Yesterday I took the ferry into the city Sydney from Manly.
Which is pretty similar to going from Santa Monica to Downtown, except your commute isn’t 30+ minutes in smoggy traffic, its 30 minutes through the beautiful Sydney Harbor, filled with forrested islands.
Here’s my obligatory Sydney Opera House shot. I wanted to remove a lot of the context to really show its very organic, prehistoric nautilus-like shape.
Immediately after exiting the ferry wharf, I was greeted by the biggest Ronald McDonald Playhouse ever. Its adult sized, was frothing with business people, and definitely not the first thing I expected to see.
Adjacent to the wharf is the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. Its free and currently showing a great exhibit of Australian and Aboriginal art. The aboriginal art is pretty amazing – mostly pattern based works, rooted in nature. This is actually my only picture from the museum since you’re not allowed to take pics, but I found this random reflection in a small side bathroom and had to capture it.
If you make your way passed all the shops/malls on George St and turn onto Liverpool you’ll make it to Fairfax Oxford St. the mini Fairfax-esque boutique area of Sydney. Right on the corner in this shot is the Carhartt store.
After years of seeing all the rad Carhartt fashion/workwear lines that Europe and Japan get, I was excited to check it out. Classics like the duck cloth jacket have been updated with little twists, but retain the Carhartt heritage. Despite offering things like selvedge khaki and skinny twill pants, these are definitely clothes that can withstand abuse.
Below Carhartt is Supply. Supply carries a well curated Union like lineup – Visvim, Tenderloin, Supreme, Porter x Original Fake, etc. These brands are really under the radar here but they’ve been slowly educating the Australian consumer on these premium labels. Right next door is Monster Children Gallery, which I’ve been wanting to check out forever, but it was closed. The FEIT shoes flagship store is also next door. The shoes aren’t really my style, but I’ve been a fan of their amazing craftsmanship for the last couple of years. Their classy sneakers use amazing leathers, vibram soles and are remarkably light.
Continuing down the road is Footage. They’ve been holding it down for 6+ years with a nice assortment of premium denim, sneakers and accessories. They were keen on Ampal, so they might be our exclusive account for the area.
Hopefully this gives you a little glimpse into the city. I wanted to leave you with this pic of the allover graffiti print upholstery in the Sydney bus’s- “You want to tag our seats? Sorry we beat you to it.”
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