An Ode To Noel Fielding

The Great British Bake Off is back! Oh my gosh we couldn't be happier - after what has felt like a crazy year full of TV repeats and waiting for film releases, the GBBO is a shining light of cakey Channel 4 goodness!

Obviously me and Mark love the cake, the baking puns, and the *drama* when someone drops something or the tent gets too hot (remember the Baked Alaska fiasco of 2014?!), but clearly the star of the show for us is Noel Fielding and his iconic outfits.

Therefore we thought it was only right to dedicate a little part of the internet to Noel, his wardrobe, and how you can get his iconic 70s glam rock style on our site!

Noel Fielding wearing his favourite - ponchos!

Noel and Sandi rocking some boss shirts on the bake off


Noel in some incredible 70s jackets

Mark did actually meet Noel back in The Boosh days - clearly they are kindred spirits and wanted to swap clothes immediately. I'll pass over to Mark to tell the story!

The Mighty Boosh were playing two nights in Liverpool, and I had tickets to go to the after-show on the first night. Through mutual friends we were invited back to the hotel they were staying in, and that's where I got to meet Noel (and his brother Mike)! When I was introduced, he gave my outfit a once over (I was wearing black Chelsea boots, skinny jeans, a psychedelic cowboy t-shirt made by Chenaski and a vintage coat that looked like 70s curtains with a huge fur collar) and he said, "nice boots, nice coat, nice hair, love everything about this". We ended up staying up drinking in the hotel bar with them all until 6am and it was probably the best night ever - we even went to Wagamama's the next day!

Noel if you're reading this, you're an icon and we love you! If you want to get a look inspired by the man himself, here are some pieces from our site we think he would love. After all, it's impossible to be unhappy wearing a poncho!








All pictures of Noel have been taken from Google Images and are not our own.

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