Dickie Steeple

Issue 13's Badge of the Month was selected by Richard Lamy, the front man of Lovers of the Fancy. He told us this …

This badge was designed by Will from Subliminal Vision and depicts Dickie Steeple, the alter-ego of Ritchie Lamy from Lovers of the Fancy. 

Dickie Steeple is a “Pea-and-Thimble Man” down at the docks and has a side-hustle reading Tarot for the merchant seamen. 

Lovers of the Fancy play syncopated swamp beat and Victoriana stomp, fronted by a man on the edge of a breakdown. Previously they have given away packets of customized love-hearts to their audience but, worried about encouraging the practice of taking sweets from strangers, they have now moved on to badges. 

Their live shows will resume when the world reopens.

Check out the website here.