Monday, April 6, 2009

Men's Style Capital of Australia?

I have just returned from a fitting trip to Melbourne and I have been pondering the question: Are Melbourne men really the best dressed? At the risk of being lambasted I would have to say that all the Cities in Australia are populated by men who buy shirts on price rather than on fit and Melbourne is no exception.

Melbourne men seem to take a little more pride in their appearance and certainly visit the hairdresser more than their counterparts in the other cities but there is no real difference in the shirts that they wear. From my observations, and I saw plenty of shirtsleeves in Melbourne, they are just as wont to wear ill fitting shirts as anyone else. What a shame when a tailor made shirt often costs less than the one on their back.

I will say one that the one thing that Melbourne men do better than any other city is shoes. They have really got it right there. I don't know whether there are just better shoe store there or if they see good shoes as a very essential component of dressing well (which it undoubtably is) but they are leaps and bounds ahead of their neighbours.