• Hi, I am the owner and main administrator of Styleforum. If you find the forum useful and fun, please help support it by buying through the posted links on the forum. Our main, very popular sales thread, where the latest and best sales are listed, are posted HERE

    Purchases made through some of our links earns a commission for the forum and allows us to do the work of maintaining and improving it. Finally, thanks for being a part of this community. We realize that there are many choices today on the internet, and we have all of you to thank for making Styleforum the foremost destination for discussions of menswear.
  • This site contains affiliate links for which Styleforum may be compensated.
  • We would like to welcome House of Huntington as an official Affiliate Vendor. Shop past season Drake's, Nigel Cabourn, Private White V.C. and other menswear luxury brands at exceptional prices below retail. Please visit the Houise of Huntington thread and welcome them to the forum.

  • STYLE. COMMUNITY. GREAT CLOTHING.

    Bored of counting likes on social networks? At Styleforum, you’ll find rousing discussions that go beyond strings of emojis.

    Click Here to join Styleforum's thousands of style enthusiasts today!

    Styleforum is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Australian Members

Status
Not open for further replies.

Dusty Brogues

Senior Member
Joined
Aug 13, 2012
Messages
781
Reaction score
234
If you can try them on somewhere Boglioli are great for this (I have three and love them, including one grey POW linen). I have done a post previously of places to find online at good prices.
Thanks PS, l perused their goods and they look great!
 

TehBunny

Distinguished Member
Joined
Jul 2, 2012
Messages
1,057
Reaction score
89
Hey guys,
Kept my promise (hope that was 48 hours)...Just caught up on the last couple pages and saw the TV show discussion, on that point anyone watch Person of Interest?
 

fxh

Distinguished Member
Joined
Jan 9, 2010
Messages
5,153
Reaction score
1,716

Speaking of RM Williams, bought my first pair of white jeans this weekend. Not much choice around, the Gant Rugger ones were almost transparent, but RMW had a nice pair in a decent cut (Polo model). Need to get the shortened as they are far too long at the moment. Then I just need the weather and balls to rock some white denim...thinking I might go to the polo at Werribee Mansion in a couple weeks, could be the place for them.
As an aside I was pleased to see these were "Made in Australia" (possibly all RMW products are, I hope so, just was unaware).


White jeans are the go.

WIWWsunday
400
 

fxh

Distinguished Member
Joined
Jan 9, 2010
Messages
5,153
Reaction score
1,716

Good advice fxh. The suede craftsmans (craftsmen?) are nice boots too. You don't really want to be getting around in Meerkat double monks if your kicking around the country, you might get some funny looks (you'll get them anywhere west of Glebe truth be told)...
On RM moleskin - you are right, they are a harder fabric compared to trad moleskins (soft, slightly furry), almost somewhere between cotton and canvas - thick twill as you say. Still, my experience is because of that thickness it can be a tad warm for summer (in much the same way fitted denim jeans are). A pair of neutral slim fit chinos will be cooler but still smart (not too soft though - what the English would probably call "drill pants").
Minus the cravat, Matt Preston tends to wear the "soft RM look" quite a bit. You could certainly dress worse; many do.


What little I've seen of Preston he still looks a bit hard for my liking. Cowboy boots, shiney stuff, high contrast, bright colours.

iirc he's a big fella and would benefit from softening his whole look.
 

Prince of Paisley

Distinguished Member
Joined
Jan 28, 2009
Messages
4,502
Reaction score
4,181

What little I've seen of Preston he still looks a bit hard for my liking. Cowboy boots, shiney stuff, high contrast, bright colours.
iirc he's a big fella and would benefit from softening his whole look.


It fits his personality - and yes he is about 6'6" in those cubans. I guess we mean different things by "hard". Yes, he's definitely loud, but I wouldn't call those boots hard. Then again, you don't need to wear a biker jacket to look hard when you are 100 keggs.

matt-preston-2.jpg


If he undid the jacket buttons, and lost the cravat and PS he'd look a lot more casual and toned down. That's not his style though; to each his own.
 

fxh

Distinguished Member
Joined
Jan 9, 2010
Messages
5,153
Reaction score
1,716
yeah - I'd describe that look as hard.

