The Journal
Stories, style notes and considered thinking from an independent menswear store in Newcastle NSW.
Off The Wall: The History Of Vans
Vans wasn't built for skateboarding. It was built as a direct-to-customer shoe stall in Anaheim in 1966, and skateboarding simply found it first — a shoe that's now as much a me...
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The Warmth Layer You're Missing
Winter dressing in Australia is underestimated. Not because it doesn't get cold — it does — but because most people are working with the wrong tools. TAION makes the one piece that changes the equation: a Japanese inner down, cut slim, filled with 800FP down, and designed to disappear under whatever you're already wearing.
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The T-Shirt That Doesn't Need Explaining
Some things resist improvement. The Merz b. Schwanen 215 is one of them — a loopwheeled crewneck made on century-old machines in the Swabian Alps, from organic cotton that has never seen an industrial prewash. It gets better every time you wash it. That's the whole story.
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Autumn Menswear Dressing
Autumn dressing doesn't require a new wardrobe. It requires the right few things — layered with intention, worn with the confidence that comes from knowing exactly what you're putting on and why.
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The Gramicci G-Pant: A Buying Guide
The G-Pant has been in production since 1982. Here's everything you need to know before you buy — sizing, fit, styling and why it's still the best moving trouser ever made.
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Why We Stock What We Stock
There are thousands of clothing brands in the world. We carry about twenty. Here's how we decide what earns a place on the floor — and what doesn't.