If ever I’ve needed a reason to go to Sydney, this is it: Susien Chong and Nic Briand of Lover fame have re-released and re-envisioned some of their most sought-after pieces, all in white or ivory lace. The collection- a seriously beautiful endeavour into intellectual laziness- is only available at the Lover flagship store in Sydney, but non-Sydney-siders can punish themselves for their decision to live anywhere other than the central coast at loverthelabel.com.
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Ghostpatrol has long been one of my favourite Melbourne-based artists. I made the mistake of not visiting his last exhibition, and wont forgive myself if I do the same with SUPER FUTURE + COSMIC SCALE, currently on display at Blackwoods Gallery in Collingwood.
You shouldn’t either. Don’t stress though- you have until June 16th to get your Ghostpatrol fix. Visit ghostpatrol.net for deets.
Je voudrais, hardcore: Mes Demoiselles’ Parole dress in black cotton, $275 plus shipping from mycatwalk.com.au. Super cute.
Just in case you haven’t had the chance, or even thought* to visit an ACNE store this season, I’ll save you some of the leg work and share with you two of the highlights of their most recent line: The Cypress contrast jodhpur high heeled ankle boot (roughly $540 AUD) and the Clover contrast jodhpur low heeled ankle boot ($497 AUD) are worth the splurge. If you can’t find them in store, the kind people that run their online site will ship them out to you from Sweden. Cool.
*Or maybe, like me, you’re just too scared of the sharp looking sales assistants to step through the door? Probably not.
Hand stitched in a family-run factory in Chicago, made from Japanese cotton and army surplus gas-lamp wick, Stalward Ltd ties make me a little bit jealous of men.
Boys, the Slub Blue Cotton and others are yours for $65 USD a pop, available online at stalward-ltd.com. Brilliant packaging to boot.
Another season, another uninspired installment from the people at Dinosaur Designs.
Seriously, the Earth collection is almost a carbon copy of the work they were doing back in 1998, just in a darker, to-be-expected pallet that all designers feel compelled to work in when the cooler months rock around.
Rage aside, I really, really like the brass and silver plated Temple Rings- $230 and $395 a pop- available in store or online at dinosaurdesigns.com.au.
As of July, Opening Ceremony will be in kahoots with Green With Envy! Definitely a surprise, considering the rather tame collection of Australian and International pieces that GWE keeps on it’s racks, but I’m not going to complain.
If you’ve been looking for something to keep you going as the days get colder and darker, make it this.
More from Juhos Janka: large, angular cuffs in copper and painted beechwood, 47 and 61 euros a piece. Available at The Garden Studio.
From Elke Kramer’s Alchemy line- a curated selection of pieces from her previous lines- comes the Tough Love Ring. There are 7 variants on the same theme, all available to you for $49 at elkekramer.com
Pendant of Souls and Petite Boulder Bracelet also get honourable mentions.
I don’t own a belt. The last time the need for one arose, I cut up a pair of tights and used the length of nylon to to keep my outfit together. To be honest, I do this pretty regularly. I’ll blame this on shortage of affordable-but-not-offensive-looking belts in Melbourne (and, maybe, a little bit on my kinda depressing looking bank balance.)
Maison Boinet, however, make the idea of spending money on leather goods slightly less painful. Their Sam Browne closure belts in leopard and red are beautiful- the by the by-product of 70 years worth of French craftsmanship. The financial damage? An insignificant $110 USD. Available online at Opening Ceremony.
Generally speaking, I try to avoid Gorman. If you need justification, take a look at their Autumn/Winter campaign and tell me what part of that is visually appealing.
HAVING SAID THAT, the best thing you’ll do this Winter is to stop by one of their stores and exchange $199 for their Lulu jumper in charcoal. Better yet, buy it large, because comfort is wearing something two sizes too big.
Glaciers- BC
Sure, Melbourne dream pop band Glaciers (slow-moving-body-of-ice-jokes asside) are yet to play a gig, but over a thousand views on this particular YouTube clip in the space of a week should be some indication of their potential.
BC is definitely their best so far, but the rest of their recorded work deserves a listen too -a lot of their stuff is unavailable for aural consumption as it’s still being fine-tuned in the bass guitarist’s shed- and can be found at their Bandcamp.
If that’s not enough for you, you can become weirdly familiar with the band members on their Tumblr.
I call dibs on the guitarist.
Band of Horses- No One’s Gonna Love You
There’s a part of me- a remnant of my lovesick 15 year old self, no doubt- that really, really enjoys a twisted lovesong. The fact that Ben Bridwell- vocalist- looks like The Man From Snowy River somehow makes the listening experience all the more messed up-romantic*.
*What?
Best thing I’ve had to spent money on in so long: Weathered’s Parker Long Anorak in green makes utility kinda cute. For a pretty reasonable $199, you’ll own a jacket with pockets that make bags seem uneccessary and extravagant- you can literally fit a 800 gram tub of icecream (preferably Serendipity) in there. Yes, I have tried.
And guys, don’t feel weird if this tickles your fancy too- Weathered make a larger version for men.
Available from Incu, in store or online.
Have been eyeing off the above by Alexander Wang for some time, and today, I spent the better part of my winter wardrobe budget in making one mine. Regret? Not yet. Admittedly I’ll probably be cursing the decision when Winter-actual rocks around, but for now, I’m in post-purchase euphoria. T by Alexander Wang stock is pretty hard to come by in Melbourne- Green With Envy is running out pretty quickly, and Incu don’t have any instore to speak of. No need to fret, however- Ssense.com and Incu.com.au both boast the white and the black, and for only a margin more than what you’d pay for at GWE.
