Australian Members - Part II - if you read the first post, you'll get what this is all about.

[kingsolomon]

Can anyone in Melbourne recommend a great eyewear store. Not talking about Spec Savers or OPSM I'm willing to drop some dosh.

 

[ndrew]

The good old MJ Bale are running $100 off $500 spend, or $300 off $1000 spend. It's a good time to get some starter suits for upcoming summer internships/clerkships (if there are any others hankering around).

2 suits for $700 from their basic/blue label line; hitting myself for buying mine weeks ago during the 25% off promo. I know in store MJ Bale will offer a second pair of trousers for $150 (from their 2 for $1000 range), so if you can snag the same deal online (or rock up in store afterwards with your online receipt and see if they'll do trousers for $150?) it seems like a solid bargain to me.

On that note, I'm having an amazingly hard time finding suits that fit a rail thin frame. I can fit into MJ Bale's size 34/drop 7, or size 36/drop 8. Their size 36/drop 7 (or a "slim"/regular size 36 from anywhere else) is too boxy around the chest and waist and I got turned away by the tailor the first time I turned up with them. I've been told to hanker around Herringbone and Rhodes & Beckett since they're both owned by Van Laack and should have very similar cuts/sizing... does anyone have any other suggestions?

 

[Foxhound]



Can anyone in Melbourne recommend a great eyewear store. Not talking about Spec Savers or OPSM I'm willing to drop some dosh.

The joint on Gertrude St, Prahan.

 

[Pink Socks]



Can anyone in Melbourne recommend a great eyewear store. Not talking about Spec Savers or OPSM I'm willing to drop some dosh.

The joint on Gertrude St, Prahan.

Greville St - there are two there and my wife has had a good experience with both. OnePointFourSeven and Luna Eyewear.

 

[Foxhound]

Greville St - there are two there and my wife has had a good experience with both. OnePointFourSeven and Luna Eyewear.

Yeah that one.

Round the corner from Revs.

 

[fxh]



Can anyone in Melbourne recommend a great eyewear store. Not talking about Spec Savers or OPSM I'm willing to drop some dosh.

Australians are hugely ripped off when it comes to eye hardware.
The markups are around 1,000%.
In eye hardware it is demonstrably NOT true that you get what you pay for.
The vast majority of brands and retail outlets are owned by Luxotica.
Despite the hyped branding most are also made in China.
Most are made in the same factories, with the same materials and the same workers.
The label Made in Italy requires little more than the plane shipping the glasses to fly over Italian territory or the security guard at the Chinese factory to intone "Ciao Baby" as the truck leaves the warehouse.

 

[fxh]

 

[California Dreamer]



Can anyone in Melbourne recommend a great eyewear store. Not talking about Spec Savers or OPSM I'm willing to drop some dosh.

Funky Spex in Johnson St Collingwood, right near Smith St.

 

[deadbilly]



Can anyone in Melbourne recommend a great eyewear store. Not talking about Spec Savers or OPSM I'm willing to drop some dosh.

I was pretty happy with Eyes on Rathdowne a few years back for some Mykitas, best price when compared, and good service. Planning to go back to get some sunglasses soon. Though do note that everything is by appointment.

I do have a similar question: any recs for Melbourne made to measure shirt makers? Preference would be for non-conservative business dress locations and not too crazy pricing (Oscar Hunt starts at $150 which is okay I guess). I reckon I'm a weird shape and/or have weird ideas about wanting to be able to helicopter my arms around so I want someone that listens the first time. Cheers.

 

[herringbonePete]



I was pretty happy with Eyes on Rathdowne a few years back for some Mykitas, best price when compared, and good service. Planning to go back to get some sunglasses soon. Though do note that everything is by appointment.

I do have a similar question: any recs for Melbourne made to measure shirt makers? Preference would be for non-conservative business dress locations and not too crazy pricing (Oscar Hunt starts at $150 which is okay I guess). I reckon I'm a weird shape and/or have weird ideas about wanting to be able to helicopter my arms around so I want someone that listens the first time. Cheers.

That reminds me of the time FXH observed that many men buy suits too large because they expect to be able to practically limber up in them ...

 

[deadbilly]



That reminds me of the time FXH observed that many men buy suits too large because they expect to be able to practically limber up in them ...

Ah, what's better: too big or too little? For instance if I notice I can't reach both arms fully forward without significant tightness across the back panel I start doing it all the time, whilst helicoptering my arms. Maybe I need Fred Astaire's dancer sleeves or similar.

 

[LonerMatt]

Personally I always prefer a bit more.
1. More comfortable
2. Move more easily
3. Look slouchy as

 

[wurger]

That reminds me of the time FXH observed that many men buy suits too large because they expect to be able to practically limber up in them ...

Ah, what's better: too big or too little? For instance if I notice I can't reach both arms fully forward without significant tightness across the back panel I start doing it all the time, whilst helicoptering my arms. Maybe I need Fred Astaire's dancer sleeves or similar.

how about try for just right? unless you going for ready to wear.

if can't be helped, a little more room is always better than too tight.

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

WTF? I thought The Wallabies had a bad year but just saw the cricket score. So much for needing to find an excuse to drink (excessively) this week.

 

[fxh]

“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20

Shirts
Most men (boys) these days seem to go for too tight.
If you are mainly wearing jackets then what matters is collars and cuffs and tuck-in length. The rest can be as loose as.
Unsurprisingly, I suppose, many shirts these days are too short to tuck in. And sadly too long to leave out.

A shirt too tight across the back is terrible.

Much today is too tight. Shirts look better with a bit of "bloom"

There's no such thing as a shirt that will look good tucked in AND untucked.
Get your shirt that is designed/made for one or the other.
You will most likely not be playing basketball full time in your shirt.
Throwing your arms above your head and helicoptering are not related to shirt fit.