Bryan Brown for R.M. Williams. Image: courtesy of R.M. Williams

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R.M. Williams celebrates Father’s Day with Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown for R.M. Williams. Image: courtesy of R.M. Williams
Brown with his daughter, the filmmaker Matilda Brown. Image: courtesy of R.M. Williams

As Father’s Day nears on September 7, prepare to show just how grateful you are for the father figures in your life. Just as the filmmaker Matilda Brown did recently with her legendary actor father Bryan Brown, in a new campaign for R.M. Williams. Dressed in the brand’s heritage wares, the shoot celebrated the quieter moments of fatherhood: spending time with family, admiring the life he’s built on his northern New South Wales property.

“Fatherhood has shaped me because when you’re a father, you stop thinking about yourself – it’s their life that’s far more important than your own,” Brown shares in a statement.  “And the best part? When we’re all just bloody silly together, enjoying the fact we’re alive. Silly is really bloody important.”

And as three generations of Browns joined in for the shoot, what’s the Cocktail actor reflecting on this Father’s Day? “Be grateful for the fact you can wake up every day and you’ve got something to do. Be grateful for life.”

Panerai goes all in for Hamilton Island Race Week

Photography: courtesy of Panerai

At this year’s Hamilton Island Race Week, which runs from August 16 to 23, a fresh face comes aboard. Italian-Swiss watchmaker Panerai joins the Australian sailing event as an official partner this year; a no-brainer pairing its maritime heritage with one of the country’s most prestigious sailing events.

If you happen to be on the island for race week, be sure to check out Panerai’s exclusive pop-up boutique at the Hamilton Island Yacht Club, where race participants, guests, and watch collectors can feel its world of precision watchmaking, Italian design, and maritime heritage up close.

Dr Martens x MM6 Maison Margiela‘s super clean second collab

Photography: courtesy of Dr Martens

Partnering up for the second time, iconic British footwear label Dr Martens and avant-garde Parisian house Maison Margiela are reimagining the iconic 1460 boot and Penton loafer. Bringing MM6’s subversive lens, the two styles feature an all-white construction (no yellow sole stitching) for a clean effect. More on that note, the two labels hybridise the 1461 shoe with the boot and loafers. The result: the kind of shoes your avant-garde friend’s new favourite shoes.

Buy the shoes here:

1460 / 1461 white boots

$670 from Maison Margiela

Penton / 1461 white loafers

$599.99 from Dr Martens

Burberry goes to town

As the northern hemisphere enters the last few weeks of summer, so begins the return to the city. Known understands this better than British heritage label Burberry, whose outdoors-y wares blend can be worn just as well in London. To mark this annual urban migration, Burberry assembled a cast of the city’s biggest personalities in fashion and culture as they boarded an open-top double-decker bus.

“Think of it as a guided tour of this incredible city,” creative director Daniel Lee said in a statement. “A celebration of its famous skyline, the beautiful buildings and the Londoners who choose to call it home.” Indeed, the iconic backdrop highlighted how the country heritage pieces can make it in the city – the kind of stylish yet functional trench coats and outerwear that’ll take you from Hoxton to the Highlands.

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