Stories

  1. Chinti and Parker

    A very wise friend once told me that if one wants to stay warm then one should wear cashmere. If you want to be warm and look cute to boot then you should wear Chinti and Parker cashmere. Rainbow hearts …

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  2. Hello Hentsch Man

    Mr Hentsch is Euro but not so trash. In fact, says Alexia Hentsch , “he is the surfer boy who got sick of the west coast and came back to Europe, retaining the casual slouchy look , but slightly more …

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  3. Looky Looky What's In The Window

    As Pablo Picasso once said : The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. How lucky are we to be in Surry Hills, surrounded by all these artists , who can brighten up our …

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  4. Erotokritos

    “Red and yellow and green and blue, purple and orange and violet too…I can sing a rainbow ” Or I can wear one draped around my neck or pop one one over a dress. Erotokritos tricot is just so beautiful, …

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  5. Beauty In The Simple

    Sunspel was founded in 1860 and in 2013 it is still going strong. A pioneer in British craftsmanship the idea is to make simple everyday clothing in beautiful fabrics. They have created 3 iconic products: The Boxer , introduced in …

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  6. Stolen Riches

    If the shoes make the individual then let the laces make the statement. Ah yes the humble shoe lace , so often taken for granted , yet these little fellas from Stolen Riches are changing all that. With metal tips …

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  7. The Unknown Hipster Diaries

    The Unknown Hipster wears aviators, a plaid shirt and has a beard and long hair. He loves surfing, and skate boarding to flea markets , he has modelled for French GQ and frequents art galleries. He has been known to …

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  8. Sessun sun sun

    I know they’re from Paris, not Ipanema but are you thinking what i’m thinking? That when she passes, each one she passes goes – ooh? Pretty girls, pretty dresses and “French length” pants. Ask Santa x

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  9. 19 YEARS ON

     

    Self Service Magazine. 19 years on. Founded by Suzanne Koller and Ezra Petronio. Interview with Suzanne on Garance Doré here and Part 2 here You’ll wish you’d been collecting it for 19 years. Start now.

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  10. MAISON LABICHE

    Is your Nirvana Nevermind t-shirt stored away with your 1994 mint condition gig tickets? Does listening to Serge Gainsbourg make you feel So Frenchy So Sexy and like putting your hair in a beehive, and smoking, and wearing stripes? Is …

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  11. Window Shop

    This week in the window… For the boys… Folk Shirt Blue/Navy little people The Hill-side bow tie in Navy Tigerstripe London Undercover Houndstooth umbrella Mark McNairy Black chukka boot, blue sole Sandqvist Dustin bag, black And for the girls… Lauren …

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  12. Aloha

    It was only back in June that Tom Hodgkinson inspired us to pick up a ukulele. And it’s days like these hot balmy ones that we find ourself strumming on the uke and staring out our big shop windows into blue skies, and …

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