Every week, Boss Hunting’s editors spend far too much time scouring the web: in search of the coolest gear, food & drink deals, and destinations worth trekking to across the globe.
In this week’s edition of Good Finds, we’ve got vintage Japanese-made workwear, new lunch promos in the Sydney CBD, recycled eyewear you’ll actually want to cop, plus so much more.
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Yankshire C1950 ‘Peg Top’ Trousers
Astute B.H. readers will probably recall we’re big fans of Rocky Mountain Featherbed: a Japanese-owned American workwear brand we’ve previously featured in the likes of our puffer vest buying guide.
When we learned that Kinji Teramoto, Rocky Mountain’s owner and erstwhile designer, is also into trousers in a big way, we had to see what all the fuss is about.
Made under the Yankshire label, these stone-grey pantaloons are inspired by silhouettes of the 1950s. Every detail gets a tick in our book – from the densely bodied cotton (great for holding to a crease) to all the period-authentic details like the squared-off patch pockets and oversized waistband.
Rockpool Lounge, Sydney CBD
Offering small bites and big beverages one storey above the bar & grill of the same name, Rockpool Lounge brings a welcome dose of late-night revelry to one of downtown Sydney’s most popular fine dining destinations.
Bar Manager Leonardo Zuccardi Merli has wisely gone for a cocktail program that’s quietly brainy. Sure, $30 for a classic cocktail – our highlights include the Frozen Martini or Coconut Negroni – is walkin’ around money, but Merli and his team elevate the familiar by using techniques such as fat-washing or in-house brining.
The lounge is open daily until 1 AM (a boon for night owls at the quiet end of Hunter Street), but be sure to stop by Thursday through Saturday when live music acts kick off each evening starting at 9 PM.
Perfumer H ‘Saddle’ Eau de Parfum
The latest fragrance from cult Grasse-trained British perfumer Lyn Harris. Made, in the brand’s own words, to evoke the “tactility and warmth of worn saddle leather moulded over time to the contours of the body.”
On first spritz, this is a big EDP full of jasmine, bergamot, and orange florals; followed in quick succession by the expected animalic scents.
Once ‘Saddle’ has settled a bit, you do get the sense that it’s hyper-contextual to individual body chemistry: the metaphor most commonly cited by fragrance nerds is of a worn leather chesterfield, or antique brass fittings polished to a high shine.
As with all of Perfumer H’s signature fragrances, this one takes 14 day to ship – in order to account for the time it takes to make the accompanying handblown glass bottle.
New lunch promos at Prefecture 48, Sydney CBD
What it says on the tin, essentially. A year into operation, Prefecture 48 – Sydney’s premiere multi-genre Japanese dining destination – has started doing lunchtime deals. perfect for all your client entertaining and Friday arvo shenanigans.
If you’re keen for a few morsels kissed by salt, fat, and flame Ibushi is now offering a $69 set menu centred on various small dishes cooked on the restaurant’s robata grill. Conversely, for a modern European fare made with traditional Japanese techniques, Five has just debuted a $79 menu that gets you three courses plus a glass of vino. Both promos are available weekly on Thursday and Friday.
In addition, the venue’s main courtyard is running its own little promotions. So be sure to canvas social media for the latest updates.
Good Citizens Eyewear
Eco-luxury eyewear brands are a dime a dozen these days and, to be brutally honest, as indistinguishable from the next B2C fashion “disruptor” you’ll clock whilst doomscrolling.
Luckily, Good Citizens is in an altogether more elevated camp. A local eyewear firm operating from Sydney’s Northern beaches, the brand boasts three points of distinction that make them worth a closer look.
Over the course of 2,000+ product trials, the brand has refined a process allowing them to make one pair of eye/sunglasses out of a single regular-size plastic bottle. Manufacturing takes place in Sydney fully end-to-end, and most interestingly, every Good Citizens frame has been designed in such a way that it is essentially modular.
For instance, the brand’s Newport sunglasses (pictured above) utilise a clip-on assembly, which also serve to add a pop of colour to the mostly block-coloured design.
