Marios, 'Softwear/Hardwear'
Many garments come with a small opus of care instructions in order to maintain wearability, but haute conceptual Italian fashion house Marios has created... 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...
An Ode to No One, Evidence of Evolution AW11
When I heard about a 3D clothing range my mind’s eye immediately sprang to bazoonga special effects of rainbow parrots and flying spears, Sydney... 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...
Mission Workshop bags
The trick to avoiding slow-ass, expensive public transport during these wetter months is to kit yourself out so you’re immune to the elements like... 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...
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...
Twin Peaks 20th Anniversary merchandise
Nowadays, TV characters are swearing, drug dealing, and serial murdering in complex, ambiguous storylines. But back in the day, TV was a bland-ass wasteland.... read more...
Norse Projects Elka raincoats
Wow. Sure glad that summer is over! All the good weather was kinda getting to us, and we’re keen for a whole heap of rain and frost. If all goes... read more...
Confetti System
New York-based art collective Confetti System make glittery pinatas, blinging blindfolds and knotted pastel necklaces from a building in Manhattan that... read more...
DRESS UP AW11, 'Wait a moment'
Dress Up designer Stephanie Downey dreams up clothes for the kind of lady who can maintain an air of femininity no matter what activity they engage in. Her... 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...
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...
Seneca Rising
You know the t-shirt. The dream t-shirt. Rubbed thinner than crepe paper, softer than a creeping sunrise, constantly smooching your floor because it never... read more...
Lego Architecture
Whilst I would still go berko for a brand new castle to build, Lego Architecture probably looks a little more refined on the mantle piece. Currently, it... read more...
DIY Hydroculture
This is how a home jungle is made: collect cuttings from your neighbourhood (make sure you ask). The kinds of plants you’re collecting are the type... 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...
52 bunches of flowers I bought myself postcard set
Julia Schauenburg’s striking exhibition, 52 bunches of flowers I bought myself, took place in Sydney during November 2010. Back then, our arts writer... 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...
Oblique Strategies
Invented by Brian Eno and his painter friend Peter Schmidt in 1975, the Oblique Strategies card set is now in its fifth edition. “Over one hundred... read more...
Nalgene Multidrink water bottle
A month or so ago, I decided to get a really good water bottle to carry about my person. Bottled water is a massive marketing scam and terrible for the... read more...
Bits & Bugs
Expedition Log, Day 45: The jungle grows darker with every mud encrusted footstep, as if we are stepping backwards into the dark heart of man. A month... read more...
Nieves Zines iPhone app
Though they sit on either end of the spectrum, in 2011, iPhones and homemade zines are two of the most personal and highly fetishistic objects a person... read more...
50cc scooters
I named my scooter Julian after Mr Assange because they have a lot in common. Some see them as instruments of freedom and cool, many believe they’re... read more...