The Editorial Director of Soho House, Teo van den Broeke’s nostalgia-filled memoir The Closet tells the story of his coming out and coming to terms with his sexuality, in a warm, witty yarn woven together with his obsession with fashion. It’s embellished with lashings of booze, MSN messenger sessions, new friendships, first crushes, awakenings, breakups and the transformative power of clothes.
“The Puma Mostros is a chapter about the early stirrings of first love. I had met Marc at school when I was 14 and I was instantly attracted to him. I didn’t know why or how. All I knew was that I wanted to be around him as much as I possibly could. I was also desperate to impress him. I bought the trainers, with Marc’s help, in an attempt to do just that. I began to fall in love with him at the same time as I fell in love with my new shoes, and our ill-fated story is central to The Closet. There are plenty more shoe-related shoe anecdotes to pick from too…” Teo van den Broeke
