Australian Members



Gerry Nelson said:

 



Ok, looks like we have at least four people including myself. What day suits everyone best? 

Say a Thursday right after work? It'll be nice to catch up for an hour or two right after work and have an early night - the way I see it, we can catch up and still get home a a reasonable time so as to keep the peace at home (if that applies)   Anyone who wants can stay on and go till dawn 

The Herringbone evening was great but I've got no idea when the next one will be. I'd like to make this informal and flexible so that we can do this on a semi-regular basis. 

Thoughts?

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Might be interesting to meet up with some Aussie members, I'll try keep Thursday free though I have a gym session straight after work. And I don't shower after gym

Is it this Thursday or next?

Not decided yet - just getting a feel for how many are interested.

Pink Socks suggested lunch as a possibility instead and that also sounds like a good idea since I think there's a lot of us in the conservative business dress.



ColdEyedPugilist said:

Anyone seen this thread?
http://www.styleforum.net/t/293227/...streetwear-and-denim-fit-comparison-thread/90
All I can say is:
No wonder Ethan and Patrick shun SF like the plague; and Graeme has all but stopped posting...

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Yeah I don't see why the SW&D guys can't stay over there and the MC guys stay here and just let be what will be, but you will always get people trying to project there own tastes/opinions on forums like this. Sometimes it's good, sometimes bad.

Did no one else get the impression that PG was a reluctant poster both here and in WAYWRN anyway or just me? Or he certainly only piped up when he was cranky or had the ***** with something. Same with the blog, most of the questions he answers are from anonymous noobs and he is just cracking the sads with them cos they want to know what kind of collar he uses on his shirts or something. It's frustrating for sure but if you start your own blog that the world can see, that sort of thing is to be expected. Since he moved on to Apple the blog is largely irrelevant for clothing inspiration to me now, but I still check in once a day to have a look.



bhall41 said:

Yep, I'm in that category too these days. Main exception: Watch P0rn.

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I tend to stick more and more to just a handful of subscribed threads too, like the watch Appreciation one too. It's often just too ridiculous to take seriously some of the other threads, worst of all WAYWRN (which I post in too) with guys wearing ties, pocket squares etc for everyday duties on a Sunday for example. One guy even posted in their he went to Church purely so he could dress up for the morning! Anyway, I'm ranting a bit too much today ha ha, time for a coffee and a chill I think.

From The Age on Saturday in a story about David Jones:

'International industry experts have been marveling at Australia for years. Local retailers - department stores in particular - sell goods at prices much of the rest of the world only dream about.

'In international retailing circles, Australia is often referred to as 'Treasure island' - where the prices at which we mug punters buy goods are far higher than most of the rest of the world.

'And that is why 'price harmonisation are two words retailers hate to hear.

'It is no longer reasonable to argue that because only 5 per cent of good are bought online that we are immune to price deflation, because goods in bricks and mortar stores are increasingly priced off those sold online.'


Can't find the whole piece online.



Charlie's Wardrobe said:

I tend to stick more and more to just a handful of subscribed threads too, like the watch Appreciation one too. It's often just too ridiculous to take seriously some of the other threads, worst of all WAYWRN (which I post in too) with guys wearing ties, pocket squares etc for everyday duties on a Sunday for example. One guy even posted in their he went to Church purely so he could dress up for the morning! Anyway, I'm ranting a bit too much today ha ha, time for a coffee and a chill I think.

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Dear God,

Is the button stance on this jacket OK? Are my pants tapered correctly?

Please send me a sign.

Yours

Heaven can wait...for my next pair of new shoes



The Ernesto said:

From The Age on Saturday in a story about David Jones:
'International industry experts have been marveling at Australia for years. Local retailers - department stores in particular - sell goods at prices much of the rest of the world only dream about.
'In international retailing circles, Australia is often referred to as 'Treasure island' - where the prices at which we mug punters buy goods are far higher than most of the rest of the world.
'And that is why 'price harmonisation are two words retailers hate to hear.
'It is no longer reasonable to argue that because only 5 per cent of good are bought online that we are immune to price deflation, because goods in bricks and mortar stores are increasingly priced off those sold online.'
Can't find the whole piece online.

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And I thought the main factors are high costs due to: high rent, high wages with overtime/weekend/afterhours rates, low population density and inconvenient opening hours.

