It has crept into the vernacular with little scrutiny, however, ‘invite’ and ‘invitation’ are two entirely different words. Sure, it’s an abbreviation, but if someone were to send us a wedding ‘invite’ —or worse—print it on the front of the card, quite frankly we wouldn’t go and would send a dictionary as a wedding gift. [...]

One’s face is on coins and stamps; the other, television screens and trashy magazines. The former’s notoriety comes from presiding over a Commonwealth, the latter’s celebrity was spurred by her being drenched in urine in a “leaked” sex tape. While the dichotomy of both women is plainly apparent, both have visited Australia in the past fortnight, yet one captured more [...]

Here at I Do Believe I Came with a Hat we’re only too willing to admit that we like all things equestrian and with the recent Spring Racing Carnival it’s only ignited horse fever, which might be a direct correlation to the itchy eyes and impending addiction to Phenergan. Just around the corner is the Paspaley Polo [...]

It’s no secret we have an affinity for all things fromage and when an object harks tradition yet has the bite of the sharpest Jersey, we can’t help but take notice. The Milk Factory invited six designers—5.5 Designers, F.X Balléry, Germain Bourré, Stéphane Bureaux, Claudio Colucci and Julie Rothhahn—to redesign the cheese platter for the exhibition, “Design sur un plateau” (“Design on a Platter”). According [...]

We’ve discussed our aversion to waiting in queues before, and even though the future promises less of it through technological advances, we still remain skeptical. Dutch designer, Philip Luschen shares our view with his recent work exhibited at Dutch Design Week entitled “Wait Here”. The tongue-in-cheek (or is that ‘fake-nose-on-face’?) installation explores the themes of patience and [...]

Our dear friend Michael Delany Korabelnikova road-tests the Remington Touch Control stubble facial trimmer. If you have an item for discerning and modern ladies and gentlemen and would like to submit your product for consideration, please click here. As a man with a beard I am not often on the receiving end of charity, but thanks to [...]

The Japanese are known for their politesse on public transport. Anyone who has travelled the Tokyo subway and has suffered the fate of their mobile phone ringing, spoken too loudly or dared breathe will know the scorn they’ll receive from fellow commuters. All etiquette stems from practicality and the observation of simple rules make the [...]

No stranger to the mobile handset market, Vertu has provided prestige mobile phones for the past decade. Always forged from luxury materials such as titanium, they’ve been the $2,500+ choice of those who consider their mobile phone not only a telecommunications device, but a status symbol akin to jewellery. Upon their release they were considered exemplary, a [...]

It’s that time of the year when at least half of the male population appears as though it’s about to clean an imaginary pool on some cheap seventies porno set: Movember. It’s facial hair growing in the name of charity, which makes the pervy maths teacher mos a little more bearable. With proceeds going to [...]

Mealtime for many is drama in itself. Hot plates, hot tempers and lukewarm receptions to one’s cooking—what’s a meal at home without a little theatre? There’s little that parmesan cheese isn’t the perfect accompaniment to, although, shaving it onto a meal with a cheese grater can be messy, and with vegetable peeler, incredibly unrefined. These [...]