The Australian - Executive Lifestyle

The Australian is currently running a piece in their online section Executive Lifestyle which includes office fashion tips for guys. The story includes ideas for guys to help make dressing corporate a little more interesting. We were fortunate enough to be asked for our thoughts and came up a with a few Cloakroom contributions.


The story also features a pic of Brisbane architect (Owen & Vokes) and Cloakroom customer Paul Owen looking particularly sharp in his new tailored grey suit that he picked up last month.

Check out the link HERE

new shirt style

It has been some time in the sketching but it's now here. A new style of shirt that's a paired back version of what we would normally do. #3#3 collar, 1button round cuff, single classic pocket.

We've done away with the sleeve placket, instead continued a flat seam from the cuff to the shoulder. Potentially something that could be layered with t-shirts and a coat coming into cooler weather. The fabric of the sample is quite sheer as you can see from the pics, though Im sure it will translate in heavier fabrics. As with most things at the cloakroom there will be limited numbers. Expected to arrive early March.

James St shop launch

We launched our new James st store late last year and it was great to have many of you along.
Our part time house model Ronnie took care of the tunes, and our good friends at Stoneleigh ensured everyone stayed hydrated for the entire night with their Sav Blanc and Pinot.

It's an exciting development for us to have a store that now stocks a ready-to-wear collection of our Pistols at Dawn range, and it's great how guys have been responding.

Thanks to everyone who came along, your support is very appreciated.
Also a special thank to Caroline at Cav Con and Stoneleigh for her amazing support.

New season denim now in store!

Our new range of denim has just arrived from our maker in Melbourne.
For those who have been waiting please don't delay, as last season's range was snapped up very quickly.



After the success of last season's 2 styles we've stayed with a similar cut and this time we've selected a black which has a waxed finish (11.5 oz) and a slightly heavier indigo selvedge (12 oz). We have had both finished with a black thread and this makes it very easy to dress them up.




As always limited quantities have been made, so be quick!

Happy 2010!

Happy New Year to everyone!
We hope you all had a safe and enjoyable festive season.

We took a short break for a week or so here at The Cloakroom, but it's now back to full steam at all 3 stores. We have plenty of excitement planned for 2010 so keep an eye on the blog to stay abreast of all the latest.

We look forward to seeing you in the coming days and weeks.

Christmas Cloakroom voucher

Our new Cloakroom vouchers have arrived from the printer, so if you're stumped for a present this year we can box something up for you, and with any dollar amount you'd like.

New window Surry Hills

A new window for Surry Hills. The shops around us are now doing battle in the Christmas decoration stakes. Inspired by Benja and his recent work for Hermes, we decided to do something a little different. Not to mention the slightly smaller than Hermes' budget we have to work with.

Cloakroom James st - Now Open!

The doors are open today on our latest Cloakroom.


Located on James st (Fortitude Valley, Bris) the new store will allow us to present a larger range of our ready-to-wear Pistols at Dawn pieces.
And in the coming weeks we'll have our in-house tailored service (shirting, jackets, suiting) up and running.
For those of you in the city our Queen st store will remain open, and I will continue to be here 6 days.





On the rack we have 10 new styles of shirt, 4 styles of light / unconstructed jacket as well as shorts and pants.
Also on offer we have our roman sandals, knitted ties (from London), bow ties (Le Noeud Papillon) and pocket squares.
In production at the moment we have 2 new styles of jeans and drop of our t-shirts in 100% NZ wool. We're hoping for both of these to be in all our stores in the next week or 2.


Our newest member of the team, Leif, will be running the new store for us. Leif will bring a wealth of experience and knowledge, and his understanding of menswear will be a great asset to the team.



Thanks also to Damien who has been working on a new piece of art just for the shop.
It looks fantastic, though I'm sure once it's priced it'll be snapped up in no time.

Cloakroom #3 - James st Brisbane

It's been a very busy week here in Brisbane as we've been working around the clock on the fitout for a new store we're about to be open on James St. It's slowly starting to take shape and we're hoping it will be open for business as of tomorrow.

There's been too many nights of painting til midnight, but it has been very exciting to see a cream coloured shell slowly develop into our latest Cloakroom installment.





Working tirelessly has been our support team of Mark (who's just realised his talent for painting), James (ideas man / expert silicone applicator), Leif (heavy lifting / handyman all-rounder) and Eleisha, who when she's not been painting has been keeping us fed and stocked with beer.
Thanks guys, we greatly appreciate your time and efforts.









Stay tuned for more...

Kid in a candy store

New season Grenson samples arrived this morning and I already have some favourites. For everyone who has been hanging out for this season stay tuned. We will order new styles as well as top ups of the classics for both Sydney and Brisbane.

Fin Review

It is always special to get a mention in the Financial Review magazine, and Andrew and I eagerly await each edition.
A great read and always beautifully styled by Virginia Van Heythuysen. A privilege to rub shoulders if only on the pages of the magazine with Dries van Noten, Gucci and Ann Demeulemeester.

Sydney Magazine December

Nice little spot in the Sydney magazine this month. Every little bit helps in a new city.

Bow Ties

In Sydney, and on their way to Brisbane, bow ties from Le Noeud Papillon in silk, cotton and velvet by Holland and Sherry.

Benja's amazing paper wings at Hermes

Since opening here in Sydney I have been fortunate to meet some very interesting people doing amazing things. Benja Harney is one of them. One of his latest creations is a winged instalation in the window of Hermes you can see more of his work at paperform.wordpress.com.

On the Mannequin

The weather is warming up in Sydney and so begins the difficulty of looking and feeling well dressed during the heat of summer.
Linen half lined blazer, white pinpoint with our #5#3 medium spread collar, knit cotton tie.
Denim is always a constant in our wardrobe. This is our straight cut raw selvedge rolled with tan Grenson Noble.
It's amazing the cooling effects of showing a bit of ankle.