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The Annex: the New Frontier in Aussie Menswear

A monochromatic color palette, an eye-catching graffiti back wall, a minimalist appearance...

Recently Mother and Father PR introduced me to a new frontier in the best of Australian menswear—a store called the Annex, which carries many of the brands that I feature on this site.

Located in the heart of Bond Beach in Sydney, the Annex is owned by Stephanie Reeve and Glen Vilo who offer a variety of styles but strictly for the fashion-forward male.

If you can’t get your Aussie fashion fix by going to Australia, click onto the Annex online store and shop for your favoring Australian brands, ranging from sunglasses to footwear.

But be careful to convert the prices into your local currency!

Photos Copyright the Annex.

“Nightswimmer” by Ute Ploier in Spring/Summer 2011

I have just received a refreshing press release from Ute Ploier about “Nightswimmer”—the 2011 spring/summer collection:

The Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas swims every day no matter where his work takes him.

“I swim every day wherever I am. And I always swim in the public baths. I think it is a way of injecting yourself, as naked as you can be, into a particular society and learning to understand it.”

The initial inspiration for Nightswimmer was about an artist’s work clothes. His work can be very physical.

He has to be able to move around freely to create or might even use his body as part of his artwork. Similar to an athlete.

The collection’s clothes are cut oversized but brought closer to the body by folding, pleating or gathering.

The look is casual and light yet sharp and streamlined. Colours are inspired by a night’s swim in the pool.