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Australia has gone monochrome. Colors are out and black, white, and gray are in. Most guys have a good pair of vintage leather dress shoes. Skinny black or blue jeans have been staples forever, and given the summer heat wave, they’re often worn simply with a plain t-shirt. A casual hoodie and black leather jacket are then added at night. Boy’s hair is generally pretty short, and some are keeping it long on top and at the front. No surprises here.
When the weather cools, we’ll start to see a lot of fitted plaid shirts. The key thing for men is keeping it pretty basic while remaining smart and neat. Still, they don’t shy away from the giant man purse on occasion. (Ew.)
There are thousands of expensive vintage stores here that have done the manual labor of sorting out the shit from the gold so they can justify charging $75 for a jacket. Cute girls who can pull off a weird mix-and-match look will often blow you away with a wacky combo, like a white lace dress with white socks over leopard-print tights and perfectly matched brown leather accessories. This can really only be mastered by a select few, and we bow before them in awe.
Interesting leggings, which cost almost as much as jeans, are everywhere and are often worn with a cute pair of vintage pumps with little bows. Dresses are loose and comfortable. A cropped vintage leather jacket finishes off the look.
Some girls are still trying to convince everyone else that high-waisted jeans are a good idea, and they will generally team them with a tight bodysuit or tank top with some dainty detailing. But you can only wear this if you’re anorexic (or, to be more politically correct, if you “have a high metabolism”). Everyone else will appear to have mom-jeans pouch syndrome, which is kind of like a kangaroo pouch, which is actually kind of funny because, you know, Australia.
Summers get really hot in Australia, and it’s tempting to bare your little piggies by wearing flip-flops. Ugh. Strappy leather Jesus-y sandals are slowly replacing the cheap dime-store flop, so there is a tiny consolation in that. But still, weird sandals? Do you really want to go out like that? |
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| Photos: Jessie French |
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COMMENTS
Anonymous, on Jun 22, 2008 wrote:
I live in melbourne, and deuchbags like that are rare and few, thank g-d! I saw a bunch of tools dressed like the guys you showcase here, come out of a caffe last week. There were 20 of them. I laughed so loud at them they all ran away! Get a fucking job! | |
Date: Apr 26 2008 05:04:59 AM
Author: Ezra
I live in Melbourne and i hate abos. That being said i don't think i have ever seen one (touch wood)
Date: Apr 25 2008 05:41:57 PM
Author: sk8r boi
The guy in the plaid shirt, jeans, plain black shoes and skateboard: not exactly "high fashion," is it?
Kinda looks like a...total loser. I bet I could pull that off.
Date: Apr 25 2008 04:36:39 AM
Author: krupa
bullshit
but it is true that australians are fucking dumb cunts when it comes to fashion and clothes
Date: Apr 24 2008 07:04:27 PM
Author: Efalen
pfah....
someone was saying the cities are really white. no - they're really asian...
you've gotta go to the hills where the banjos play to get the real white. y'know the ones that still haven't evolved.
Date: Apr 23 2008 05:14:11 PM
Author: He!
That's the gayest skater I've EVER seen. Ever.
Date: Apr 22 2008 06:15:51 PM
Author: delete
in general the people in australia fucking horrible
Date: Apr 22 2008 05:46:21 PM
Author: sitonyourface
Australia is full of racists... Cultural genocide is not some joke kids
Date: Apr 21 2008 06:08:14 PM
Author: hallowed traditions?
do those include huffing paint at 9 AM in public or just living off of bugs?
Date: Apr 21 2008 05:49:20 PM
Author: White Australia
Hey, Jay: I hate to spoil the smug joy you acquire by accusing people of racism, but Australia, especially in the cities, is a really, really, really, really, really, really, white place.
You might see a gang of Lebanese rapists here and there, but that's about it.
In the Outback, the aborigines still practice their hallowed traditions, but for Christ's sake, everyone knows they aren't fashionplates. They're the Earth's Ugliest People.
Date: Apr 21 2008 12:58:06 PM
Author: Hahahaha
You're still not racially sensitive enough, VICE!
Date: Apr 21 2008 11:09:56 AM
Author: Jay
Where 'all the white kids at ? = Vice's 'Trend' Reports
Date: Apr 21 2008 07:35:45 AM
Author: Jason
Yeah, I'm not so into where the Aussie girls are going. I think they could learn something from the Parisians.
Date: Apr 21 2008 03:58:32 AM
Author: guy
'cute girls'. my arse!
Date: Apr 21 2008 01:08:22 AM
Author: Yum
That last chick on the right is smoking hot.
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