Vice Fashion – It’s Rocket Science And Brain Surgery!

PHOTOS: Ben Cook
STYLING: Aldene Johnson
INTERVIEWS: Chris Wilkinson
 

Simon wears jumper by Fila

SIMON, 41 Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust, Oxford Vice: Why did you decide to become a brain surgeon?

Simon: What’s the hardest part of your job? And what’s the best part? What’s the longest you’ve ever spent in theatre?

Simon wears shirt by Energie, jumper by Fenchurch and cap by One True Saxon

What do you do to relax? Have you ever heard the song “Crash Course In Brain Surgery” by Budgie? Metallica covered it on the “Garage Days Revisited EP” as a way of breaking in Jason Newsted after the death of Cliff Burton.

Daniel wears shirt by Boxfresh, tank by Wrangler, jeans by Firetrap and shoes by PF Flyers

DANIEL, 25
PhD Student in Physics and Cryogenic Instrumentation at the Space Research Centre, University of Leicester

Vice: You’re a rocket scientist, can you explain what you actually do?

Daniel: What got you interested in space and astronomy? Do you believe in life on other planets? What about intelligent life?

Daniel wears T-shirt by Boxfresh, tae kwan do jacket and trousers model’s own and shoes by Kickers

What do you do in your spare time? How do people react when you tell them what you do?

Who would win in a University Challenge style quiz, brain surgeons or rocket scientists?

Sanj wears cardigan by French Connection and shoes by Swear

SANJ, 38
Consultant Neurosurgeon at King’s College Hospital, London Vice: You’re a brain surgeon. Can you explain what is it that you actually do?

Sanj: What’s it like the first time you perform brain surgery and actually cut open someone’s skull? What’s the best part of your job? And the worst part?

Sanj wears shirt by Paul Smith, jumper by French Connection, trousers and shoes by Zara

What do you do to take your mind off what’s obviously a high-pressured, emotional job? Grand Theft Auto There’s a well-known phrase, “It’s not exactly brain surgery”, that people use when someone is making hard work of something easy. What’s it like when people say it to you?

James wears shirt by French Connection, jeans by One True Saxon and shoes by K-Swiss

JAMES, 27
Instrument Scientist at the Space Research Centre, University of Leicester Vice: What do you do?

James: What got you interested in space and space exploration?

James wears top by Altura, shorts by Nike, shoes by Shimano and bag by Eastpak

You work at the Space Research Centre. Does anything exciting happen there or is it just work? Have you made any discoveries? There’s a well-known phrase, “It’s not exactly rocket science”, that people use when someone is making hard work of something easy. I mean, is rocket science that hard?