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We’ve been back in the motherland for the past few weeks enjoying the rainy Swedish summer and checking out next season’s collections.

Here is a little snap from the Gallery Fashion Fair in Copenhagen to make those manning the fort back home just a little jealous.

The weather may be dismal but the collections have made it all worthwhile. Every time we visit these fairs we leave with a renewed sense of inspiration sparked by the incredible array of talent on display. Expect to see a few new labels popping up in the store in the months to come.

Here are a few snaps from the sometimes launch.  A big thank you to all those who came down.

Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg may only be 17 and 19, but they are already making their mark on the musical world.

As First Aid Kit, the pair has recently released their debut album The Big Black And The Blue.

Audiences at some of the worlds biggest festivals have been falling at their feet, and in a few weeks time, it will be Australia’s turn to be enchanted by their lofty melodies and warm vocal harmonies.

Australian fans can hear the songs from these releases – including the acclaimed cover of Fleet Foxes Tiger Mountain Peasant Song, which has now notched up over one million views on YouTube – when the pair tour in September.

Anything is possible when love is in the air. This coming Saturday in Stockholm, our Princess is marrying her personal trainer. Yes you heard it right. So if you haven’t got dressed for the party, we will during Saturday and Sunday have 5 weekend special picks instore. Limited numbers of  Whyred Jackets, Sneaky Steve shoes, Secret Squirrel Dresses, Miniumum Jackets &  Resterods jumpers for up for a special celebration price you don’t want to miss!!

The fist Dr Denim Jeansmakers lawn bowl championshiop started off with sun and blue sky…

The DD boyz from Sweden had no idea what this noble sport  was all about…

And then it was rain….

We manage to finish (inside & thanks Wii) the Championship and to declare a winner. The celebrations continued at the Passage until late…

Thanks Dr Denim and we are already looking forward to next year championship!

Taking inspiration from the Beatles record of the same name, Secret Squirrel’s Autumn Winter 2010  collection – The White Album – is an eclectic range with their signature vintage influences.

The designs include dark overdyed floral prints, luxe sixties sequinned fabrics, crisp chambray and sharp abbey road style tailoring. The range also incorporates a soft nostalgic femininity, with demure pleated knee length skirts and schoolgirl style collared pinafores that button up to the neck.

Our friends over at TwoThousand are a resourceful bunch. Armed with their astute cultural radar and discerning eyes they continuously scour the city to ensure we are kept well-informed about all the goings on around town. From time to time, they also engage in a variety of other ventures like the Sydney Film Festival Blog and The Thousands Shop, a curated retail experience showcasing objects an apparel from Australia and beyond.

The Thousands Shop is a permanent fixture in Melbourne and will this week travel to Sydney under the guise of The Thousands Touring Shop. Seeing as it’s Fashion Week and all, there will be a range of fashion focused products on offer as well as a selection of books and magazines that acknowledge the important relationship between fashion and publishing.

Here are the facts:

The Thousands Touring Shop
May 5 – 15, 2010
Opening hours: Wednesday-Saturday 12pm-6pm
Upstairs – The Commons – Local Eating House
32 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney

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Earlier in the year, we made our annual pilgrimage back to the homeland to check out the upcoming collections from a whole range of new and existing labels. The whirlwind journey included a little sidetrip to Copenhagen to visit Gallery and Terminal-2, two exhibitions showcasing the cream of the Scandinavian crop. Every time we visit these fairs we leave with a renewed sense of inspiration sparked by the incredible array of talent on display. We are pleased to annouce that as a result of this trip you can expect to see a few more labels littering the shop floor in weeks to come including a basics range from Forest and Bob, Minimarket’s diffusion line Mini for Many and some handsome footwear from Royal Replublic. Here are a few snaps from the trip.

It’s would be a blatant understatement to suggest that the somedays lads have a mild infatuation with Velour. Perhaps it’s the sharp tailoring, subtle yet distinct colour palette or maybe the fact that it just feels so damn good. Who knows? What we do know is that this season’s collection has once again surpassed our expectations. As always, it’s all about the details and Velour seem to nail it time and time again, offering a considered alternative to mainstream fashion through their reinterpretation of everyday garments like chunky knits, chinos, checked shirts and parkas

www.velour.se

Here is a little preview of what is set to be another successful collaboration between Melissa and Dame Vivienne Westwood. This season we’ve got bows, hearts, buttons and even wings in all manner of shapes and sizes. Take special note of the adorable gumboots, which will certainly keep you high and dry when splashing about in puddles this winter.

