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/

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.

COLAB EYEWEAR

If you've headed outside in the last few weeks, amidst the wind and rain there is a smell of Spring in the air. It's not far away, and soon after Spring comes Summer.

With the huge number of eyewear designers out there, if you are wanting to start preparing for the warmer days with a pair of sunglasses that are original, Australian, and with an extensive range of options to choose from, we have to point you in the direction of Colab Eyewear.

Colab is unique in that they "collaborate" with individual artists and designers to create a range of original eyewear.

In their words, "There is no constraint, no rules to follow, no target market to appease."

Examples of who they have collaborated with are; Perks & Mini, Eboy, Josh Petherick just to name a few.

Each style is limited to 1000 pairs, and are available to purchase via their website.

BILINGUAL

We were down at This Is Not A Design Market in Melbourne last week, and one of our stand out favourites was unisex Australian jewellery label bilingual.

Jewellery design is a really interesting discipline, it has less functionality requirements than clothing and yet it tends to have to fall into the repeated equation of what jewellery should do, or how it should be worn. And outside of its design aesthetic, the way it functions tends to remain the same.

Bilingual mixes this up. Their "Stopover" collection is reversible and has the incredible ability to anchor itself to the wearers clothing, which is an amazing take on what we have grown to know and accept within jewellery function.

Their pieces are unisex, and made from sterling silver.

Available to purchase here.

LET'S ACADEMISE

Our first post is a topical one.

Academy For Men, an online magazine created for the boys has just released their 3rd issue. And while it has come a long way since it started, it actually started off brilliantly to begin with and is just becoming scarily perfect as each issue goes by.

Rhys Ripper, the Creative Director and Editor in Chief isn't new to the scene, so he doesn't really need an introduction here.

But, the thing that we love is the talent that he hunts out and showcases in the magazine is a perfect blend of upcoming & often hidden designers in the same breath as the big international labels.

Rhys Ripper seems to take great pride and satisfaction in revealing to the world what talent we really do have in Australia, and this is not just within Fashion, but Music, Photography, Illustration, and Sport.

So if you haven't yet had a look, do yourself a favor and get onto it now.

Click here to read Academy For Men.