australia :: melbourne :: shopping

[melvin7]

haha wow passion flower just opened in Melb? I remember it being one of the very first ice cream places in Syd that did green tea/black sesame ice cream... more than 8 years ago?

They used to have wasabi flavoured ice cream and it was pretty awesome.

how long are u in s'pore for damien?

[DJI]

officially only another 3 weeks but chances of it getting extended are pretty high. As long as I make it back for xmas I don't mind, already got some boxes of freshly shipped jawns waiting for me back home though haha.

[notsicknorwell]

4 weeks is enough to bore you out of your skull, time to go up north to KL and eat the whole weekend!

... and come back a fatty, change wardrobe sizing to size 2 _7

[kuugaia]

^ Agreed. Singapore lost its touch for me much faster than any other city I've been to. I suppose because it's half asian and half western, so it's not that good for either. At least you got some lovin' waiting for you at home D. Lol.

[homme.homme]

cheers for coming guys. it was great to meet you all!

we'll def need to organise a proper dinner soon. Adam is keen for some Cafe-ish ribs.

in for ribs.

[homme.homme]

anyone know how much rick basics at assin are?

assin is sold out of basics. new drop expected early next month. will update you with prices/colours when I can. They are one of the fastest things to sell out though - we have waiting list a mile long

[notsicknorwell]

uhh crap. apparently Josh of Cafe Ish has mentioned that this Wednesday is the last rib night till next winter.

/wrists

[homme.homme]

^ bummer.

since most of sydney peeps just hang here thought i would x-post from sydney thread:

"...looking for someone to work at assin (syd store). ability to speak Cantonese is HIGHLY desirable. if interested hit me up. thx!"

[conqueror]

is that because assin has alot of chinese du's buying stuff or what?

[homme.homme]

dude who left spoke a bunch of languages - canto was one of those and a lot of his clients liked to speak to him in their native tongue.

[fenrost]

I request pics!

yes. melv, we need some sotm p0rn

but next week, watch out for this thread, hopefully, something equally amazing.

[Ivans On High]

I've already got my name down for the double jersey drop-crotch sweats and the boiled wool backpack.

The collection was really great, and while it was an obvious step forward, the roots of the label are still there which I think is nice. The materials are getting better and better too. I can only imagine what SS is going to be like after hearing about some of their new connections made at PV. I wont spill the beans, I'll let Mel do that.

[fenrost]

^ very looking forward then.

btw, nick, or anyone who may know, does Pieces have any website? What's their shop address?

[benbenben]

@ Raw Selvedge - have you checked out "Il Dolce Freddo" on Lygon for asian flavoured ice creams, I've found their durian, pandan and lychee flavours to be awesome - don't really like Lygon for anything else apart from that.

I've recently moved to Melb to work (from Perth) and I must say, am enjoying the slowly warming weather, much better weather for cycling around.

[Raw Selvedge]

I may have been there, tried a few of the gelato places on lygon but don't remember the names. The one I like is next to a 7/11 and has soy based gelato which I love. I actually rarely get Asian flavours for gelato though, I always get nut flavours, ferrero, fruit or dessert flavours

[benbenben]

Yep, fair call. The one I'm talking about is kinda sandwiched between some thai and indian restaurants. TBH, haven't tried their non-asian flavours. I was just a little disappointed by passionflower cause it was somewhat pricy for what I thought was not particularly spectacular - as a comparison, I got this for only a couple of $$ more than a dessert at passionflower from "Cutler & Co."

[notsicknorwell]

^ very looking forward then.

btw, nick, or anyone who may know, does Pieces have any website? What's their shop address?

sorry Rob, they don't have a proper website.

they're located on the Dixon St side of Regal Arcade @ 363 Sussex St

edit: Melvin comes in with the save, see below!

[melvin7]

Thank you for your kind words Adam - I'm very grateful of how supportive you all have been. Really means a lot to me and Lyna.

Can't release any look book images just yet but I'll def try to post some pics from the showroom once my cousin gets back from Melbourne.

