Well Summer has finally arrived and to the mark the occasion, we have just recieved the first delivery of Saint Augustine Academy's Summer 09/10 collection.
Currently in its eleventh season, “Do You Believe Her?” the latest collection from Sydney based label Saint Augustine Academy, further refines the Rock n' Roll inspired wares of designer Alvin Malano's earlier work.
Like his previous collections Malano takes inspiration from the intersection of music, fashion and youth culture lifting the collection's name from a song by Danish band The Raveonettes and imbuing his pieces with the track's mixed aesthetics: surf rock, mod and 60’s girl group.
The menswear, as usual, is a perfect mix of Don Draper power suiting and edgier rock inspired glam. It's hard to find a middle ground between the two but Malano does so with ease, offering an array of cropped shorts, dandy neckwear, tailored suit jackets and intricately detailed shirts. The end result? A playful school boy/geek-chic vibe that is a perfect Summer option for dapper gentlemen who find suits too stifling.
Now available in Purdy Klampet Bondi and Online very soon!
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