The Times They Are A-Changing

Because The Man is a tad loopy, antisocial, terribly lonely and a big fat ugly party pooper The Tote will be closing it's doors for good this coming week. Awesome. Cause no one likes a great band room, huge courtyard and Collingwood Football Club-centric decor do they? Nope. We here at Comeback Kid hate having fun so we're super relieved that more venues are closing; we can only prey that Melbourne will one day become a live music free zone.

In other news, we're hoping to head there tonight so we'd love for you to join us! Rumor has it they're turning the venue into apartments - fingers crossed that the ghosts of Tote attendees past haunt those peeps whilst they sleep. Maybe John Wren can swing by and teach them a lesson too?

Yours,
Comeback Kid

Wearing One Colour: Pros and Cons (A Slightly Delirious Friday Afternoon Discussion)

Pro: Simple yet high impact fashion.

Con: Looking like a banana.

Pro: Easy to find you in a crowd.

Con: People will think you've swapped all your gear at a Rubik's Cube party. Sad.

Pro: You can put your whole outfit in the washing machine and the colours wont bleed and mix.

Con: Witty folks like us asking, "What's your favourite colour?"

Pro,
Comeback Kid

Images: The Fashionisto and men.style.com.

Mondo Shredder Tease

We're excited to announce a new addition to Comeback Kid's lineup! CMRTYZ hail all the way from Seattle and are a two-person operation.

Having already landed accounts with OAK NYC and Blackbird in the US, these boys are definitely on their way. And judging from their blog, they seem to have good-looking friends as well.

We have a small delivery of CMRTYZ's "Mondo Shredder Tee" in Black arriving soon!

Each tee is hand shredded and unique.

Future Thoughts

We're only just finalising our trend predictions for Australia's next Spring Summer season (you can see a snapshot of this above) and already the designers are gearing up to show us what we'll be wearing during winter in 2011. Yes, 2011. Holy Moly!

Paris Men's Fashion Week kicks off on January 21st and we'll be showing you all our favourite trends for the cold days to come on this blog. Take a peak at the full schedule here and feel free to book us some flights, accommodation and front row seats.

Where the hell did I put my crystal ball?
Comeback Kid

The Fashion Feast

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To escape Melbourne's ever escalating heat Comeback Kid hit the galleries yesterday arvo to check out the latest fashion exhibitions on offer. First up was Drape: Classic Mode to Contemporary Dress which, as it's title suggests, looks at drape and drapery throughout the centuries. Seriously y'all, things have advanced since the Ancient Greeks were getting all creative with sheets and vines. The clothes are breathtaking and it's always so interesting to see pieces that have survived longer than your grandparents.

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After a quick walk over the river and a 5 minute rest in the atrium we moved onto Together Alone: Australian & New Zealand Fashion, which featured (you guessed it) clothing from our island and their island. Some Comeback Kid favourites were dropped in for good measure including Nom*D and Romance Was Born who always get our "oohs" and "ahhs" going. Keen to support the locals we fantasised about stealing a few pieces, leaping onto a tram and skipping off into the sunset dressed to impressed. Sigh. Instead we stared longingly at our favourite garments and contemplated terrible DIY rip offs and our inability to save up for anything.

3.
Today's Comeback Kid Love Crush item is this jacket from the beautifully beige folks over at Burberry. Teaming up with Collette they've created a trench (for women, sorry boys) with this cheekily studded collar.

Yours,
Comeback Kid

Style Wars

I think that I'm still recovering from the genius that is Major Lazer (yes, Diplo surprised us all) because this post is totally nonsensical and slightly irrelevant. But you have nothing better to do with your day so read on fool.

What an introduction! So last night, I had a dream about T.I. (you know the rapper, with that amazing song)... couldn't tell you for the life of me what the dream was actually about (it also featured my sister asking me to help her design a car park) but it got me thinking about fashion in the world of Hip Hop... gosh, I'm really struggling today. Interested yet? Screw you. Let's make a list:

The Five Best Dressed Male Rappers of All Time According to my Subconscious

Kanye WestHe basically invented shutter shades or something whatever.

Mos DefWhat the fuck does Mos Def mean? Oh, it means Most Definitely. Well, he's most definitely a well dressed lad.

Flavor FlavThis wouldn't even be a relevant list if Flavor Flav wasn't in it. The clock, that grill, cold lampin' - what more could you ask for?

Busta RhymesPurely here for the above photo alone.

Andre 3000Funky fresh dressed to impress ready to party.

Next List: Why Rappers Have Such Weird Names

Word,
Comeback Kid

Diplodocus

We're seeing Diplo at The Corner tonight. The last time we saw him DJ was 2 years ago at Parklife. Life. Changing. Best known for his collabs and remixes with MIA, Rye Rye and Santigold.

Going to get down. Baile-funk style.

Easy Diplo!

