Converse x Mackintosh Jack Purcell lo-tops
Chuck Taylor’s alt cousin Jack Purcell has flown under the radar under the radar for a long time now, but no more. This very special, very limited... read more...
The Loved One
Hannah Metz and Elvia Lahman’s delicate collection The Loved One evokes lazy days spent reading Virginia Woolf, sipping tea, trying on lipstick and... read more...
Araks underwear
I’ve been obsessed with Scar-Jo’s style in Lost in Translation since 2003 – from pink lips to her pink wig, but most of all her high-waisted... read more...
Saskia Diez, 'Papier' and 'Rope' collections
Saskia Diez is a goldsmith turned industrial designer. Her small and refined collections of support objects are studies of individual materials or themes.... read more...
The Loved One
Some days it’s OK not to get dressed and leave the house. However on days like these, lounging around in your boyfriend’s old Motorhead t-shirt... read more...
Uppercut Deluxe
Cabbage Ear went out of fashion pretty much when Muhammed Ali tried to pick up his biographers wife and failed. The pomade that boxers used to keep their... read more...
The Fashionary
It looks and feels like a Moleskine Diary but it’s so much more. Fashion+Dictionary+Diary = The Fashionary. Combining an extensive array of helpful... read more...
Gary Bigeni AW11, 'Sentimental Reaction'
If Gary Bigeni was a serial killer, he’d have a heaps obvious MO. Detectives wouldn’t be scratching their heads over steaming cups of joe,... read more...
Craft Beer Refill Station
Watch out Polish Horseshoes, Frisnock and Beer Bottle Tetris – your days as fun-loving, pseudo-destructive party games are numbered. Our local beer... read more...
Archival Clothing Rucksack
Penny has been bugging me to write about my backpack for months now. And I’ve been holding out, not wanting to give away my research. A friend of... read more...
Incase - Jose Parla and Arkitip Intel
A likely collaboration, the one between José Parlá and Arkitip in their ‘Curated by Akitip’ series for Incase. Parlá, you see, is an obsessive... read more...
Above AW11, 'A study in soft tailoring'
A motorcycle jacket or a pair of tailored pants, as beautiful as they may be, do not often scream kleenex puppy soft and cosy. Above’s latest collection... read more...
Mission Workshop bags
I detest using public transport and I have no idea why you all put up with it. In my book, the only decent excuse to not ride your bike is if it’s... read more...
Lover, 'A Dance For One' AW11
There’s nothing like dancing alone to annunciate the romance of waltzing to the beat of your own drum – one thing Lover know well after collaborating... read more...
Scout & Catalogue
Breanna Musgrove of Scout & Catalogue crafts her capsule collection of leather pouches, scrunch-dyed scarves and fabric satchels on the south-of-the-border... read more...
Hamimi
So you’ve got the Moroccan tagine, you’re well stocked on couscous and your lights are draped with scarves to give you that ‘Aladdin’... read more...
Vegie Bags
I was given about 10 plastic bags full of soil as a housewarming gift a while back. Shush (I can hear you scoffing) because for the record I was pretty... read more...
Emily Valentine Jewellery
There’s times of the year where you find a proliferation of dead animals on the side of the road (sad). For me, parakeets seem to feature heavily... read more...
Handmade T-shirts by Kenzie
So, you’re walking into General Pants and you’re looking for that bangin’ new tee to wear for the weekend. But it’s gotta say something... read more...
The White Briefs
Close your eyes and think of the perfect briefs. Uh huh! They were the same ones I was thinking of. *Winks*. A pair of quintessential classic-cut crisp... read more...
Wine Skin
One time I wrapped a cheeky bottle of Cab Sav neatly in jocks before checking my bag in. Tragically, by the time the plane landed there was a Pollock-esque... read more...
PAM, 'Powder, Agitation, Machines' (aka 'The Ganga Action Plan')
Powder, agitation and machines are the undeserving foes of the wardrobe. Why yes, we have all have suffered some favourite jeans shrunken into tiny tiny... read more...
Hydroculture Plants
I have an elaborate ploy. It involves friends who are on holidays. While they’re away traipsing the jungle, I’m in their room creating one.... read more...
December Forever shoes
I recently caught the second half of a documentary on the life and times of American actor Tom Hanks. It was powerful stuff. At one point, Hanks explained... read more...