frank bits
verner x lisa waup
Oh, Verner, you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow our minds, oh Verner! We’re shaking our pom poms and high-kicking around the place, all because of these spiffy duds from Melbourne fashion brand Verner. Part of their second collaboration with Gunditjmara and Torres Strait Islander artist Lisa Waup, they look at uniforms and the concept of personal identity – if you like what you see, we recommend you scoot on over to verner.co, stat.
old-time tech
Inspired by the clunky, boxy technology of the ’80s, Wyatt Little’s ceramic planters come in all sorts of shapes – including ‘large computer’ and ‘brick phone’ – and remind us of the times when the wailing sound of a modem connecting to the internet would alert our parents that we weren’t in fact soundly asleep in bed. Ahh, we’ve come so far. wyattlittle.com
roll with it
Whether you identify more with Olivia Newton-John in Xanadu, Ellen Page inWhip It! or Heather Graham in Boogie Nights, we have good news for you: roller skates are back and better than ever. That’s what Melbourne brand Impala would have us believe, anyhow, with their wonderfully nostalgic (and certifiably vegan) skates in an array of eye-pleasing colours. Each pair will set you back $149.99, and look positively bitchin’ when teamed with ’70s gym shorts and striped knee-high tube socks. impalarollerskates.com.au
let it pour
Led Zeppelin sang about a fool in the rain, but with a brolly as dead-set lovely as this one, that sure as hell won’t be you. It features artwork by Melbourne lass Rebecca Ng, and folds down nice and small so you can shove it in your bag. And – get this – it comes with a lifetime guarantee from the kind folks at Monsterthreads, so if you happen to accidentally sit on it or get blown away by a heavy gale, they’ll replace it for half price. How nice! $39.95, monsterthreads.com.au
camille auclair knitted bags
Camille Auclair’s striking tapestry-covered tote bags are proof that art doesn’t just live on gallery walls. Each fuzzy carryall begins its life as an abstract painting – she then hand-dyes a bunch of natural yarns and stitches together the final work on a home knitting machine. No two bags are the same, so if you fancy dangling a one-of-a-kind creation from your shoulder, contact Camille over at instagram.com/ camille.auclair – a tote will set you back $160.
