hole in the wall
Sydney Morning Herald
Thursday November 26, 2009
The dossier on one of Sydney's best-kept secrets.What's the story? Josh McPherson and Andrew Byrne were uni friends in Brisbane who went their separate ways to work in furniture design, and law and magazine publishing respectively. A couple of years ago they met up again, got talking and realised they were both after a change. The result was menswear store The Cloakroom, which opened in Brisbane's CBD in 2007. In August this year, they unveiled their pop-up store in Surry Hills, featuring suits and shirts from the duo's Pistols at Dawn label.What's popular?The two-button, single-vented jacket, modelled on Michael Caine's look in the 1971 movie Get Carter, is The Cloakroom's stock-in-trade. "Our jackets are lightweight, with half-lining and soft shoulders," says McPherson.Why do we like it?With an oak bar lined with stools, a huge ottoman and classic pushbikes decorating the space, The Cloakroom is as much gentlemen's club as clothing store. Where do you find it? 47 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills. Phone: 9212 0029.
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