A Jamaican Cockney Tale: Why Retro Armchairs Still Matter

I reach this city when Empire Windrush dock. Talk about retro armchair, vintage sofa?. Back then, South London rough, cold, but seat crack but it never mash up. Nowadays dem want flat-pack quick. Step in Portobello, you see retro sofa pile high. Not new outta box, but dem live long. When Notting Hill riot cool down, Accent chair sit same corner thirty years. Every scratch talk story. Cold, snow pon street, but Everybody sit pon it.

Dat sofa still in mi memory. Every area carry different vibe. Belgravia love polish, wid plush sofa. Dalston funky, wid funky old fashioned armchair frame. Modern flat-pack? Dem break quick. Retro sofa tell history. Listen dis, mi back di old ting every time. If you tink to buy quick, carry home accent chair dat live, and let it be part of your life.