think it's one of those terms that gets applied to people that wear kaftans and gladiator sandals.

I thought though, again, that I'd like a more global nomadic edge to my wardrobe. I looked a bit for some bedouin/arabic things but couldn't really find anything other than cheap looking novelties.

Oh, for a woolly winter hooded djellaba, in some kind of fine stripe.

Obviously I had a bit of a look at kenzo and did a big huff.

I really like long knitted cardigans, I have a very good one from gap last year. I got some in this year's gap sale too but they are not quite as good as my old one, a little bit less sophisticated. My old one is a lovely grey with a slight marl with a wide shawl collar. It is knitted with a waffley knit and has one low button. It looks a little japanese with wide sleeves and the collar. I would like a knitted dress. I would really like gold velvet trousers, if that is what they are.

Also, I would like these, they are a bit like the kenzo things in the last two pictures. They are from asos.

I found a few other bits and pieces that I like too. yoox.com is a nasty ugly website so I tend not to look at it when it comes up. I found this on there though...

This picture is from the heimstone website, they have an archive of past collections. Can't rembember exactly but I think these are from autumn/winter 08. Lots of nice things.

I seem to have found a world of boutiques selling interesting clothes. They are all quite exciting, I guess I'm excited because I hate going in those kind of shops so I have not really seen this stuff before. I don't really like the idea of being a twenty-something that spends that kind of money in that kind of faggy shop.
I'm going to sit at home and buy it in the online sales.

Here's some more.