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March 31, 2020How To Overhaul Your Wardrobe - The Essentials
Read moreSo you've cleaned out your wardrobe and it's looking a bit thin on substance. It's time to rebuild it with key functional items that you can have on rotation all year round. These are hard-working pieces that are worth the investment as they won't be going out of style anytime soon.
In no particular order, these are the never-fail items every guy should own.
March 30, 2020How To Overhaul Your Wardrobe - The Clean Out
Read moreNow that we're a week into "Stayin In" you might be ready to turn some of your downtime into something productive.
While it might seem a long way off, we're not going to be staying in for good, so you might as well utilize this time better by prepping your wardrobe. Then you can hit the ground running when things are back on track. It's going to be hard enough getting used to the daily commute again without having to deal with disorganised closets while trying to pick out your
March 27, 2020Road To Rhythm
Read moreFor most of us the festival season lasts a few months over summer, and then normal life resumes. But for festival directors like Hamish Pinkham the season is year-round, work starting as soon as the last punter leaves the grounds the year before.
When Rhythm and Vines started in 2003, New Zealand's festival scene was little more than a few one-day events serving big pop energy to a few thousands punters. Now, you can hardly move in the summertime without bumping into a festival
March 24, 2020HOW TO: Work From Home
Read moreSome of us have been doing it for years, but for most of us working from home for longer than a couple of days is uncharted territory. For those of you about to enter the domestic workforce, we salute you: and offer warnings and advice for the challenges you’ll face.
Working from home is usually a temporary situation - maybe there’s a day when we have no face-to-face meetings, and we want to buckle down on our own. There might be a week where the office is undergoing repairs, so
March 17, 2020#barkersweddings : Josh and Rachel
Read moreHow did you meet and how long have you been together?
We both went to the same high school and lucky for me our friendship turned into something more and almost 8 years later here we are happily married!
Tell us a bit about your proposal and your engagement?
We were on a trip to Canada where I had planned a helicopter flight and picnic, unfortunately,
March 15, 2020Cli-Fi: Five Of The Best To Read Right Now
Read moreClimate change is the story of our age, and as the science and anxieties stack up, so too does the to-read list. Here, five terrific new novels that tackle what comes next.
The Wall by John Lanchester (Faber Fiction, $45)
We’re in Britain or what’s left of it. It’s effing cold. But other parts of the world, great tracts of it, are scorching dry, and their people are desperate. So Britain’s built an eff-off wall around its coastline.
March 12, 2020#barkersweddings : Chris and Emily
Read moreHow did you meet and how long have you been together?
Emily and I knew each other a little through mutual friends, but it wasn't until a trip to Las Vegas in 2013 that sparks flew and I fell for Emily - literally. That night (from what we can remember) involved Casinos, the Hakkasan Night Club, a lot of money spent on bottle service, a dance floor injury, stitches, and a very expensive hospital bill that would make the Hangover movies proud.
After a couple
March 10, 2020Chinos: The Wingman Of Your Wardrobe
Read moreThis humble pant goes well with the boardroom, the beach, or a night out with the boys. Here’s how to make the most of the best friend a man can have in his wardrobe: the chino.
When it comes to pants you need to think about three specific things.
1. Can I take these from the office to the bar without looking out of place or straight-up wrong at either place?
2. Can I pair these with a range of shirts and shoes in my wardrobe and still look great no matter what?
