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A person wears a white short-sleeved shirt and a bright blue tie. The shirt is covered in colourful handwritten scribbles and words, including “yummy” and “cool”. They hold a red marker in their hand.

Lydia Garnett channels last day of school excitement for Brutus fashion photo series

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Date
25 August 2015

There’s nothing quite like that feeling of the last day before the summer holidays: all that time stretched out ahead, the smell of hayfevery grass and the smug knowledge that you’ve done absolutely bugger all apart from watch the occasional Bill Nye the Science Guy video in classes for the past fortnight. Capturing that youthful energy and optimism (ha, they’ll soon learn!) is a new campaign for fashion brand Brutus, shot by Lydia Garnett. Lydia, who’s also one of the editors at Accent Magazine, shot the series in the Isle of Wight on day school broke up before the summer holidays. The series focuses on best friends Brody, Jody and Katie, who are aged 12 and 13, and sees them doing what teenagers do best: writing hilarious, self-aggrandising things on each others’ clothes. The twist, of course, is that these aren’t their school shirts at all – you can almost hear their ‘rents sigh with relief – but garments provided by Brutus especially for the task. The only real question is “why on earth didn’t anyone draw on any felt tip boobs?” But then perhaps this trio are already more mature than the It’s Nice That editorial team.

A person uses a blue marker to write a message on the back of another person’s white shirt. The shirt is covered in handwritten notes and drawings, including the phrases “LOVE YOU” and “Good Luck”.
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Lydia Garnett: Brutus

A person with long, wavy brown hair smiles with their eyes closed, standing in a grassy field. They wear a white button-down shirt covered in handwritten messages and doodles in various coloured inks.
A white button-down shirt features handwritten scribbles in blue and green ink. A pocket on the chest contains a red notebook with the “Silvine” logo and reads “Katie is god”.
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Lydia Garnett: Brutus

Three people in school uniforms stand together in a field, arms around each other. Their white shirts are covered in handwritten messages and doodles in ink.
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Lydia Garnett: Brutus

A person stands outdoors in a school uniform, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and a black skirt. The shirt is covered in handwritten messages in blue and red ink, including the words “good luck”.
A person with long red hair looks down and smiles in a grassy field. Their white shirt is covered in handwritten messages in blue and red ink, including “LOVE YOU GIRL”.
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Lydia Garnett: Brutus for Accent magazine

Two people in school uniforms laugh together outdoors. One person uses a marker to write on the other's white shirt, which is already covered in handwritten messages.
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Lydia Garnett: Brutus

A person stands on a paved path, wearing a school uniform consisting of a black pleated skirt and a blue tie. Their white short-sleeved shirt is covered in handwritten scribbles and drawings in blue ink.
A wide, dry grass field leads to a low red brick building in the distance. A line of dark green hedges and a few scattered birds sit between the field and the building.
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Lydia Garnett: Brutus

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Emily Gosling

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Emily joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in the summer of 2014 after four years at Design Week. She is particularly interested in graphic design, branding and music. After working It's Nice That as both Online Editor and Deputy Editor, Emily left the company in 2016.

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