He'd look great in a loose-ish light brown or beige linen suit and suede shoes or mesh spectators. He's the sort of bloke I 'd like to take under my wing and make it all work.

To me there too much mish mash and clash of styles, colours, materials etc. Jeans too low rise for his body shape, jacket too short, too shouldered, worsted is generally a hard look, look at those jacket armholes - whooaa, .....

Not to mention it doesn't do much ( anything?) for him except to make him stand out in a sea of dark suits and white open necked shirts. Sadly in Oz he'd make it as a well dressed gent.

It is a sort of un thought through band stage clothes that says look at me I used to be a young rock dog who likes cowboy gear and now I'm "livin tha dream" - getting the band back together mate -

You could even do that look better - take a squiz at Dwight Yoakum - he does the country rock dog* look perfectly.

* It is a look I used to know a lot about {wink}
 
Last edited:

lachyzee

Distinguished Member
Joined
Nov 23, 2010
Messages
2,122
Reaction score
333
Popped into Ludlows before to switch over my jabot and saw their HC tie collection - wow. Even nicer than I had expected from the product photos. I'll be ordering a few very soon.

Out of interest, Jason, what made you choose Ludlows for the first rollout? Should we take this as an acknowledgement that Melbourne is Australia's sartorial capital, and moreover that the gents in the legal precint are the best dressed in the city?
 

thebrownman

Distinguished Member
Joined
Sep 6, 2009
Messages
2,010
Reaction score
773
Anyone looking for something dapper to wear to work or a new suit for the races - I've dropped the price on a couple of Herringbone items.

1. Osaka cut fully canvassed navy stripe suit, size 42R (waist 36, trousers come unhemmed) - BNWT

700


700


$575, please PM me with any questions. Retail price was $1395.

Also, Herringbone "Finlay" Charcoal suit jacket (40R) - $300 (Brand New With Tags), Trousers can be bought separately at Herringbone stores.

700
 

Deapht

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jan 4, 2012
Messages
63
Reaction score
6
which vendor would provide the cheapest shipping costs for shoes to spain?
 

Prince of Paisley

Distinguished Member
Joined
Jan 28, 2009
Messages
4,502
Reaction score
4,181

yeah - I'd describe that look as hard.
He'd look great in a loose-ish light brown or beige linen suit and suede shoes or mesh spectators. He's the sort of bloke I 'd like to take under my wing and make it all work.
To me there too much mish mash and clash of styles, colours, materials etc. Jeans too low rise for his body shape, jacket too short, too shouldered, worsted is generally a hard look, look at those jacket armholes - whooaa, .....
Not to mention it doesn't do much ( anything?) for him except to make him stand out in a sea of dark suits and white open necked shirts. Sadly in Oz he'd make it as a well dressed gent.
It is a sort of un thought through band stage clothes that says look at me I used to be a young rock dog who likes cowboy gear and now I'm "livin tha dream" - getting the band back together mate -
You could even do that look better - take a squiz at Dwight Yoakum - he does the country rock dog* look perfectly.
* It is a look I used to know a lot about {wink}


Ahh - by "hard" you mean "try hard"... yeah I can see how that could be levelled at him.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Featured Sponsor

How important is full vs half canvas to you for heavier sport jackets?

  • Definitely full canvas only

    Votes: 45 40.5%
  • Half canvas is fine

    Votes: 44 39.6%
  • Really don't care

    Votes: 5 4.5%
  • Depends on fabric

    Votes: 18 16.2%
  • Depends on price

    Votes: 25 22.5%

Forum statistics

Threads
504,441
Messages
10,573,982
Members
223,699
Latest member
Lynnrpowers
Top