If you were wondering what we want for Christmas… look no further, these are our favourites in no particular order. Let’s begin with what Karina wants…

We are so chuffed to be in Monocle this month. The champagne flowed and after much page turning, page 160 was deemed our favourite in this issue.

The Hill-side ties and scarves have come to us from Brooklyn via cotton mills in Japan. If you missed out on the first round, never fear, we just received a brown paper package that was actually tied up with string, and nestled underneath were what we have termed the 7 days of christmas ties....

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It’s often the most spontaneous decisions that are the best!After a few wines at Gnome on Friday night I asked Melbourne artist Al Stark to come and paint our window the next day, and he kindly obliged....

Scented candles are everywhere, they seem to be a definite shop staple nowadays. Whats not to like ? They are the perfect stocking filler, everyone loves a nice smell. But we particularly love these new editions…exclusive to The Standard Store ( also stocked in Colette, and Corso Como, nuff said ! )The french brand Ligne Blanche combines images of Contemporary art with candles and porcelain. In collaboration with the Guggenheim and foundations of Mapplethorpe, Keith Haring and Basquiat , we think its a perfect match.

Another one for the boys.. Sunspel, the purveyor of lustworthy undergarms, has arrived at the standard store. Hailing from middle England and manufactured using some of the original techniques from the brands birth year in 1860, sunspel’s philosophy is to “eliminate the unnecessary while perfecting the essentials”...

The sun is shining and its warm at last, Tessa from Blooms for rooms dropped in some lovely flowers yesterday, and this beautiful Cherry Apple tree from the growers market. I think we can safely say goodbye Winter and hello Spring.

Bernstock Speirs at The Standard Store We’ve finally got our hands on (and heads in) our long-awaited Bernstock Speirs stock! Yes, its in the country, and yes, its on the floor! The latest shipment includes the cult Bunny Hats, in …

I bought this poster the other day, will put it in our window.I like these words, simplicity can be beautiful.

Bought this lovely little hand made garland from Castle and things and its hanging in the window. So nice to see things made by hand with a lot of love and thought,its rare. check out their website www.castleandthings.com.au

Or so he likes to come across. Hence the nickname “McNasty”, which he’s taken onboard and is reputed to have emblazoned across his outerwear collection…which is set to hit our shores next season. In the meantime though, we are digging his original footwear collection under the Mark McNairy New Amsterdam label...