> Adora the Fedora

Ok. So I know that headline rhyme is lame but I couldn’t help myself. Like. Totally.

It’s hard to think about summer when it’s raining outside but luckily Fedora’s serve a purpose when Mother Nature’s happy and sad.


They’re a few styles kicking around in the likes of Kookai and Sportygirl but my picks are the Country Road red striped number and the Coal Layne Straw shade-giver. Actually all the Coal Fedora’s are pretty sweet. You can pick them up at The Lab or Villain in Brunswick, Donuts Delux or City Hatters in the CBD or Carlisle Accessories in St Kilda.


Melbourne hipsters and old school cats have been toting these straw hats forever and a day. Respect. But just remember, always take your hat off at the dinner table. No matter how bad your hat hair is.

Posted: 11/20/08 | Great Gift > New Find > Suggestion | 0 Comments

> Man-gift of the week

Sometimes buying a gift for yourself is buying
a gift for your man. If you think you know everything. Think again.

The Ultimate Guide to Fellatio. Naughty.

Posted: 11/17/08 | Man Gift | 6 Comments

> The Green House

Drinking from jam jars reminds me of scholling cocktails at Cocomangas in Byron Bay. A right of passage.

Yesterday, instead of cocktails, I was sipping fresh peppermint tea picked from the herb gardens growing on the walls of the sustainable restaurant. Temporarily perched on the Acmi Side of Fed Square ‘The Green House by Joost’ is built from recycled and recyclable material.

Joost takes spreading the plight of the planet to the next level by creating an educational environmental experience in the I’ve-got-to-get-to-work-my-life-is-so-busy-city-slicker-what-does-country-air-smell-like contrast of Melbourne’s CBD.



Head in and enjoy a jam jar latte. Or, if you plan to go after 4pm, for cheeky bevvie from a melted down wine or stubby bottle, make sure you sign up as a member so you can get in, or just go to your nearest hipster store and pick up a bunch of tickets. It folds up on Jan 29.

Posted: 11/16/08 | New Find > Out & About > Suggestion | 0 Comments

> Bvlgari

Don’t ask me how, but some how I managed to score an invite to opening night of the new Bvlgari store on Collins. That’s the Paris end of Collins of course.

We sipped on Gin Martinis, held bags we would never own, drooled over jewels and bookmarked our engagement rings. Diamonds that blind. Lovely.

I got a few pics but my camera didn’t do the outfits justice under the bold lights of the store. Snappety Snap.

My buddy and I were a bit disappointed that our goody bags didn’t contain one of their new cuffs or a pair of sunnies that we’d been eyeing off all night. We only got perfume.

Oh, it’s a hard life.

Posted: 11/16/08 | Hot Shop > Out & About > Snapshots | 0 Comments

> Tropical Howie

So when someone says Tropical Howie I somehow picture a pineapple. Potentially hollowed out and filled with a pina colada cocktail.

I don’t know how that works. But it does.

Stop. Wipe that image from your mind and replace it with THESE WICKED LAPTOP CASES .

Howie’s whole concept revolves around the fact that so many people keep their dreams and creativity on their computer.

The novel. The screen play. Whatever. It all sits on your lappy. And they shouldn’t be in black wetsuit material. They’re unhappy.

My dreams are like ‘get me out of this non-designer outerwear and put me in something worth my caliber’. So I am. I’m taking my dreams/goals/life on a holiday. To inspire them.

You can choose to lie them on a beach towel, take them to New York or even put a terry toweling hat on them. Attractive. . . whatever fits! Each design has it’s own unique story and comes in a range of lappy sizes. There are only 750 up for grabs. Tres exclusive.

Click here to order online and check out the rest of the range.

Posted: 11/10/08 | Great Gift > Internet Buy > New Find | 0 Comments