Charlie's Wardrobe said:

I tend to stick more and more to just a handful of subscribed threads too, like the watch Appreciation one too. It's often just too ridiculous to take seriously some of the other threads, worst of all WAYWRN (which I post in too) with guys wearing ties, pocket squares etc for everyday duties on a Sunday for example. One guy even posted in their he went to Church purely so he could dress up for the morning! Anyway, I'm ranting a bit too much today ha ha, time for a coffee and a chill I think.

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The only threads I regularly visit are: this Aussie one, Funny Picture of the Day, Things You Don't Get, and Asian Girls Appreciation Thread. I also randomly troll threads telling people how ugly AE Park Aves are and generally pissing peopple off when I get bored.



blahman said:

^^ However there also the beauty of Laissez-faire capitalism where we give J. Crew the bird and buy elsewhere. There are alternatives out there. They can go get stuffed.

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As Sean Connery would say: abscholutely.



blahman said:

And I thought the main factors are high costs due to: high rent, high wages with overtime/weekend/afterhours rates, low population density and inconvenient opening hours.

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None of which applies to an online retailer selling at a higher cost to Australian customers... seeing as they don't employ locals, are open 24/7 and don't pay rent.



The Ernesto said:

From The Age on Saturday in a story about David Jones:
'International industry experts have been marveling at Australia for years. Local retailers - department stores in particular - sell goods at prices much of the rest of the world only dream about.
'In international retailing circles, Australia is often referred to as 'Treasure island' - where the prices at which we mug punters buy goods are far higher than most of the rest of the world.
'And that is why 'price harmonisation are two words retailers hate to hear.
'It is no longer reasonable to argue that because only 5 per cent of good are bought online that we are immune to price deflation, because goods in bricks and mortar stores are increasingly priced off those sold online.'
Can't find the whole piece online.

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I think this is it reprinted in the SMH. http://www.smh.com.au/business/painting-over-cracks-in-house-of-horrors-20120323-1vpjp.html

The Ernesto said:

From The Age on Saturday in a story about David Jones:
'International industry experts have been marveling at Australia for years. Local retailers - department stores in particular - sell goods at prices much of the rest of the world only dream about.
'In international retailing circles, Australia is often referred to as 'Treasure island' - where the prices at which we mug punters buy goods are far higher than most of the rest of the world.
'And that is why 'price harmonisation are two words retailers hate to hear.
'It is no longer reasonable to argue that because only 5 per cent of good are bought online that we are immune to price deflation, because goods in bricks and mortar stores are increasingly priced off those sold online.'
Can't find the whole piece online.

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Dont get me started...I promise to get back in my box. Grrr.

Good find Ernesto, if the Saturday Age wasn't $5.20 in BNE Id read it much much more, the Courier Mail is yet to pay its readers to read its rubbish, which leaves only the Australian!!! Yawn.



Charlie's Wardrobe said:

Yeah I don't see why the SW&D guys can't stay over there and the MC guys stay here and just let be what will be, but you will always get people trying to project there own tastes/opinions on forums like this. Sometimes it's good, sometimes bad.
Did no one else get the impression that PG was a reluctant poster both here and in WAYWRN anyway or just me? Or he certainly only piped up when he was cranky or had the ***** with something. Same with the blog, most of the questions he answers are from anonymous noobs and he is just cracking the sads with them cos they want to know what kind of collar he uses on his shirts or something. It's frustrating for sure but if you start your own blog that the world can see, that sort of thing is to be expected. Since he moved on to Apple the blog is largely irrelevant for clothing inspiration to me now, but I still check in once a day to have a look.

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I use to like reading/hearing about his suit fits and constructed critique in WAYWRN, but then he kind of went real sour.

As for the BrOgg!@ - I kind of dismissed it when it turned into a list of 'secret' cafes 'Uber trendy' restaurants and 'mystery' shirt makers described in cute broken engRish!



Prince of Paisley said:

I think this is it reprinted in the SMH. http://www.smh.com.au/business/painting-over-cracks-in-house-of-horrors-20120323-1vpjp.html

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Thanks PoP.

Another piece here: http://www.theage.com.au/business/david-jones-forced-to-walk-a-new-path-20120323-1vp6l.html


'David Jones has to invest $70 million to $80 million to improve its service (which involves additional and better-trained store sales staff), overhaul its point of sale technology across its bricks and mortar stores and then build an online store from the ground up.'

If this happens Gerry let me know.

C