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This is Steve "Ajax" "Mothy" Jarvin. He is one of those people that stays active 365 days a year, sailing, skiing or cycling. In the winter months he is an instructor in Thredbo ski resort, then he sails, then when winter falls on the USA he is in Aspen. He is a real energizer battery. I know because occasionally I ski with him and he's 20 years older than me with double the output. Bell to bell, as many days as you can ski, he will be there.

You know, if I don't survive the next economic downturn, if I never managed to succeed in becoming one of those businesses that survives for a couple of hundred years, no matter, I have had a wonderful time in the process. 

I don’t go out very much, I am not anti social by any stretch, but I tend to prefer to duck off to the mountains if I can, and, lately, the cost of living pressures here and there have made me pull back on a lot of frivolous spending.

When I do head out I have to admit I have become a little boring over these past few years. Actually, almost a decade now. I prefer to go to one cocktail lounge. I have mentioned it many times now, it is called Charlie Parker’s. The bar manager, Giacomo, he is a friend. I am very well looked after when I go. It is my “Cheers” if you will. 

When I get photos sent to my phone like this one from Bastien who was snapped by a street photographer in Melbourne on Collins Street, I still get a little...

Super happy with her scarf. I felt it best leant itself to the production of a striking scarf though really it was a difficult decision as they all were such wonderful submissions so I am offering 5 runners up a double printed silk scarf and scarf ring to be sent to them post haste. To those runners up, Deborah Kelly, Talha, Yin Lu, Shelley Black and Nicholas Rutten, please make contact with us ASAP on +61413140994

Hi, Please be patient as I deliberate there were too many good entries for me to make a simple choice as to the winner. I will let you know via...

I adore making new designs and playing with ideas, referencing art I love, merging things that have had an impact on me. And the reward comes in the form of cloth in your hand. This week we have taken delivery of new designs and more are coming over the course of September. We have also gone where we haven’t gone before, 140cm silk and cashmere blend squares. I am not sure I would ever use one myself, perhaps on my bed, maybe, but I just wanted to see our artworks coming to life in a different product. You may love them, maybe there are too much for you, maybe you find it a little too cheeky, no matter, eventually we will out something in front of you that will resonate, and we are open to hearing from you and your thoughts. But one thing will remain a thread, we will probably refrain from doing motifs and traditional designs and patterns, it’s not our bag, and we would prefer if you want that, to find those traditional houses still offering the same same. There’s nothing wrong with it, it works, sometimes a simple motif works beautifully for an ensemble, but our competitors do it well enough and I am not sure we could contribute in that realm with great significance. 

 

As I said on my Instagram handle, we do like to deliver. The competition is real, the results are real. Kieran and his winning design are now together at last. I was so happy to get this photo from him, he won it with his design Australia, Where Everything Wants To Kill You - a magnificent result from a talented man. And, he got his 1000 AUD wired to his account. Kieran makes art anyway, you can see it on his Instagram handle, so what's to lose with a submission? And now he can wear his art and tell the story over dinner, well, you see, I entered this competition from a guy I get my bow ties from and ....

Entries close September 1st.

This competition is starting to become bigger than I expected and I am extremely amazed by all that talent that is out there. Annie showed me her sketch which is on our Instagram handle @lenoeudpapillon and you can then see how it evolved. 

I have been surprised how quicky some of our customers have begun framing their silk scarves. Originally when we started framing them in the Studio we were using metal cables attached to design knobs mounted to the wall with magnets that affixed the scarf on each of the four points. It meant they were interchangeable so that when new scarves arrived we could switch them out. 

Supposedly you can set up shop in Cannes before the film festival or at the Chateau Marmont before the Oscars and the stylists will come past, choose what they want and tada, you get your bow tie on a celebrity on the red carpet.

I used to buy Lululemon t shirts like it was nobody’s business. Prior to that I used to buy AS Colour in bulk wholesale and I would do all sorts of things to them from embroidery to prints. I love t shirts and for many years I considered them disposable - the Lululemon ones would fade and you can’t wear them with suits once she did. The shape would go too. Good news, they could last a few wears before you felt them getting a little on the nose. The AS Colour ones, fun for the first few wears, great when they were properly dusted up and about to fall apart, it’s own look.