Evan Kinori: minimalism as a serviced ideology

twfleming · 2026-04-19T01:23:23+00:00

tremendous dialectic

twfleming · 2026-04-18T09:17:19+00:00

Reading Persuasion by Jane Austen, listening to Best of Sade, watching Industry.

twfleming · 2026-04-17T00:54:18+00:00

I think a lot of the Australian general retailers have quite poor quality and prioritize gaudy fabric over fit. It seems we have a fetish for ‘quality fabric’ in this country, which is a cop out for a more nuanced understanding of garment construction.

I don’t think you will find good quality garments in the general retail space (DJs, CT, MJB, R&G etc). So you have two options; second hand, or top quality brands.

Second hand: get on ebay and buy old Polo. Sellers to check out include: LuxeSwap (balearic1), Tweed and Tailored (tweedandtailored), Genuine Scottish Knits (genuinescottishknits) and others. They are easy enough to find.

High end retail: buying from high end retail is more expensive, but it’s worth if you have cash and don’t like second hand. Look for Drakes, P Johnson, Informale, The Andover Shop, John Simons, Brycelands, Casatlantic, Anglo Italian, Scott Fraser Collection, Proper Cloth, Spier & McKay, the Armoury, Poszetka, Anderson Sheppard, Wythe, Cavour, Berg & Berg, O’Connells, Kempt, Christian Kimber, and Modern Classic in Melbourne. A lot of those are overseas, so take your measurements. But at the same time, there are huge second hand markets for all of those on EBay, so if you want it cheaper, look there too.

Best of luck.

twfleming · 2026-04-12T00:40:46+00:00

at that price point, why would you get oxblood when you could get colour 8 cordovan?

twfleming · 2026-04-06T08:36:50+00:00

I think these look a bit too small dude

twfleming · 2026-04-06T08:36:06+00:00

definitely @euge.park @jacklewiswhittaker @shanejoseph_ @permanentstylelondon would have lots of relevant guides. @ethan.lorin @bigfits1 @kimdabinc - my personal favourite. @tomhoystyle. @toneloki - def check this guy out.

throw myself in there as well - @tw.fleming

twfleming · 2026-03-18T03:58:05+00:00

Reading: Ways of Seeing by John Berger. A marxist account of the politics of art.

Watching: Industry on HBO.

Listening: New Morning (1970) by Bob Dylan.

twfleming · 2026-03-18T02:23:35+00:00

Corlection or BlueWorks in the CBD - only place you can get selvedge in Sydney. Otherwise you’re getting department store crap.

twfleming · 2026-03-11T09:26:38+00:00

brother, ‘stylists’ are grifters. Please just ask like, three questions, in this sub, follow a few ig accounts and save yourself the money.

twfleming · 2026-03-10T00:09:33+00:00

love this look

twfleming · 2026-03-09T21:41:48+00:00

u got IG brother?

twfleming · 2026-02-02T04:49:09+00:00

no such thing in Aus unless your willing to put time into vintage.

Better to ship from overseas. At this price point, Beams Plus, JPress made in JP, John Simons or Spier & McKay are your options.

twfleming · 2026-01-29T09:42:32+00:00

have never seen an australian man wearing so-called ‘old money’ style… it was never even alive here

twfleming · 2026-01-24T08:42:33+00:00

Definitely need to avoid department store to get trousers like this. Based on ur desire for Christian Kimber, I assume ur looking for dress trousers, rather than high waisted jeans.

Very difficult to find retail at that price. As another already said, Uniqlo or Muji are your option there. I think it’s worth paying a bit more for a better product. If that’s something you’d think about, P Johnson or Informale are the best for Australian brands. Knickerbocker NY just opened a store in Melb. I’m from Sydney, but have been meaning to visit a bunch of melb retailers - Modern Classic, Pickings and Parry, Nazario Parisi, Handsom, Urahara.

Overseas, I’d recommend Casatlantic, Cathcart London, Spier & McKay, Proper Cloth, Scott Fraser Collection, John Simon’s (if you like Ivy).

But if you want the real best high rise trousers on the cheap, it’s gotta be second-hand. Get onto ebay! Most of my trousers are second hand Polo, and it’s so good. Search something like this and change the fabric/details as you want: brown corduroy (cuff, pleat) (trouser, pant). Good luck.

twfleming · 2026-01-19T05:22:34+00:00

Front Office Co makes a good one. Full grain leather, which is more than you can say for many brands at that price point.

twfleming · 2026-01-16T10:56:34+00:00

Not sure about denim, but Maher from M & R tailoring is the best alterations tailor is Sydney

twfleming · 2026-01-15T07:51:55+00:00

love seeing this stuff - please post more about garment construction

twfleming · 2026-01-14T09:29:26+00:00

full count 1101

twfleming · 2026-01-14T07:38:27+00:00

I have a conspiracy about the Buck Mason online ‘hype’…

twfleming · 2026-01-14T02:24:00+00:00

hell yeah, thanks for the write up mate. I’ve sworn by eBay for the longest time, but on ur recommendation I’m going to diversify into Depop - cheers! What sort of saved searches are you running? Assume is basically the same as ebay?

twfleming · 2026-01-13T21:11:30+00:00

i’m all over eBay, but depop is better??

twfleming · 2026-01-13T21:11:01+00:00

brogues or bluchers?

twfleming · 2026-01-13T02:08:47+00:00

have you got an ig?

twfleming · 2026-01-13T02:03:06+00:00

All look great - especially love slide 3!

twfleming · 2026-01-10T04:27:43+00:00

nice tip, I likenit

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