The first delivery is expected towards the end of next week so watch this space.

The first instalment of the Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair SS 2010 collection has just landed in store.

 True to their heritage but always surprising, Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair is all about the details. Once again, the label’s trademark mix of tailored cuts and subtle decontruction characterise the collection. It’s understated and elegant with a strong emphasis on draping and overdyed fabrics.

Unfortunately for us gents, the first drop is all for the ladies. But be sure to watch this space because the remainder should be hitting our shores any day now.

We all love a happy ending. Get your mind out of the gutter, I’m referring to a happy ending to the year gone by.

To make the end of this year just that little merrier we’re going to sell a whole lot of sweet clobber real cheap. The sale will kick off at 10am on Sunday the 27th of December and run until 5pm on Thursday the 31st of December. There will be a bunch of samples and other goodies from your favourite Somedays labels.

As the summer rapidly descends upon us our attentions begin to shift to all things summery – beaches, beers and bronzed bodies. However, for us Swedes (and adopted Swedes) the festive season brings forth a certain nostalgia for a decidedly different set of associations – snow, saunas and sub-zero temperatures. So this year, in celebration of Somedays 4th Birthday, we thought we would continue the Scandinavian flavour as we host ‘The Somedays White Party’.

WHITE – the achromatic symbol of purity, cleanliness and innocence – all the things we are not. For one night only, the Somedays store will be transformed into a winter wonderland as we toast to another year gone by. So please don your most pallid attire (yeah, that means to put on something white….) and join us on the 2nd of December for an evening of untainted revelry.

The party will kick off in the store from 6pm till 8pm in conjunction with our chums at Pedestrian and Oyster Magazine. VB Raw and The Fringe Bar have been kind enough to ensure that everyone remains suitably lubricated throughout the evening and just to keep things amicable, the party will continue from 8pm hosted by F.R.I.E.N.D/S at The Fringe Bar (transport will be provided between venues).

RSVP to kompis@somedays.com.au

FREE DENIM WEEK!

To kick start the festive spirit we have decided to start the gift giving a little early this year. In association with the lovely folk at Pedestrian we will be giving away one pair of Dr Denim jeans each day leading up to the party. All you have to do is sign up to Pedestrian’s Daily Mailout or if you’re already a subscriber then sign up your buddies. Free denim is the swedest denim.

Where to find that super energy efficient light bulb, Gunnar bookshelf or lukewarm apple crumble for only $2? Ingvar Kamprad (aka IKEA) knows his shit and invited us over for some shopping and coffee. Somewhere needed some basic ingredients and off we went to the Swedish giant.  Hours later and exhausted we reached the check-outs. Mandatory fights over colour choices were all ticked off as well as getting lost in its endless maze. We stuffed the car to the point of bursting and off we rolled with the quarry back to our nest on Little Collins St. More work was ahead of us. This was just the beginning, but at least we had a chance to drink $1 re-fill coffee and eat some Bulle (Swedish cinnaman rolls) and feel a little like home.

The caravan finally and safely reached the long-awaited destination. Sydney’s farewell sun had suddenly transformed into a Melbourne welcome rain and at first we didn’t feel as welcomed at all. The lack of sunshine and the presence of heavy rains made everything black and white, no grey, and it felt like being in a British crime telly movie.

But there she was. The space was just as beautiful as we remembered. This time a blank space, empty and at the same time scary. M and I were supposed to fill this beauty with equally beautiful things and the potential was just too obvious. No time to loose we thought and attacked armed with paint brushes, hammers, ladders, saws and a few cases of lager. Terrified Melbournites saw a thick haze of dust coming through the second floor windows and now they knew, the Somewhere missionaries were here and this time it was for real. With a tough and strict schedule directing us we began the renovations. Out with the old in with the new we said, covered in paint cheering a lager.   

So finally the time had come. The countdown had long ago reached zero and the audience were about to leave when M suddenly appeared with the most magnificent trailer Sydney had ever seen. Bright red as it was it sparkled in the hot Sydney sun. It was ready to take us on a journey to a distant far away land where Swedish fashion had to be taught and planted. Like missionaries, with a call from above, we set off to spread the beauty.

Behind us tear-wetted  handkerchiefs waved in the air as we were eaten by the horizon. We were gone.

