#INSPO 9 - Spring 2017

THE MUSICIAN
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY: Rachel Evans
Venue: The Whisky Jar
www.thewhiskeyjar.com
NAME
Joshua Goddard
AGE
27
OCCUPATION
Musician
My personal style varies quite a lot. I dress smart-casual dayto-day,
jeans, T-shirts and shirts with some skater influences.
Then when I’m going out I tend to dress very smart, usually
a blazer or shirt with jeans or trousers. I go for striped and
printed shirts with an eye catching, retro look to them or I’ll
go more classic with a simple style and maybe a mandarin
collar. My style has changed over time. I’ve gone from being
quite indie and mod - wearing Fred Perry all the time and
never leav-ing my house without my top button done, to a
more classic, polished look.
too. Interior-wise I like things to be clean looking but a bit
quirky - I’ve got this Gramovox Bluetooth speaker that I
saw in GQ that I love, and I like vintage film posters. I’m
big into cars too, especially the classics. One of my old cars
was used in an Esquire photo shoot, a green Morris Minor
which I really miss!
I wouldn’t say my clothes express my mood, but they aren’t
practical either! I like to buy trainers a size too small because
they look better. I just dress depending on what I’m doing -
so day-to-day jeans trainers, shirt and casual jacket and if I’m
going out then it would be much more formal, so trousers,
shirt, jacket and smart shoes.
My musical influences are mostly people from the ‘50s and
‘60s such as Otis Redding, Ray Charles and Sam Cooke. They
mostly wore suits which I love to do, or at least a take on
that. Leon Bridges, who is a singer/songwriter, looks amazing,
he’s really got a “look” that is eye catching and memorable.
My brown Doc Martins and my Vans are what I wear on my
feet most days (not at the same time). You can’t go wrong
with Vans, they go with pretty much everything and look
smart even though they are a skater shoe originally. And I
couldn’t live without my Diesel jeans, I wear these all the time.
I’ve found it hard to find jeans that fit me well but these are
perfect - not too skinny or too baggy.
I love pretty much everything in Cos at the moment. There’s
a pair of Saucony Trainers that I really want but they’ve sold
out. I want a Rolex too but that will have to wait…
My favourite brands at the moment are Cos and Reiss for
smart/casual stuff. I also go to Ran and Oi Polloi in Manchester
quite a bit. I buy a lot of trainers so I get my Sauconys,
Vans, New Balance etc there.
I like a lot of old stuff, so old gangster films and soul and
Motown music which are a massive influence on my personal
music. I’ve been listening to Frank Sinatra a lot recently
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