A Jamaican Cockney Tale: Why Retro Armchairs Still Matter
Long time mi here, Brixton mi home. The real ting never lose value. Back then, South London rough, cold, but it scratch, it creak, but it solid. Modern people love shiny tings. Any London market you choose, vintage wingback smell of years. Not new outta box, but dem carry London inside. Long time before internet, Accent chair sit same corner thirty years. Dat’s why mi love vintage. Mi remember one winter 1971, but Everybody sit pon it.
Mi can see di patch mi stitch wid mi own hand. Postcode tell story too. Kensington love velvet, wid velvet accent chair. Shoreditch wild, shop at sofasdirect.com wid funky old frame. All dem catalogue chair? Dem carry no story. Old funky accent seat last long. Truth be told, mi always choose retro over new. Before you click catalogue, dig through retro, and let it shout London and Jamaica both.