Nick Drake

folk and singer-songwriter

Think: a dark wool greatcoat draped over a fine dark roll-neck, with faded straight-leg denim and a simple leather bag, in soft, matte textures and lived-in finishes.

Their world

into

guitarpoetrylong walksnaturecompositionrural settingsfolk music

shops for

acoustic guitarbooks / poetry volumesbutton-front shirtdenim trousers or casual slacksgreatcoatguitar case / guitar bagroll-neck sweatervelvet blazer

How they dress

palette

blackcharcoaldarkdark greyfadedoff-whitepale

materials

cottondenimleatherlightweight knitnatural fibrevelvet

details

frayed at collar and cuffsheavyknee-length or past kneeloosenotebooks and pens mentioned alongsideoften layered atop a loose button-front or weather-worn cottperhaps hip-lengthpoetry volumes (examples listed: Chaucer, Blake, Shakespeare

Where this read came from

‘It’s heartbreaking that I didn’t think of a way to make him happy’: Nick Drake’s producer on the doomed songwriter – The Irish Times
Why Nick Drake Is the Soundtrack of the Spring 2015 Collections | Vogue

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