Pieces website is still under construction - but their address is 12 Dixon St. T: 02 9264 5707.

They'll be stocking SFTM starting from AW11

[fenrost]

Thank you guys!!

Melv, is there any chance of sotm in melbourne?

[melvin7]

Not likely Rob It's a real challenge to get the right representation in VIC. Maybe we should just open our own shop ... or one of you guys can?

[fenrost]

i guess VIC.. very tough market.. some sort of insights on some notable boutiques in melbourne cbd not including the gucci, vuitton, prada, claude maus, alpha60, etc. etc etc etc. i think melbourne are very lucky..

ASSIN

CHIODO

COSE IPANEMA

EASTERN MARKET

L.E.F.T

MARAIS

SWENSK

HARROLDS

^ also, it's official, harrold is carrying julius, bbs and mihara.

[kuugaia]

That makes me wonder how strict designers are of what stores carry their labels to give the right representation.

Lol Benny I swear you've eaten at every single place that has a restaurant license in Melbourne. Gotta get some recommendations from you when I go again, cause the last time I went it was ave places. Lygon is mass overrated.

[Ivans On High]

Did they have any of the long tweed blazers left in small or medium?

[fenrost]

Had a look at IF boutique today, unfortunately no large Harnden tweed jackets left - I may be back for some pants though. Going to check out Atelier later on in the week, let me know if anyone wants me to check anything out in NYC while I'm here.

do run down what they have please, esp ccp. haha but actually, what your thoughts about them, that would be great, (awesome, fail, pricey, etc)

i stumbled upon this balla pic... prolly the most expensive waywt outfit ever.

[benbenben]

Lol Benny I swear you've eaten at every single place that has a restaurant license in Melbourne. Gotta get some recommendations from you when I go again, cause the last time I went it was ave places. Lygon is mass overrated.

Really confused me for a sec, but just realised Raw Selvedge is Ben as well. I was thinking maybe I knew you cause I've just moved to Melbourne from Perth not long ago.

[Ivans On High]

Adam -

they have only two tweed blazers left, one with the notch collar(S), one with the pointed (is that what it's called?) collar (XS), both retail around $1500+tax.

I definitely prefer the notch collar to the peaked, but wouldn't mind either. If the notch is the long version (same as BSRs) or they have the long version in any other black or grey fabric I'm in.

[fenrost]

Adam -

they have only two tweed blazers left, one with the notch collar(S), one with the pointed (is that what it's called?) collar (XS), both retail around $1500+tax.

Rob -

Will do mate, I'll have a close look at the ccp collection, and try to remember what the current range in store is. If there are any particular items you are interested, please let me know.

also, i think that parachute ccp jacket is really cool, looks great in that pic too.

Thanks dave, whoa, is it me or those jackets are really cheap because of the falling USD?

cheers dave for the lookout! there's nothing particularly that I want (Aside, the hi-collar coats but no dough for that atm.) I will be flying to europe tomorrow anyway, so a little tight in the wallet..

[melvin7]

That makes me wonder how strict designers are of what stores carry their labels to give the right representation.

What FenRob has listed on the previous page are the stores that we ultimately would like to be stocked at (our goal if you like). A few of them did spark some interest but they wanted full exclusivity within a city - being a young label we're not able to afford that yet...

@FenRob - that balla fit pic is actually really close to what CCP the man himself wore at PV... but change the coat and vest to grey and the red boots to red nike sneakers

@Dave - could you please check for any black CCP suits in 44? thanks mate!

[fenrost]

A few of them did spark some interest but they wanted full exclusivity within a city - being a young label we're not able to afford that yet...

I think this is a very important discussion, as mortar stores can't afford to be in the sheep scene anymore - but i will save this conversation, if we ever meet up - internet has too much noise as it is.

talk about exclusives, i recently kopped these ccp gradient derbies - probably by far - my fav item for a long time, (yeah, also the the selvedges)

[Ivans On High]

I really like the shape of those derbies but I'm not huge on the 'gradient'. They look like they have spats on.