sheung wan, hong kong

some of you may know that i celebrated my birthday a few days ago. the "dirty thirty".

to be honest, i wasn't looking forward to turning thirty, getting older isn't so bad, but celebrating the big 3-0 without any of my homies from sydney just didn't feel right.

well, i was completely wrong! i did miss my mates, but have to say i had an amazing birthday weekend regardless.

it started off with my brother gino flying to hong kong and surprising me while out to dinner with my girlfriend (i was speechless and pretty sure i looked dumbfounded), had an awesome dinner the following night with great company and a few dope nights out as well.

my girlfriend also got me a trip to japan, plus more! my parents even got me this amazing acne camo number, and to top it all off, received this extra special ring, my dad's graduating university ring from '73.

it seem's like 30 is going to be a great year!

(acne shirt, comme des garcons pants, dapper hat, vans shoes, maison martin margiela ring [right], vintage ring [left]) 

putting the 'g' in georgia

so i mentioned in my last post "coming up roses" that while on holiday in sydney, i pulled together a few video tests with my mate tyson. another one of these video's will feature my homegirl georgia. she's quite a character, a dope dj and i love that she's all about keeping it ghetto with her sets. she's pretty well known for her "stanky leg" and i'm sure i've seen her drop to the floor and get her eagle on more than once.


it was really cool catching up with her, was a beautiful day in north bondi, extremely windy, but the sun was out and the view was amazing! it's definitely one of the things i really miss about living in sydney.


thanks again to cam for taking these shots from the day.

balmain, sydney

i have just returned from a trip to sydney, it was dope! wasn't the longest trip but i was able to catch up with my homies back home. was so good to just hang with them, have some beer's in brown paper bags (i've really missed the brown bags!), and take in the amazing weather. so glad i managed to get in a swim and a bike ride.

i didn't realise how much i actually missed the city, i always said it was just the people that i missed most, but i think from this latest trip i really grew to appreciate it and the lifestyle i once had in my home town.

i went back to the family home and found my old scottie pippen "dream team 2" jersey, tried it on and surprisingly it fits! good thing when i was growing up i wore oversize so the jersey fits perfectly now.

wish i brought a bigger bag so i could bring back more goodies.

(vintage jersey, insight shirt, nudie jeans, dr martens shoes, coal considered hat)

the clash

so i met earl pretty much two months into living in hong kong, we kept trying to organise a shoot together but for some reason or another, the plans kept falling through. as they do. i was contacted by post magazine, asking if i could do a menswear shoot, with only a few days to do so. so finally, after all that talk, earl and i have been able to produce a shoot together!


i gotta say the shoot turned out pretty dope! you may be thinking a couple of day's is easy to pull a shoot together, but honestly, having to source high-end fashion pieces over the biggest holiday of the year (in hong kong), chinese new year, was actually near to impossible. everyone is on holiday so getting a response from anyone was extremely difficult.


i was so stressed out, but luckily the day before the shoot, i heard back from all the brands i wanted to feature. in the end the shoot turned out great, we had an awesome team with earl shooting, my mate ryan who always does a great job with hair and make-up and the heroin-chic lyden, who really reminds me of a character from trainspotting (no offense man).


check it out below, along with a few extra favorites of mine.

photographer - earl wanstylist - mehair & make-up - ryan wing liphotographer's assistant - kit limodel - lyden j
original shoot "bohemian rapture" found in hong kong "post magazine" - 11/03/12

sheung wan, hong kong

i've always been a huge fan of headwear, you may have noticed i love rocking a beanie in the colder months, but apart from that, i pretty much just love a really classic shape of headwear. whether it's a baseball cap, 5 panel, beanie, train driver hats, fedora or a cowboy style even, headwear is a staple accessory of mine. i do love the classic styles, but what i really get down with is a classic silhouette done with a modern twist.

for instance, one of my homies from sydney, tris, who just came for a quick visit to the kong is developing his own line of hats. a classic bucket hat style (which i'm really feeling this season) with nice little details, dope fabrics and lining, re-enforced brims, contrast stitching, everything that i could possibly ask for in a hat. I'm really into patterns and print this season, so a bucket hat with a nice paisley or floral print is something i've been trying to get my hands on in time for the warmer weather. 

lucky for me, tris is on the same page, and was nice enough to give me some proddy.

(chronicles of never tee, circle park x jca shirt, carhartt pants, nike free's shoes, dapper hat, maison martin margiela necklace)