Streetwear x Tailoring: Model Citizen

Words by Matt Huxley Model Citizen’s designer Eeshaal Niranjan should be very pleased with himself. Setting out to create a luxe streetwear-inspired collection that combines new age fabrics with old world tailoring is not an easy task. Previewing the collection the other day, I was wowed by the statement coats and the exquisite quality of…

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White Label Noba Gives Me Country Chills

Words by Matt Huxley I am a menswear blogger. I maintain that through and through. HOWEVER. Whenever I come across a womenswear collection that is: Really cool Inspired Full of high quality unique pieces Then I’m interested. These three criterion converged for me at the White Label Noba showing the other day. Set in the…

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Nightshade

Words by Matt Huxley I’m fully excited for winter. There it is. Damn the Aussie stereotype of tanned skin and crashing waves, all I want is chilling cold and translucent skin. With the advent of Autumn, I can finally start breaking out the long layers and draped clothing that gets me going. But casual dressing at…

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How To Wear Linen Pants

Words by Matt Huxley Long time no see peeps! It’s been a while since I’ve had the time to actually do a blog post. Which is bad. Terrible! I’m sorry. But during my absence, I’ve been rocking the shit out of these linen pants which I picked up in India. They’re super comfortable, fit perfectly…

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Black Widow

Words by Matt Huxley There’s something effortlessly chic about dressing in all black. It perfectly straddles that line between Miranda Priestley and basic bitch. Basic because it’s literally a basic, and high fashion because lezbereal. Black IS fashion. Whilst the middle of summer probably isn’t the most appropriate time for black on black, I refuse…

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Black and Brown

Words by Matt Huxley Brown and black is that colour combo that is so totally wrong and frowned upon, yet it can be so so right when done properly. Here I’ve taken that common faux pas and re-worked it into something both wearable, and pretty decent if I do say so myself. It really just…

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What To Wear When Travelling

Words by Matt Huxley It should be no secret to some that one of my greatest loves is travelling. I cannot abide those people who have no desire to see other countries – what greater experience is there than immersing yourself in another culture? As y’all know, I recently went over to India for a…

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How To Wear Linen

Words by Matt Huxley Throw out that preconceived notion that linen is a fabric only suitable for peasants, linen is back on trend in a huge way. I’ve been loving this long line linen (dat alliteration) shirt for ages – I had it made up from a self design back in Vietnam in 2014. Not…

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Pattern Life

Words by Matt Huxley Believe it or not, I am currently all about that patterned life. Whilst I may be usually restricted to the one colour in my separates, I absolutely love the bold pattern on this shirt. Not only is it unique, but it’s interesting. And I am ALL about that life. A big…

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The Trends You’ll Be Rocking This Spring

Words by Matt Huxley Well howdy there IOP. Long time no see! Yes yes I know! I’ve been absent for over a week, and it’s not good enough and yada yada yada. But I’m back, refreshed and invigorated with lots of new content in the works. Plus a few exciting announcements. Stay tuned ;) But first?…

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