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Rocka Beach Lounge – Búzios, Brazil
Located in Búzios, the Saint Tropez of South America and my all time favourite holiday destination, is one of the most perfect beachside bars in the world. Perched high on a cliff overlooking a horseshoe bay and the heavy surf of Praia Brava is Rocka Beach Lounge.
Run by the Santiago Bebbiano, the Justin Hemmes of Brazil and one of the country’s most eligible bachelors, Rocka Beach Lounge is as close to perfection as a bar and restaurant can get. Growing up in the family’s luxurious boutique hotel Casas Brancas has clearly paid off for Bebbiano. Large leather sun lounges with umbrellas shade guests as they sip on Cham Cham cocktails (Chambord and Champagne) and dine on a sophisticated menu of fresh seafood prepared by top Argentinean chef Gustavo Rinkevich. But don’t let the exceptional service and beautiful people fool you, this place is far from pretentious. Rock up barefoot in a bikini or boardies and chill out to super cool Brazilian bossa nova while you work on your tan. Stay until the sun goes down and you might be lucky enough to experience an impromptu dance party under the moonlight to the sound of the waves.
Tallow Wetsuits
Learning to surf is hard. There’s reading the waves, respecting the line-up and not freaking out when a big set rolls in. But the biggest challenge of all, is finding gear that’s not just functional but fashionable too. Call me superficial, but I don’t want to hit the beach wearing some generic ensemble that clashes with my board. So you can imagine my delight when I came across a super cool range of women’s wetsuits by Byron Bay-based label Tallow.
Named after one of the local beaches, Tallow is created by Ali Mandalis and Shannon Clynes who along with swimwear, apparel and accessories, make some of the most stylish wetsuits around. Worn by Elle Macpherson and Lara Bingle, these babies are slick, sexy and a little bit edgy. Sounds like its time to suit up ladies.
Surfing in Uluwatu, Bali
Bali is an island for everyone. Families spend their hard earned savings at a relaxing resort around Nusa Dua or Seminyak, hard-partying twenty somethings descend on the beaches, hotels and nightclubs of South Kuta, while the dedicated surfers migrate to the southern peninsula of Uluwatu.
Each year, this renowned area attracts thousands of advanced surfers from every corner of the globe, pursuing their lifelong quest for the perfect wave. The atmosphere is electric and people are happily helpful.
The paddle-out at Uluwatu point is confronting enough to scare the pants of even the bravest of souls. Surfers climb down a few hundred stairs that lead to a hollow, wide cave. On high tide you literally begin your paddle through this dark cave without seeing the exit. When you do get into the line-up, there are three main breaks to chose from; The Peak, Racetracks and Temples. Between the three, there is a huge variety of waves to choose from. Just watch the paddle back in at high tide; it’s tough to spot the cave entrance and before you know it you can float half way to Kuta.
Sunday Somewhere
When the sun finally makes its return to Sydney, we know what we’ll be wearing. Aussie eyewear brand Sunday Somewhere may have only just launched, but we’ve already got them on our Christmas list. Started by Dave Allison (COLAB eyewear) and Carlos Aviles (AM eyewear), the range features sunglasses and optical frames that focus on detail, quality, simplicity and originality.
What we like best about Sunday Somewhere is that they’re not influenced by trends. Their aesthetic draws on both the past and future to create a unique collection of eyewear that ranges from vintage to modern. And within these styles are some of the best round sunnies around. So check out their debut collection and get ready for one hell of a summer.
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A Handsome Mixtape – DJ Naverone
We are excited to present the 7th installment of A Handsome Mixtape put together by local Sydney DJ Naverone. Each month we’ll showcase an amazing young DJ whose tunes are something special – they’re all ridiculously talented, unbelievably cool and will have you breaking out your best dance moves in an instant. Read on to see Naverone’s interview.
The OPSM Sunshine Tour
Take a vintage ice-cream van, load it with hot sunglasses, vanilla soft serve, a ridiculously good looking crew and a sprinkling of nuts, and you’ve got yourself one hell of a road trip. OPSM have kick-started summer with their Sunshine Tour and we’re excited to have been invited along for the ride.
The first stop on the tour was Cronulla Beach and we headed down to help style the locals and check out the summer collection. Now if there’s one thing we love more than ice cream, it’s sunglasses. So we skipped the queue (and unfortunately the cute guy serving it) to get fitted in some of the hottest sunnies around by brands like Burberry, Ray-Ban, Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, Prada and Tiffany. We usually go for a classic aviator or wayfarer style, but there were quite a few glamorous frames that had us ready to work it for the super cool photographers that were on hand to capture the locals in their new shades.
MYO Swimwear
We’re not usually into labels that tell us that they’re designed to be worn “at the most exclusive beaches and hotspots of the summer, but Myo are based in Como, Italy so we’ll excuse them. Started earlier this year by brothers David and William Fattal, Myo is a new luxury brand of men’s resort wear that wouldn’t look out of place on Jude Law’s character in The Talented Mr Ripley.
These shorts are made for guys who don’t just wear boat shoes because they’re cool and hipster. They’re made for guys who wear boat shoes because at any given time they might be on a boat and goddamn it those decks can be slippery.
Lalesso
It’s nice to know that we’re not the only ones with a warm-weather obsession. Based out of the hottest continent on the planet, African label Lalesso share our ethos for an endless summer and after discovering their current collection, it looks like they’ve found it.
Started two years ago by Olivia Kennaway and Alice Heusser after an inspiring holiday to Lamu Island off the north coast of Kenya, Lalesso use soft flowing fabrics to create pieces that can withstand the heat. Vibrant prints adorn playsuits, maxi-dresses, kaftans, short-shorts, loose skirts, high-waisted pants and mini-dresses; making it easy to see why Lalesso are quickly gaining a reputation for their summer only collections.
Summer Teeth
Dane Renyolds is the best surfer in the world. He hasn’t won world titles, he hasn’t won comps and he doesn’t care. He has raw natural talent and creativity when it comes to surfing. No one can touch him.
This creativity translates to other parts of his life. He is a free-thinking, lateral, creatively minded individual, writing a brilliant blog called Marine Layer Productions – complete with hipstamatic styled vids of surfing, lifestyle and general crazy shit. An offshoot of his hugely successful blog is his online clothing store called Summer Teeth.