M looking more like Jesus than Jesus himself showed us the right way (on the right hand side of the road of course). Our convoy floated smoothly through prefab wool valleys and noisy truck driver parks until our eyes got red and sore from tiredness. Even though the road was remarkably even and straight it would be too dangerous to sleep through these passages and to rely on our TomTom to shout out loud and wake us up when the road was about to bend. Yes, this was out of the question so we decided to find Somewhere to sleep.

We reached a sleepy Albury at around midnight and the goose bumps on our arms indicated that Sydney’s warming lap was miles away and Sweden felt terrifying close for a second. Albury Allawa Motor Inn’s heater could be turned up to 29 degrees and we went full throttle. Exhausted as he was, M fell asleep in the middle of a sentence and I stayed awake with too much caffeine in my veins and too many impressions to digest. We were really doing it. We were going to Melbourne. To be continued 

Sydney’s glowing hot and world known wonder Kid, Adi, once again gives us a new crisp and poetic collection bursting with vivacity and colour for fashion-savvy chicks who want to stick out this summer. Newly arrived, fresh and unpacked minutes ago Ode To No One is ready to make you shine along with the hot Sydney sun.

Dr Denim’s quirkyness has guided Sydney’s street fashion towards a more relaxed and laid back style. Once again Grandpa’s old knitted cardi makes a major appearence along with the rolled up khaki chinos and worn out loafers. The Gothenburgers show us that good fashion doesn’t have to be overly expensive and we are proud to give you the brand new collection that will help you win chess games and toy army battles. 

We have also received a great selection of new chino colours, ties, shorts, cardys and more that will make you shine in the spring sun.

Also Dr. D has to our great joy introduced a few new men’s jeans for the upcoming season. So we welcome Ormond and Raymond’s slim cuts in everything from raw to light vintage denim.

Have you ever thought about a bird getting stuck in your throat? Or about Prince Charming and Prince Eric running away to live happily ever after? Or are you worried that Lepricorns really exist? Well this is the exhibition for you! A wonderfully unique and quirky range of illustrations will be on display at somedays gallery from next Wednesday. Our new show ‘St. Collective’ show cases the extensive talents of three emerging illustrators. As always we will be having a giant fabulous opening night party to celebrate. Come along for a beverage or three with a good dose of art to top it all off. St Collective featuring Mark Bärwald, Alex Lehours and Harrison “El Herlo” Earl opens Wednesday 19^th August 6pm. You’d be crazy to miss it.

Opens 6pm Wed 19^th August

Australian creative four-piece designer collective Sosume give us a stylish, over comfy collection made of the finest organic and natural products. The design is inspired by visual arts and architecture with a minimal and simplistic outcome. The collection gives you women’s summer basics like tanks, loose tees, harem pants and dresses and the softness of the fabrics give you a feeling of not wearing anything at all.  

Somedays own child star Jade has been seen pretty frequently on Sydney’s renowned stages and this night Spectrum had the honour of him strumming his famous bass lines and flicking his well known fringe. Adelaide’s finest left for Sydney last year and they are only seconds away from their biggest break ever. Check them out on http://www.formerchildstars.com.au/  

Somedays is proud to present a brand new exhibition by photographer Demola this Wednesday at Somedays Gallery.

This exhibition is a collection of simple portraits by British photographer Demola. He prefers shooting in natural light and letting nature dictate the direction of each shoot. The subjects range from models, through to your average Joe or not so average Joe. He’s inspired by beauty in all it’s permutations weather classic or totally abstract. Opening – 6pm Wed 29^th July

Somedays’ top crew M and K went back to midsummer Sweden to dig after more hidden treasures. After hundreds of showings and meetings they handpicked a few of Scandinavia’s finest collections and brought them back to Sydney. M himself said that next season will be a real killer and probably the most interesting season he’s ever seen. Since the fabulous upcoming season is a secret still, we can only show you a few fashion shots but also a yummy Swedish mid summer clip to ease your impatience.

Below you find images from Stockholm Fashion Week hosted by Berns salonger.

Our first real live blogg is being entered. Let us first introduce our in-house stylists and authors, Inga & Kerstin. They are going to give you all the possible updates and influences of what the Scandinavian’s are up to. See somedays as your window to the Swedish and Danish fashion. I&K have been with us since day one. The good thing with them is that they never leave work. They are living their dream. To look good and make other people follow their trends. From day to day. Every day.