Smaggle

Image & Feature Image   Why don’t you…? See a play? Instead of your usual Friday night movie? Get all dolled up? Have a glass of wine and a sweet treat at interval? Eat things on toast? Tomato? Ham? Avocado? Nutella? Start signing your name with a tiny personalised doodle? A little heart? A dandelion? Little bird feet prints? Have lunch at a pub? Have a pint and pie? Keep a wooden chest of del Read the rest!

Have you ever flippantly made a promise that you’d bring a fancy dessert to a dinner party and then completely forgot all about it? Then you find yourself with half an hour before the party and you’re trying to figure out if you can smoosh a frozen apple pie into a glass dish and pretend you made it? I’ve made this casual promise twice in the last two weeks and I’ve been twice saved by this Read the rest!

The post is in collaboration with Jacamo.  I genuinely feel sorry for men when it comes to clothes shopping. Women have ten times the options at way more competitive price points. For men, unless you can afford to shop at Harold’s you’re going to have to get a little creative. Enter the vest. It’s the perfect in between seasons piece that will effortlessly add an air of awesome to your ensemble Read the rest!

I’m a veteran online shopper, in fact I rarely buy things in retail stores any more unless it’s an impulse purchase. I buy basics, shoes, underwear, clothing and make-up online. It’s so much easier than having to go shopping to a mall. I find bricks and mortar retail shopping quite difficult because I can’t type in my search term. I’m serious. Do you know how long it takes to locat Read the rest!

The Chunky Grey Knit The perfect way to be stylish and casual in the winter months. The Navy Coat More fresh and modern than standard black and adds an element of European sophistication. The Statement Sunglasses Perfect for cutting out that winter glare. What staples do you think every man needs for winter? This post was in collaboration with Jamaco. Images via The Sartorialist. Read the rest!

This is a featured post in conjunction with High and Mighty XL clothing. The Short Sleeved Navy Shirt Casual, stylish and perfectly Italian. The Lace Up Desert Boot Wear them under tailored pants or over the top of tucked in skinny jeans. The Very Sensible Over Coat Worn casually or formally, a sensible and stylish coat is a male wardrobe must have. What staples do you think every man should own? Read the rest!

Living in Melbourne, Fitzroy to be exact, you can’t walk more than 50 metres without stumbling across a hipster cafe with milk crates out the front, baskets of fresh eggs in the kitchen, impossibly beautiful baristas and brown paper wrapped muffins that can only be described as rustic. I swear muffins taste so much better if they look like they were baked on a farm. Here’s a quick and easy DIY to help Read the rest!

The Grey Knit As a staple in any wardrobe, the grey knit is timeless throughout the seasons and can work wonderfully with any outfit, treading the line between casual and smart depending on what it’s combined with. The Checked Shirt The checked shirt, which was once the preserve of lumberjacks and punks, has been on-trend for two or three years and doesn’t seem to be going anywhere – especially Read the rest!

Image I have what Mamma Smaggle would call a ‘strong personality’. It’s a nice way of saying I’m a bitch. How I managed to get this reputation is completely beyond me but it’s probably justifiable because she’s not the only person who thinks this. I often have friends saying they don’t stick up for themselves like I do for myself. Which I have to say is absolute bollocks. Read the rest!

The LMFF Menswear Runway was by far my favourite show of the season. I don’t know whether it was the excitement of my first show of the year, the rad dancers that bookended each collection or the fact that I was sitting directly opposite Josh Thomas, Alex Perry and Melissa George. I had a major Angel from Home and Away fixation when I was in primary school and I literally started eating Vegemite because I saw Read the rest!