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GOODS has two meanings. Firstly, it is our guide to innovative objects from Melbourne and around the world, and secondly, GOODS can't be bad. A resource for gift buyers, home-makers, scene-stealers, trend-watchers and possibly even shoplifters, GOODS isn't about making your credit card cry, it's about setting your standards high.
Agatha Gothe-Snape's t-shirts
Welcome to the launch of my new art reviewing system. It's image based. If you text me, and say, "Penny, how's the show?!" I'll send you a picture back for a small fee of $32. Quite often, the picture will be this. And sometimes this or even this. But, on rare occasions, IT WILL BE THIS.
R.M. Williams Boots
Reginald Murray Williams would surely be chuffed to see his bespoke riding boots taking to the streets. There's a special combination of ruggedness and femininity that can be achieved with frilly skirts and blundies. While some advise the Blundstone as boot of choice, when you need a look that is a bit more toff than tradie, R.
This Is Not A Polo Shirt
As these summer months drift by, the males among us are faced with a puzzling dilemma in terms of what to wear up top. The collared shirt with rolled up sleeves looks smart, but it's not exactly practical, particularly if you're faithful to the current top-button-done-up trend. T-shirts get a bit boring and are a tad too casual for some events, while singlets are the domain of body-builders and tradies.
Some call them Ruggers
Our kind friend Dougie once spent a good 15 minutes trying to teach me the difference between Ruggers and Stubbies. Unfortunately I was too distracted by his manly thighs to listen, so for now let's call them 'man shorts'.
The men I know who favour this variety of trouser seem to find it an immensely satisfying experience, but there are a few key rules for any young'uns considering the man short this summer:
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The ffiXXed and Condiment Multi-Sleeve (Picnic) Rug
Those blissful summer Sundays in the park have edged their way back into our lives, as days lengthen and shirtsleeves can be worn above the elbow without the prickle of goosebumps. We go wherever there is a spot of sun and a mossy patch of green, and we lie there insolently until the very last sliver of light drains away into darkness.
Feiyue shoes
The British have their plimsolls, the Americans have their Chuck Taylors, and we have our Volleys. But what of the east? What are the iconic everyman treads of the Chinese denizen? And why do we want a pair?
Well, the east is a geographical direction, the Chinese everyman would say Feiyue shoes, and we want a pair because PM has enormous man feet.
Hand Drawn Fan Shirtz
You know Mikey - he looks like Jesus in shorts and has Black Sabbath tattooed on his knees. Mikey dictates pod-wars, designs for Insight and likes to draw, hard and fast, like the news.
In news, MJ is dead. In news, Mikey commemorates MJ on a t-shirt. These tribute tees are "one of a kind Motherf*ckerz.
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