its been a while

Its been a while since I've posted anything from our cloakroom Sydney adventure.
I thought id share some things I've seen. excuse the photo quality.

Josh



Boxing Day!

New Season Grensons arriving soon!

Here's a peak at some of the styles we'll have in store from Feb.

There are some great shoes, so act fast to avoid missing out.

*We've waited a long time for these loafers, but it's been worth it.

Brisbane's nightmare

It's been a tough start to 2011. After all the rain here in Brisbane we've now just experienced a once in a lifetime flood event and it's been very distressing to see the damage that has be wreaked on our city.
To all those people who've been affected our thoughts are with you. Tough times like this sometimes have a strange way of bringing us together and it seems the rising spirit of the Brisbane population has been the only upside to a tragic week.

Thankfully none of us at The Cloakroom have been affected directly. At some points during Wed & Thurs we were sure our James st store would go under, but somehow we were spared.
We are still pressing on with our plans for a new Brisbane store to be open this month, but the enormity of what has happened has given us some new perspective, so we appreciate your patience if this takes a little longer than we had hoped.

A lot of businesses out there are doing it tough so please support the local operators and stores in your area. Everyone's help is crucial.

At the moment we are still only trading from our James st store, but for all our city customers we are still taking appointments in town.
We hope to see you soon.

The Cloakroom in 2011

After a fantastic 5 month spell at the Wintergarden our Brisbane concept store has now closed. Thanks to everyone who came in, it was great to have so much support.

In 2011 we hope to announce an exciting, and more permanent store in Brisbane. And in Sydney we have a new store planned in the city so stay tuned.

Holiday Trading

Happy holidays to everyone!
We hope you're having an enjoyable and safe season.

Our trading times over the Christmas and New Year's period will be as follows:

Brisbane City & Surry Hills - closed until January 5th 2011, though we will still be taking appointments. We can be contacted on the usual shop numbers (07 3210 1515 & 02 9212 0029)

James St Fortitude Valley - open Dec 28th - Dec 31st and then January 5th onwards.


We look forward to seeing you soon.

Thanks

Recent Press

It's been a very busy month at The Cloakroom, but it's always great to get covergae for what we are doing.
We recently had a nice mention on the SMH website and also an article on US website Full Frontal Fashion. Next year we hope to start selling our Pistols at Dawn range into America and this is a great way to get on the radar.

Wintergarden Shoeshine

Time flies, and we now have just 5 weeks to go at our Wintergarden concept store.
One of the highlights has been setting Ben up for the special shoeshine service we offer every Thursday.
If you have a decent pair of shoes, and you've been neglecting them, drop in for the full treatment.

Linen

'Brandy' linen jacket with navy oxford and light blue puppytooth pocket square.

Perfect for summer.

Summer is Coming!

Ideas for Summer:



Just in, our new heavy cotton tailored shorts. Which are also available pleated and with a cuff.


Mitchell makes it work with a jacket.



Also just in from our tailor is this client order. 100% cotton seersucker, with oxford lapel trim, half lined (with Bemberg) and finished with our horn buttons.






Also perfect for Summer is this ligtweight cotton jacket we'll have sized on the rack - 100% cotton navy/black puppytooth. 1 button peaked lapel, with patch pockets and finished with mother of pearl buttons.

Recent press - AFR Life & Leisure

We recently caught up with AFR writer Hannah Tattersall when she was up in Brisbane and the piece she put together appeared in last week's Life & Lesiure.
It's interesting to see an increasing demand from Australian men for something more crafted.

Recent press - Wish Magazine

We have been very fortunate of late to receive some great press including a piece in today's Wish magazine.
A great article from Mitchell Oakley Smith.

One of our favourite fabrics here at The Cloakroom

Still so pure in terms of how they make it.

BE LINEN MOVIE from Benoit MILLOT on Vimeo.

New Summer denim has arrived!

For those of you who have been hanging out the wait is over.
Our new drop of jeans has arrived from our makers in Melbourne is now available.

Once again we've gone with 2 colours - a lighter, colder blue which is finished with a copper thread and then a darker blue with a black stitch.


It's our usual straight cut and if like me you have long legs we have plenty of fabric to play with before we hem them for you.
But be quick as they always sell out.

Shoe Shine Thursday at The Cloakroom

Cloakroom Shoe Shine starts today at the Brisbane store and we'll have Ben coming in every Thurs to give your shoes a comprehensive clean, polish, buff and condition.

Our express service is $12, and $15 for the full treatment with a special leather conditioner.
If your short on time you can drop off any number of pairs for an overnight service.



Also we have a number of shoe products on hand for you to take home including polish, leather conditioner, laces, shoe trees and brushes.

*Seen here are the new Grenson Dylans in dark brown - our new favourite shoe

Oct GQ - designers feature

The new GQ came out last week and it's great to see some Brisbane architects mixing it with the best.
Kitted out head to toe in Cloakroom the Owen & Vokes guys cut quite a figure.