australia :: melbourne :: shopping

[fenrost]

wow.. some news.. there will be EM2 very soon...

[aure]

interstate? or another in melbourne

[fenrost]

not sure, was told its a bigger store..

so has anyone been to harrolds?

[jackg]

this is going to seem super random but anyone have any idea how i could get my hands on a two sided (heads) 20 cent coin??

Also contemplating a new laptop and thinking probably Apple, is it worth paying retail or should i look for a lightly used second hand one?

[home]

You're a student, right? Just go w the educational discount and be safe in the knowledge your mb is brand new.

[jackg]

You're a student, right? Just go w the educational discount and be safe in the knowledge your mb is brand new.

yep i am a student! thats probably a good idea. mac book pro or mac book air?

[wept]

if you have to go mac, id go pro. i mean, air is just looks.

its a no brainer.

Air has no optical drive, no mutliple USB's, no larger ram capacity. no removable battery, small HD. i could go on, but i wont.

[home]

if you have to go mac, id go pro. i mean, air is just looks.

its a no brainer.

Air has no optical drive, no mutliple USB's, no larger ram capacity. no removable battery, small HD. i could go on, but i wont.

yeah, depends on what you do but if you need any grunt then go the pro, bro.

[jackg]

wait can i take a step back, mac or pc???

[home]

wait can i take a step back, mac or pc???

if you have to ask, then probably pc - ha ha.

[Ivans On High]

new macbook air i7 has some serious grunt. I would strongly consider it given the portability.

[fenrost]

as an avid user of both system at work and at home. i am reverting back fully to PC

[Ivans On High]

why?

I've been using mac at home for about 7 years now, and PC at work. I don't think I could go back to PC at home.

[fenrost]

well,

i enjoy customizing / building my own machine,

limited diversity in apple products

(not to mention there's no e-tax for mac?. no flash in mobiles. etc etc.. meh)

cheaper (hardware/software/maintainence wise)

just personal preferences.

[home]

you can't claim non-australian invoices (sans GST..) as a tax deductions, right?

[conqueror]

unless its for your work, no.

[conqueror]

ps melbourne overtook vancouver as the #1 livable city in the world.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903352704576540304137896370.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

[fenrost]

ph aw11-12 has landed at EM.

amazing!

[horseben]

amazing indeed!!!!!!! And stuff are selling FAST!!!!

[fenrost]

nice bumping into you ben.. and nice major hauling on the leathers...

most stuff literally flew off even before reach the racks... black tweed and grey tweed, especially the knits, grey, are seriously amazing

picture courtesy by M

dint even got the chance to try much in my size.....

i guess there's always another AW for PH to look forward to.

[horseben]

hahahaha, same here I did not even see the grey and black tweed, what do you think of them? Better than last year's tweed (the grey/green one that has a really coarse hand to it)? But again, probably did not have my size in those. Pretty happy with my "suit" though, hahaha

[fenrost]

"grey tweed" is my favorite when it comes to fabric details..variety of colors, grey, charcoal, etc subdued, so much character to it.,. unlike "black tweed" which is all black, pretty dull i thought.

but ph tweeds are always beautiful, they are rough, coarse to the touches, and washed up in texture.. so i always find them sensibly exciting, consistently my favorite fabric from him in AWs.

the only problem tho for me is i can never seem to look good in his jackets, or his aesthetic,

anyway... i am pushing stephen getting more ccps in..

[horseben]

That grey tweed sounds delicious, need to go back and check again hahaha. Though I need save up for the selfedge fishtail parka.....need to talk my wife into getting a ph coat as well, women's long coats are so nice!!!

[fenrost]

yeah.. for me.., selvedge 2010 - the fish tail parka / or anything with object-dyed selvedge..*

*carol and the mills developed special fabrics, with the selvedge are resistant to the object-dye process. so sick, but the most $$$

[horseben]

Object-dyed selfedge.......is it different to "normal" selfedge???or are they the same thing? Sorry about all these questions, hahaha

[fenrost]

Object-dyed selfedge.......is it different to "normal" selfedge???or are they the same thing? Sorry about all these questions, hahaha

uhmm.. i wont say its the same, at least in the od-selvedge, the fabrics in the selvedge are woven different material to the body cloth.

also od selvedge only emerge in garments with selvedge technique applied on the exterior (as in selvedge can be seen in the sleeve seam from the armpit, internal leg seam from the crotch, etc) thus not all selvedge garments can be od, (including fishtail parka.).

to my knowledge there's one reversible selvedge shirt that can hide the selvedge in the interior, which can be od, the tags can be detached reattach either side.

as for fishtail parka.. i have seen hoh-edge (like the one at A), it's a heavy fabric, cotton if not mistaken, not quite as convinced to it... but i personally i would go for aca-edge (wool) or like the one at EM, pup-edge (wool+polyester), it's nice, a little sandy texture and sheen to it.

[fenrost]

BTW, curious as to what a selvedge scarf is like?

one of my mate got the scarf. not sure if u have seen it still. but the details selvedge and fray.

[horseben]

thanks for the pictures Rob, the reversible selfedge shirts are so nice........would love to own one at some stage........

[fenrost]

the reflective fabric is "the" fabric/material in the 2010. not for the faint of hearts i guess

pic courtesy from s@em

[horseben]

its such a shame that Stephen did not order the reflective knit, would love to handle it in person...apparently it is not pleasant to wear as it is quite coarse/rough. I don't really see it as a huge problem myself as you can always layer something underneath.......saw the wrist band in the same material, loved it, hopefully he will change his mind about the knits somewhere down the track......