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.

Local Support

Great to have such a positive response to our store launch this week and it's always rewarding to have support from local media.

Here's a few links

Brisbane Times

and local marketeers

Felix & Slink

Cloakroom Wintergarden opening night

Last night we celebrated the opening of our new store.

Thanks to everyone who came along.
It was a fantastic night, that included Camparis (Cloakroom recipe), an amazing ham (thanks to my mother in law), and an array of sweet delights from Jade at Cake Star.

Not to mention the well-dressed, well-heeled company who helped us christen the store and make the night so much fun.













A special thanks to my beautiful wife, without who's help the night wouldn't have been what it was.
Seen here with Paul Hunt - our favourite designer, and someone who wears a Cloakroom suit better than almost anyone.

Open for business!!

Our new Wintergarden shop is now ready and open.
Please drop in and say hi.


Contact details are:
3003 0916
Q226 Wintergarden,
Queen st Mall, Brisbane.

Cloakroom pop-up/concept store

It's been all system go here in Brisbane working on our new store which is just about to officially open.
We've taken over a huge 180m2 space in the Wintergarden (on the Queen st mall) which we'll have until the end of Dec.
This gives us a chance to try out a sized-up Cloakroom warehouse/gallery/shop concept and should be loads of fun.
The only problem has been knowing how to go about the fit-out. Given the short term of the lease we had to try and stick to a pretty tight budget.
Much of the credit goes to 'Josh the Shopfitter' (not Cloakroom Josh) who has been full of smart ideas to help our vision become a reality.




We also worked with Alex Lotzerstain from Derlot on a new colour to powdercoat his beautiful 'Bolero' lamp shapes, which are scattered through the shop and help bring the space to life. Much better than the dirty fluros that we inherited with the space.
*These are the same lights as our Surry Hills store.

Thanks Alex!

The Show!

Josh and I had a crazy few days here in Brisbane, but it was all worth it as we were really happy with the collection we sent down the runway on Sat evening.

For all the pics check out the MBFF site.

In particular the pieces that we were most proud of were the camel linen suit (which we styled as seperates), the double breasted black linen jacket (with elbow patches), the single button navy cotton dinner suit and the 1-off unlined trench which we had made from a vintage kimono.




Also for our Summer story we've done some hand printed scarves featuring a multi layered collage of an Antony Clare photo.
This is the grey horse picture we've had on the wall in our Brisbane store since we opened in 2007.

Thank you Mitch

Made a quick appearance at the launch of Mitch's new book. Very honoured to be included.
Had a few Peronis with Jim from 3over1 and a mini battle of the beards, same colour but Jim keeps his in good check. Mine gets a bit wild.
Then on to Moor Fish on Devonshire. My signed copy of the book heading off to the mantle piece at Grans!

The Australian Tuesday 10th

Andrew and I always get a big surprise when our pieces appear in print. It is a really nice thing to sit in colour alongside people like Akira, Easton Pearson and the undoubted crowd favourite on the night (for good reason) Mr Paul Hunt.

some quick pics of the last few days in Brisbane

MBFF program - After Hours

As well as a full week of shows there are some great off-site events happening including a series of talks at the State Library. Details here

I've been fortunate enough be invited as a guest to one of the talks, and I am expecting 'The Return of Male Sartorial Elegance' should make for some interesting conversation.
The talks will be facilitated by the very capable Alison Kubler, and on the panel I'll be joined by a very impressive cast including Mitchell Oakley Smith from GQ, Brent Wilson and Mark Neighbour.

Mitchell will also be in town to promote his new book which is released on August 1st -
Fashion: Australian & New Zealand Designers.



Keep your eyes out for that one. It's sure to be a jammed with interesting content and images and just happens to feature Josh and myself with our Pistols at Dawn brand.

MBFF - 2 Weeks to go!

It now just 2 weeks to go until we send out our Summer collection. Although it's been nerve wracking, Josh and I are hoping we'll have everything ready for the night.

If you haven't bought tickets be quick as they're almost all gone.
Check it out at www.qtix.com.au

new arrivals

Landed this week were some new shirts. We decided the shop needed some fresh whites.
A pinpoint plain fronted with our smaller mod style #5#1 collar.
Off white heavy linen with placket and classic pocket. #6#1 hidden button collar
Blue and white fine stripe with our #12#3 spread. Something a bit more work'ish.

cloakroom custom order

Thought I would post some very nice custom orders heading to their owners this week.
A mix of Button Downs and our Hidden Button Down that keeps the collars in place when worn open.