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A peek inside Paul Smith’s new Melbourne digs

Eclectic. It’s an overused word, but one that’s so synonymous with Paul Smith it’s hard to find any other that suits so well. The new Paul Smith Melbourne store is no exception. Its walls are lined with everything from Ken Russell photographs to antiquated objects – think rusted horseshoes and old bone china – that have been mounted and framed. Glass cabinets offer up hardcover…

Hair how to: the tomboy ponytail

Interpreting one view of a sophisticated and elegant British girl, the hairstyle at Paul Smith's fall 2012 showing saw an amalgamation of a chic ponytail at the back and a boyish silhouette at the front. A look that achieved a “grungy but sexy” feel, it's a ponytail with a tomboyish edge that you can create from home. Find out how after the break.

The man at twilight

Under the femininely lit sky of the twilight hour, 7th Man Magazine dares to expose a man’s most veiled and visually lucrative act. In an editorial for its Autumn/Winter issue, the man steps out in his most respectable clothes, all from a bowler’s hat, silk scarf, down till a crystal-studded bowtie. As he ventures out to what seems like the dark and dingy red light…
The Finest Hour by Kieran Partise & Grant Thomas
The Finest Hour by Kieran Partise & Grant Thomas
The Finest Hour by Kieran Partise & Grant Thomas
The Finest Hour by Kieran Partise & Grant Thomas
The Finest Hour by Kieran Partise & Grant Thomas
The Finest Hour by Kieran Partise & Grant Thomas
The Finest Hour by Kieran Partise & Grant Thomas
The Finest Hour by Kieran Partise & Grant Thomas

Paul Smith’s masculine Autumn 2012

Paul Smith designs around a men’s silhouette, even when it’s his women’s collection. While there are always the pieces that overtly seek your attention, Smith is perhaps best known for what I describe as straight up with a twist; that is he creates ready to wear pieces that present a (usually) subtle twist on the norm. The latter can be a problem when viewing a…

Paul Smith’s first Australian location revealed

If you’re the apotheosis of British eccentricity – the veritable King of quirky twists – you can’t just open up any old store. Ask anyone who’s ever wandered into a Paul Smith store in any city of the world, and they’ll tell you: it’s not your average clothing boutique. Each of Smith’s retail spaces is a feat of design as eclectic and creative as the…