After 2 years, 86 pairs of trousers and countless broken hearts, Ops Matt is off to pastures new.
Matt and his trousers have been a regular, much loved feature of our blog and weekly newsletter and we're going to miss his cheeky face lots.
In the time he's been at innocent, we've visited his local village fete and even made friends with his mum, who made this special family album blog just for her youngest son.
Here's just a few of the things Matt's fans here are going miss about the man who took trouserwearing to a whole other level.
Thanks for the good times, Ops Matt. We'll miss you lots.
(Feel free to leave your own farewell message for Matt below. He'll no doubt be checking)
I'm going to miss your mutual appreciation of Meerschweinchen the most.
Posted by: GemmaP | April 30, 2008 at 10:48 AM
What could possess you to want to leave this wonderful place? You must be going to work somewhere ultra cool, like the moon.
Good luck then, and Bye bye.
Posted by: Helen | April 30, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Bye Matt. I don't know you but now I feel like I'm going to miss you.
Posted by: Sophie | April 30, 2008 at 12:33 PM
good luck!!
Posted by: Zi | April 30, 2008 at 12:55 PM
perhaps matt could sign in every so often with news of his latest trousers. good luck
Posted by: jem | April 30, 2008 at 12:56 PM
Matt - though I did not know you, I feel if I had the banter would have been inimitable. There's nothing I love more than a bit of tartan on a man.
Good luck with everything that comes your way in the future!
Posted by: Victoria | April 30, 2008 at 01:14 PM
oh great i was already missing like three people and now i feel like i miss you too! well good luck...i hope your new job IS on the moon...that would be cool.
Victoria Xxxx
Posted by: Victoria Silver | April 30, 2008 at 02:11 PM
I wish my old company dedicated a whole blog article on me. Matt, why are you leaving? Can I have your job?
Posted by: Bimal | April 30, 2008 at 02:18 PM
You told me you loved me Matt. I will never love again...[sob]
Posted by: Al | April 30, 2008 at 02:24 PM
The moon would definitely be a cool place to work, as would a big fridge. It was a tough decision, but in the end I decided that I needed to educate more people about tartan trousers (also the reason why I've not gone to work on the moon).
Thanks for all your well-wishes. I'm still hoping that fancy-dress days will happen at innocent in the future.
Posted by: Matthew | April 30, 2008 at 02:45 PM
Are you going to Button Moon Ops Matt?
Good luck! x
Posted by: Pips | April 30, 2008 at 03:22 PM
Best of luck with your new pastures Matt, will you be getting a cow for it?
xx Alex
Posted by: Alex UK | April 30, 2008 at 03:37 PM
How can you leave such a cool place, so many would love your job - if only I wasn't an old git!
Good luck wherever your going, everyone will miss you...
Posted by: Margaret | April 30, 2008 at 03:46 PM
Matt - I will always love you.
Posted by: Hilde | April 30, 2008 at 04:42 PM
UP THE VILLA! Keepin' it real with the European Cup Winners' Cup shirt at work.
Posted by: Andrew Levicki | April 30, 2008 at 04:53 PM
Bye-bye GORGEOUS Matt!! One strawberry seed in the strawberry smoothie that is Innocent has left! *sob, sob*
I'll miss the lovely Matt & his tartan 'trews' as they're called here in Scotland.
P.S. I love the picture of the fox(?)
All the best darlin'!!
Posted by: Angelika | April 30, 2008 at 05:36 PM
im going to miss all the supplies cuboard love we used to have.x
Posted by: lilly | April 30, 2008 at 05:37 PM
I hope your next workplace appreciates the old tartan. Perhaps you're heading over the border? Good luck anyway
Posted by: Norah | April 30, 2008 at 07:06 PM
Bye ops guy matt! And bye trousers!
Posted by: Kal-ifornia | April 30, 2008 at 08:50 PM
WE LOVE YOU MATT
xx
Posted by: Kit | April 30, 2008 at 08:56 PM
Please tell me that you're bringing innocent to Canada and have come to find me and make me your wife?? If not - then I wish you all the best and hope that your love of tartan trousers will stay with you at whatever your new job might be. It was fun to hear about you all - it makes me jealous - I would love to work for Innocent.
Good luck Matt!
Posted by: Megan | May 01, 2008 at 06:11 AM
Good luck and I hope your fancy dress brainwave catches on at innocent and in every other office.
Posted by: mags | May 01, 2008 at 08:59 AM
So the day has come and 'Trousers Matt'
Is off to pastures new
How will the innocent family cope
Without the News of the Trews?
We all love you Matthew
You're funny and bonkers and mad
So the news that you are leaving us
Really is quite sad
So what does life hold next in store
For the man who fashion sense forgot?
Please come back and visit us soon
We're going to miss you lots!
Lots of love and luck
Sarah
Posted by: Sarah | May 01, 2008 at 06:38 PM
Good luck for the future ops matt. Hope all goes as planned and all the best *waves*
Dec
Posted by: Declan C | May 01, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Matt...I didn't know you, but I have had a good idea of you reading the Innocent newsletter. Make sure you keep your trousers.
All the best,
Elle xxx
Posted by: Elle H | May 03, 2008 at 06:22 PM