Comeback Kid

Top AM Shelf

I heard somewhere that meteorologists have predicted a 50°C day for Melbourne soon? Maybe I dreamt it? Or saw it in a movie? In any case, we're going to need some serious eyewear. I want to look good as we melt into the earth's core. Above are some of a few styles we have at left at Comeback Kid from the AM Eyewear team. $240-260.


Hot hot hot,

Comeback Kid

Spotted!

Check it out readers: the lovely folk over at That's Melbourne were kind enough to pop yours truly in their Hot Spots super special Summer edition. More special now that we're in it of course (yes, we are modest too). Take a peak and click to enlarge:

Eek! They even revealed our secret identities but you'll have to get your hands on one yourself to find out.

Too hot to handle,
Comeback Kid

Remember?

Illex Kinni shoes: $250 per pair

Hey y'all, remember these shoes? Of course you do. They're awesome. And therefore they're selling fast. Only 5 pairs left. Or 10 if you have one foot. Something like that.

Yours,
Comeback Kid

The Fashion Feast

So it's a New Year (decade) and all that shit blah blah blah so to "celebrate" we've put more work on our poor little plates and created a new Monday morning post theme, The Fashion Feast. Using the energy of our brains fused with the interlocking cables and hard drives that power the Interweb we're selecting for you, dear reader, the highlights in men's fashion over the past week, every week, on this day. Enjoy!

Rodarte @ Opening Ceremony = Extreme Poverty to Ensue

The lovely team behind Rodarte (they recently did a women's collection for Target) have shipped some fierce jumpers over to the crew at Opening Ceremony. What do you think? This is the kind of thing that I get caught on door handles or am never sure how to wash and the garment ultimately ends up smelling like beer and sin. So for 2,760 USD I'm gonna have to skip past go and not collect $200. Moreover, our friends at Fashion Indie reckon this is all a rip off from the Junya Wantanabe crew. As I can't pronounce "Rodarte" or "Junya Wantanabe" I'll leave my opinion out for now.

Givenchy Hearts Op Art

Love you fashion. You always inspire and challenge. Is it just me or are Givenchy (another one I can't pronounce) totally giving a big fat nod in the direction of Op Art? If you look at their Spring Summer 2010 campaign images for too long you start to see the future (and your head slowly becomes numb). I wanna get me some of those leggings all the same.

Fill in the Blank

Love crushing this shirt from Topman LTD. I'm assuming the "limited" implies there aren't many in stock so you better get your hands on this shirt quick sticks. I suggest decorating the white square to match your unique and individual personality. I'd fill mine with a self portrait, all moody like and contemplative via Chuck Close.

Not that I look anything like him but hey, what can you do? And that's not a photo y'all. Mr Close painted that! Get yourself an education in 20th century art and stop asking me questions.

Hope the first issue of The Fashion Feast was everything you hoped and dreamed of.

Yours,
Comeback Kid

My Head Still Hurts: Round 11

A visual guide to how Comeback Kid feels today via Stolen Daiquiri Machine of Glory via Warehouse Party Thanks for Having Us via Heat Wave and Thunderstorms via Scary Santas = Why Christmas is Once a Year:

Nap Time,
Comeback Kid

Sensational

Are you kids going to Sensation? I'm one of the performers tonight. I'm Lost Lady White and you'll see me floating at the Coventry End of the field just above the E.J. Whitten Bar at approximately 10.35pm EST. So, um... give me a wave. Nah, seriously y'all - what are you going to wear? I suggest you be totes creative. All intellectual like. Non of this angel bullshit. Go as an angle. A White Angle! See what I did there?

Just an idea peeps,
Comeback Kid

P.S. If you're house partying it up tonight I suggest downloading Best of Bootie 2009. It's all your wildest mash-up fantasies come true. Shake your body down to the ground.

Sorry Karen O. Wasn't thinking straight. The Skeletons Got Me.

Hi everyone. Voted for my JJJ top 10 yesterday. Got stressed. Made a mistake. Put Tame Impala in the mix instead of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Pretty upset. Love you Tame Impala but y'all released that album ages ago. Well, aside from that slip, here are my picks for the year:

Animal Collective My Girls
The Crayon Fields Mirror Ball
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Home
Jonathan Boulet A Community Service Announcement
Kid Cudi Pursuit of Happiness
Major Lazer Pon De Floor
Mos Def Auditorium
Mumford & Sons Little Lion Man
Passion Pit Sleepyhead
Tame Impala Skeleton Tiger (Yeah Yeah Yeahs Skeletons)

Do you like me more now? Or less? Or the same? Don't judge haters.

Yours,
Comeback Kid (George)

P.S. Can anyone explain to me why both Kid Cudi and Mos Def are smoking in their promo pics? Does it help them 'rap' better and connect with 'the streets'. Are their rhymes 'fresher' and more 'banging' as a result? So out of the loop y'all. Miss my youth (youf).

P.P.S. Lady Gaga wasn't an option. This also saddened me. I would've picked "Just Dance" or "Poker Face" or even her new hit, "Bad Romance". You're changing the face of pop Gaga right before my myopic eyes.