Just In | Jamie Fame Cashmere Sweaters

Jamie Fame Air Sweater $240

With a nod to winter and the need for layering options, Jamie Fame has delivered the luxurious Air Cashmere Sweater to Comeback Kid. Available in black and grey, these softer-than-soft sweaters will make you feel cuddly all over.  It’s a ‘keep it simple’ staple but looks good on everyone and will skip the trends for seasons to come.

All yours,
Comeback Kid

Hear Me Now | Of Tents, Tears and Triumphs

I told you it was muddy... and that’s not the worst of it. Over 170,000 people and 3.6 km² of land to cover: Glastonbury.

All this talk of Splendour in the Grass has got Comeback Kid thinking about festivals past. We’ve attended a fair few in our lifetime (we plan on attending a fair few more too!) and if you’ve got a spare 10 minutes or a task that you’re avoiding at work, we’ve compiled our memories, best moments, worst moments and festival wish list for your browsing pleasure. Now when we say we’re pros, we mean it. So no getting jealous OK? Hold hands now:

Our first festival camping experience was at Big Chill in Herefordshire, England. To our surprise (and due to our tent being pitched in the dark) we were pleased to see Eastnor Castle peaking out amongst the trees as we awoke on our first morning. CBK had been to countless day festivals (Big Day Out, Laneway, Parklife, Good Vibes) but our taste for the non showering, sleep-over-party-vibe type was firmly cemented on that morning. Never ones for shying away from a good camp out our next festival stop was to one of the big players: Glastonbury. Six days without showering, floods, rain, miles of mud and fun to boot; it was unforgettable for the good and bittersweet moments aplenty.

Bittersweet? How can Glastonbury possibly be bittersweet? Prioritising which bands you’d like to see. This is ten times harder when stages that should be only 15 minutes apart become 50 minutes apart due to such intense mud and when you have over 700 bands to choose from. Arriving at Shirley Bassey (sporting amazing diamante encrusted gumboots FYI – ah her, not me) as she waved and walked off stage at the end of her set was pretty frustrating. Or waiting excitedly for M.I.A. to play (we’d already seen her at a Big Day Out so we knew she’d rock it) yet discovering that she took her acronym a little too seriously: she never showed up.

But the moments of frustration were easily outweighed by the highlights. Despite Amy Winehouse’s unusual offstage antics her onstage ones are unforgettable. That girl can sing! Bjork is phenomenal (and her umpteen piece all female band is too) and so were Bonde De Role before that add and their untimely line-up changes. Or when a festival friend (I love a six day platonic relationship!) dragged me to Billy Bragg and discovering (thanks to my parents music collection) that I knew and loved Mr Bragg like he’d been waiting dormant in my subconscious for years.

Our most recent camping hoedown was at Meredith last year. The impending rain of doom only showered us lightly once, the gumboots never went on and whoever came up with the idea of “one stage festivals” gets my vote. Such ease! No stress! And a great weekend away.

But once you get a taste for them the greed kicks in. On our wish list? Last week’s Coachella and seeing Jay Z live and um… all the other bands! Isle of Wight Festival in 2007 with The OMG Can You Believe It Rolling Stones headlining. What about Burning Man for a super hot desert hippy hippy shake art fest? Or… hold up, we’re gonna be here all day but you get our point.

So if anyone ever throws the camping music festival option your way, take our advice and take them up on it. A little bit of BO is defintely worth it for the fun that will follow.

Yours,
Comeback Kid

Just In | Limedrop Cloud Print Silk Blazer

Limedrop Cloud Print Silk Blazer $390

The stunning cloud print silk blazer from Limedrop has just hit our racks and it’s too good for words. So there… I guess I’ve said everything I can! Oh! There are only a handful of these floating around Australia, so if you’re keen, get in quick sticks.

Yours,
Comeback Kid

Just In | Beat Poet Winter 2010

Hey all! Hope you had a good long weekend. Things are in over drive here at Comeback Kid with the arrival of all our new autumn/winter stock. Good timing because just like that the wintery weather has hit the city and so too has our first delivery of Beat Poet Winter 2010. We’ve received a range of versatile and practical crushed pleated tees, striking shirts, razor-sharp pencil ties and layer-perfect rag coats. What’s great about all these pieces is that they are perfect for not only the office BUT also for the pub/party/park/club after-dark.

Our pick: the Morning Shirt in a rich Ox-blood colour. (No one will notice the stain when that glass of red misses your mouth. Again.)

Yours,
Comeback Kid

About Last Night | Three’s a Crowd (A Good Crowd)

Dear Three Thousand,

Thank you for having us at your party last night. We loved The Internet theme. George went as hello hello hello you called I can’t hear a thing dial up and Patricia was a mouse. Click click. We had a very good time and as a result I am struggling to compose this “thank you” note. Some comments (observations if you will) below:

This gentleman was dressed as the Google search engine. Not familiar with Google? It’s considered the most popular search engine and is used by 100′s of people daily.

It went like this (a few drinks in – car crash blogging y’all):

Me: Mad Dog! Is this band called The Mangles? Do they just cover The Bangles?

Mad Dog Modra: Bitch! For you’re a fool little one! Does thou not read my superbly edited online website? This fucking party is internet themed. LEARN.

Me: The Mangles! The Mangles!

Mad Dog Modra: Compose yourself child (like the young Mozart composed his great symphonies) and get a grip: they cover many girl bands, not just The Bangles. And as an editor I suggest you cease this typed conversation script thing now.

This is World’s End Press. What? You couldn’t tell? But my photographic skills are so sharp. I don’t have much to say except: HELLS YEAH. Plus we basically blog about this band ONCE A WEEK because they’re LEGENDARY.

……………………………………………………. (These dots represent the rest of the night. It’s all a bit vague but Patricia and George got lost in the back streets of the Vic Markets and ultimately found KEVIN.)

We hope to see you soon Three Thousand and will in turn be throwing another party soon and yes, you’ll be invited.

Your Humble Guests,
Comeback Kid