Men’s accessories and footwear designer Christian Kimber sends us his report on menswear in Melbourne, his five favorite stores, and what to see and do down under.
Our favourite homie down under gives his recommendations for the best menswear in the City of Four Seasons
$79 shirts that will make you look a million dollars..
Impeccable Japanese construction made with genuine shell buttons, non-fusing and 100 % Xinjiang cotton from China’s north west..
All beast, no bullshit..
After a brief hiatus, the Menswear House Podcast returns this week with Episode Three.
This episode, Jake, Jeff, and Kyle argue what it means to be a classic American brand in the current retail market and whether or not we’re too driven by a nostalgic ideal. Brooks Brothers, JPress, Paul Stuart, and Kamakura are all in the mix as we examine what it is these companies can do to reach new markets while still staying true to their heritage as America’s leading classic brands.
We also call our listeners lazy for liking non-iron dress shirts. I mean, C’MON, just wear a wrinkled shirt you lazy MF’ers.
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The Menswear House triumvirate return to discuss classical American menswear, with a heavy emphasis - it would seem - on heritage and traditional stylistic values. From Lincoln’s Brooks Brothers to the university scarves of J Press the boys run the gamut with their very fine discussion of what it means to be an American menswear haberdashery in the 21st century.
This is only the 3rd episode, but if the internet has anything to say about it I believe we’re going to be seeing (or should I say hearing) a whole lot more from Jake, Jeff and Kyle.
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The 3 way FUBAR carrying system
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OOTD 14-05-2013
As the weather in Australia’s reddest hickest state finally starts to cool (in a literal sense of the word) I find myself more and more drawn to my shawl lapel topcoat. I’ve worn this thing in nearly half a dozen combinations and it never gets old: despite the shortness of the sleeves and the pronounced shoulder roping I love this topcoat because it sits comfortably and has such a unique collar design. Me and master Jeffrey cruised around my university taking photos in strangely lit corridors and in the darkness of the many sandstone alcoves, it was a pretty fucking fun time to be frank.
The perfect kit for all but the most casual of dates - and I’m a firm believer in taking these things semi seriously - the topcoat is layered with the #menswear standard knit tie and cardigan. Most of this kit was copped either at Uniqlo or at very affordable online vendors and in my mind at least, is a firm reminder that dressing well on a budget is not only possible but very rewarding. Throw some bandana-as-pocket-square action on it and you’re all set.
Kai-Aakmann wool topcoat
Uniqlo cardigan
Edwin selvedge denim
Uniqlo OCBD
The Knottery knit tie
Vintage bandana
Meermin faux dainite dubmonks
All images by Jeffrey Hamilton 14-05-2013
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South Korean label Tailorable & Co have just come through with the dope sauce Spring Summer 2013 collection..click on through to Four Pins for our full assessment, squad up.
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Two Tecs Blazing
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A man’s wardrobe starts with classic staples: a navy two piece, some fine longwing brogues and maybe even an oxford or two, but once you’ve got all that jawnery on lock-up the next step is to hone your eye for a simple and elegant accessory. The attention to detail given over to something as insubstantial as your wallet is the divider - at least in my mind - between a truly based gentleman and the #menswear padawan.
I can’t count the number of times that I - in my relative youth - indulged in gauche as fuck wallets and accessories so crude that you could mine them for mineral oil (burger grease, whatever, adolescence didn’t do my body a ton of favours). So imagine my surprise when Christian Kimber sent me, with little fanfare and minimal ado one of his coveted suit wallets from the eponymous accessories and footwear label.
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Think cutaways are still too #menswear?
That’s because you don’t own Finamore, you cynic. Click on through to Four Pins for the full joint.
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The peacoat is the hipster chick of the outerwear game: No matter how overrated she is, you always snap to attention when she changes up her look. Sure, that wa
Hey guys, do you want some really good drugs? I got some beans here for ya too…seriously click through the link and check out this new release from Club Monaco. Those Canadian kids are really crushing it.
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Take your “cultural referencing in #menswear” game next level with SUPER’s iconic Panama frames…douchebagging your eyewear game never felt this good. Click through to Four Pins for the full article.
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I was talking about white pants earlier today, and you’re not gonna not on a day like today. I did, and it was lightweight cotton all around. Greg and I did a little tour de campus, and he shot some incredible stuff on film.
- Blazer - Boglioli
- Shirt - MTM by Deo Veritas
- Pants - Incotex
- Shoes - Herring
- Belt - Berg & Berg
- Pocket Square - The Knottery
- Mild Tan - Full day of beach volleyball
This is the kind of kit I’ll be wearing all summer. I need to get another pair of ultra-light trousers, so these ones don’t disintegrate. I also need to pick up another lightweight cotton blazer. Once you break a cotton blazer in, it feels beautiful. More full-body photographs here.Photography by the dude Greg Costanzo.
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Seriously though…no caption necessary: its that’s on-point. I will say that those white Incotex trousers are quite frankly fucking awesome. White on white is a combo that I’ve paid surprisingly little attention to.
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Thanks for the lovely suitwallet sample @c_kimber review to come ASAP #menswear #christiankimber #melbourne #leathergoods #style
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In the latest instalment of MR PORTER’s famed ‘The Way I dress’ series, the editorial team put some funk on it with Californian singer/songwriter Mr Nick Waterhouse (peep Waterhouse’s soul and funk infused jam ‘(If) You Want Trouble’).
Long overdue for a return (after the forays into ‘The Way I Cook’)this particular episode of ‘The Way I Dress’ is way agreeable. Starting with a blistering guitar riff by Waterhouse himself, followed by some non-chalant-look-at-my-house-and-weep while I dress action. Waterhouse likens his relationship with a good oxford shirt to that of a man’s obsessions with Levi’s 501, and no offense I think its a pretty apt comparison. All things considered, its a pretty solid casual (if conventional) outfit: McNairy derbies, v-neck sweater and all.
MR PORTER have also come through with a new issue of their weekly JOURNAL, so be sure to stop by and check that out too.
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