Clothing
Boyfriend jeans trend
Gentlewoman

Loosen up your style with boyfriend jeans

Allowing us to take a breather from the uncomfortable outfits we normally push and shove ourselves into in the name of style, boyfriend jeans have re-entered this season’s denim shapings. Channelling a certain relaxed elegance that’s both comfortable and effortless, a well-worn pair of boyfriend jeans was a mainstay of a 1990s wardrobe. more

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia 2013
Gentlewoman

Top notes from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia

Set amongst the historic surrounds of new home Carriageworks, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia opened this week with Camilla and Marc’s tenth anniversary show. And while Twitter was running hot with the usual Monday night Q&A debate, Romance Was Born’s spring/summer 2013 pageant stole the social media show, with its otherworldly sugary spectacle. more

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Hipster Meter
Gentleman

Discover how you rate with Hipster Meter

Does a trip to your local cafe of a morning involve water served in beakers, single-origin coffee cold pressed, and the space bumper to bumper with undernourished hipsters sporting hefty beards and backpacks? If so, perhaps you’re part of this modern subculture yourself. more

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kowtow
Gentlewoman

Kowtow launches Anywhere But Here collection

In China, ‘kowtow’ means the act of kneeling or bowing so low that your head touches the ground – a gesture of deep respect. Holding a profound respect for people and the environment at its core, New Zealand-label Kowtow produces 100% certified-fairtrade and organic clothing for the fashion forward (and eco-minded) gentlelady. more

Accessories
mavericks laces
Gentleman

Jazz up your footwear with Mavericks Laces

The placement of a tie clip, a pocket square folded just so, the adornment that holds your keys together – sometimes it’s the little things that complete a look. In the case of Mavericks Laces, the founders believe more attention should be paid to the material looping your shoes into shape. more


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1970s puffer vests
Gentleman

New in man trends: 1970s puffer vest

While we would never encourage the wearing of a long-length puffer jacket complete with fur trim as a style item (especially in our climate), the puffer vest seems to have begun filtering down from the ski slopes to the average mandrobe. more

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TU M' Vintage
Gentlewoman

TU M’ Vintage opens in Stafford

Stafford is becoming a go-to suburb for a spot of antiques shopping with a side of coffee, with newcomer TU M’ Vintage having joined Crema Cafe, Old As Antiques and Collectables, Flower Market Expresso and Pod Espresso and Organics in the area. more

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Love Vintage Show
Gentlewoman

Love Vintage Show returns to South Bank

Last time this emporium of olden-day wares rolled into town, a vintage red velvet painter’s smock originally from Rockmans caught our eye, along with some vintage-inspired new designs by local seamstresses. For its sophomore edition, Love Vintage Show returns to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre at South Bank for three days of yesteryear whimsy. more

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Rucksack
Gentleman

Pack your weekend essentials into a rucksack

While you may not have carried a backpack since your school days – turned off by the torture of whether slinging on one or two straps is the cool thing to do – the humble carrier is making a return in a big way, with the current preferred style the cub-scout-meets-woodsman rucksack. more