MELBOURNE STREET FASHION

This Thursday the 27th, from 6pm the launch night of Melbourne Street Fashion photography exhibition kicks off at Comeback Kid boutique.

This is going to be a killer night, so if you want to get the fashion week party started early, come down and have some drinks on them, and be fashionably fashionable.

www.melbournestreetfashion.com

KINGS WAY

We had to report on a book that we just purchased, freshly released in July.

Kings Way is an in depth, faultless chronicle of the Melbourne graffiti scene spanning from the 80's & 90's and highlights the people who were driving the recognition of Melbourne as a graffiti icon on an international scale.

It's available for AUD$64.99 at Melbourne University press, and all good bookstores.

MATT CAPLIN

If you have taken a look around you lately you will have noticed that Australia is becoming a birthplace for some incredibly talented creative souls. And this is thankfully happening more and more frequently.

One such talented soul, is photographer Matt Caplin.

At only 18, his work is far above and beyond his years and is some of the most hauntingly beautiful work we've seen in a while.

View his work at http://mattcaplin.tumblr.com & http://www.mattcaplin.com/

GROWING JEWELERY

We've found another one. A jewellery label stepping outside of the normal realm of function.

Hafsteinn Juliusson makes "growing jewelery", a wearable type of jewelery that contains real live icelandic moss.

"...designed for people in metropolitan cities and is an experiment in drawing nature toward man, as nature being the presupposition of life"

Truly incredible.

VILLAINESS

Villainess make a beautiful range of perfumes, soaps, and other items that have a very distinct difference to other perfume labels.

For example, their Antihero Perfume Oil boasts the scent of "sweaty leather, the acrid smoke of cigarettes, and a soft side of honey and vanilla."

Not your cup of tea? Perhaps Embargo Perfume Oil is more your style, "Indonesian Patchouli spiked with imported spices - cloves, sandalwood, and cedarwood, and a drop of perfume - Tunisian jasmine, tuberose, lily of the valley, grape and Tahitian vanilla."

To be honest, we just love the concept and think the packaging is spot on.

You can even purchase a sample kit, great idea.

ENDEMIC WORLD

We often forget about the creativity and products that emerge from New Zealand, which makes us sad because they are a truly talented bunch.

Recently we stumbled onto endemicworld.com, a NZ online store selling - yep you guessed it, NZ items by NZ designers.

Our pick? The One-off hessian Trilby hats, made from "upcycled" hessian coffee sacks.

EFFING CARDS

The Effing Card Company, makes greeting cards adorned with the "eff" word.

We think that Australia could very well be the perfect customer demographic for this business.

Not only do they have greeting cards like well done you got effing married, but they also have business cards and mugs.

Even better, if you want them to write inside the card for you and mail it out to someone, they will - free of charge.

NELSON

A beer specifically made and marketed for the creative types?

It apparently hit Melbourne this month, but we are yet to be lucky enough to have tasted it.

Nelson beer is the product of Fosters and The Taboo Group, who came together and served beer to a thousand "creative types" and gathered feedback regarding taste, design, and names.

And there you have it. Nelson beer was born.

Know how this just got even better? The Temper Trap were recently asked to get on board to design a label for the beer, and we must say we think it looks fantastic.

Nelson is available in selected bars in Melbourne from this month, and retails for around $8 per bottle.

CLOTH

Fabric adornments that are worn like jewellery, but made from cloth is what the Australian accessories label Cloth is all about.

Their pieces, made from cotton, denim, even hair, are an original way to change the appearance of an outfit with just the single addition of one in your daily mix.

Available in a selection of colours, and ranging in price from $40AUD - $90AUD they can be purchased via their website.