Drake's in the Studio, 2019

As he opens a new exhibition at Sessions Art Club, Cary Kwok reflects on fantasy, longing, and glossy aesthetics of the 80s.

The camp collar holiday shirt has taken many forms‚ and many names‚ over the years, but its essential essence remains undiluted. It's a simple, square-hemmed, short-sleeved shirt with an open collar. Not to be overdesigned or overthought. 

Black Spring Books is piled high with dusty classics, avant-garde must-haves and tantalising obscurities. By the register, watching over the it all is the proprietor, Simona Blat.