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See, this is why it pays to pay attention to the newsletters in your inbox. In consummate fashion, men’s luxury e-tailer Mr Porter launched its 25% Off “New Season” promotion last week, with the sitewide sale set to conclude today at 5 PM (AEST). RELATED: 13 Australian Men’s Fashion Brands For Your Wardrobe As on previous occasions, the reduction is applied automatically to a range of stock (e.g. clothing, footwear, accessories). The crucial caveat being that the near quarter-price di…

Before we dive into this curated (yet by no means exhaustive) round-up of our favourite Chinese restaurants in Sydney, a word on taxonomies. As intrepid eaters know, writing individual 5000-word lists about any one of China’s 8 regional cuisines (and the Sydney restaurants that traffic in them) is an all too real possibility. But to do so would be folly because (as in Melbourne and Brisbane) Sydney’s community of Chinese eateries is a rich tapestry that, by definition, is constantly in fl…

Ah yes, gin: the stuff one makes whilst waiting for their whisky to pan out. Jokes aside, there are only a handful of spirits that can lay similar claim to the privilege of working well in mixed beverages as enlivening a simple spritz of tonic. For impassioned gin drinkers, versatility really is the name of the game. Earlier this year, we covered (in exhaustive detail) a number of our favourite Australian gin distilleries around the country. In this Buyer’s Guide, we’ll be opening up the fiel…

Embodying the best of both hemispheres, American outdoor clothing brand The North Face has teamed up with icebreaker (of New Zealand renown) for a new Spring/Summer 2024 capsule. Consisting of over half a dozen styles — including menswear and womenswear-centric styles — the collection plays dually to The North Face and icebreaker’s strengths (i.e. outdoor apparel and natural performance clothing). Emphasising comfort and performance — even if the latter word merely brings to mind imagery…

Every year at Australian Fashion Week, branded partnerships are an inevitable (and most would likely say necessary) occurrence. Yet for scent hounds, the news that Creed — premium perfumers behind Aventus and Green Irish Tweed — will be running a week-long activation at AFW, on-location at Carriageworks, should definitely prove exciting. Timed to coincide with the global launch of the new ‘Queen of Silk’ eau de parfum, the renowned Anglo-French perfumer will be putting together a museum-insp…

Out here in Reality Land, the streets are abuzz with debate about Australia’s pervasive cost-of-living crisis. But inside Yakikami the atmosphere is decidedly more convivial. In a move that might even give 2 Chainz in his Most Expensivest era pause, the ritzy Japanese barbeque specialist located in South Yarra is bringing back its wagyu katsu sando at $228 per serve (easily the most expensive sandwich in Australia). RELATED: The 18 Best Steak Restaurants In Melbourne Right Now Nearly 40…

A style of American whiskey inexorably connected with the great southern state of Kentucky, there are certain names in the Bourbon pantheon that — even to non-drinkers — will be familiar as household words. All due credit to US film, television and advertising: labels like Wild Turkey and Jim Beam White Label get a whole lotta love — and we certainly don’t need to revisit them. Though, if what you’re in the market for is a few recommendations that express America’s rich tradition of small-bat…

As the oldest, continually operational player within the ‘Holy Trinity’ of Swiss watch brands, it’s unsurprising Vacheron Constantin has garnered a reputation for making some of the industry’s most refined, technical, and of course, eyewateringly expensive timepieces. Since its foundation in 1755, the Genevan powerhouse has broken dozens of records. It is responsible for pioneering the world’s thinnest mechanical movement (1955); the world’s thinnest minute repeater (1992); and, just 9 years…

After a steady trickle of on-set imagery and handful of divisive early audience reactions, the first official teaser trailer for acclaimed director Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu has finally arrived. The dark auteur behind The Lighthouse and The Northman appears to have lived up to his reputation. At least based on the near-two-minute preview that gives very little away about the film’s narrative thrust; even if the broad strokes are sure to follow in the shadow of F.W. Murnau’s “unauthorised and u…

In some ways, you could call this Buyer’s Guide — dedicated to the best Scotch whisky we’ve tasted in the office this year — the Mack Daddy of various wine & spirit lists we’ve compiled over the years. After all, few beverages resonate as strongly with the Boss Hunting readership as a well-made dram. Ditto when it emanates from Scotland: spiritual heartland of wood-aged grain spirits, where the craft of whisky-making has been elevated to perfection over the past 500 years. No matter whethe…