Traditionalism is not fashionable. It is the dog-crawl to fashion’s catwalk.

Night fishing accentuates the atmosphere of a lake. It is as if, once darkness falls, the character of the pool announces, “I am here.

Rural and traditional escapism. That’s my angle. Places and events where we are free to relax and be ourselves, where nobody tells us to hurry along or conform or grow up. Somewhere we can properly live.

The wild carp is an icon that forges a living connection between the past and the present.

I have a burgundy waistcoat that ticks in the dead of night, it being my favourite and the one that carries my pocket watch from day to day.

Be batty, be traditional, and be proud.