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Leave a note on the fridge for your boyfriend/Dad/Brother etc; Sydney’s slickest oufitters, Incu, are this week opening a new store dedicated solely to the boys. Situated directly across from Incu’s flagship store in the Galleries Victoria, the new post has been fitted out by Interior architect Kalvin (who also created the interior for the strand Cornershop) and features a window display from artist and jewellery maker, Elke Kramer. Oh, it will also stock some very sexy menswear from labels such as Band of Outsiders, Ksubi, Vanishing Elephant, Freidrich Gray, Marc by Marc Jacobs and Fillipa K.

SO it seems that people power and popular opinion does count for something.
The controversy over the 14-year-old model export for Rosemount Australian Fashion Week has forced the organisers to bow down and enforce a ban on all models under the age of 16.
A statement from the organisers revealed they had revised their industry policy "in light of industry and community concern regarding the acceptable age for models".
"Effective immediately, both male and female models participating in Rosemount Australian Fashion Week will need to be at least 16 years of age and must be represented by a model agency," the statement said.

Once again the issue of how young is too young when it comes to modeling has raised its controversial head.A furor has ignited among the Australian fashion set over plans that a 14-year-old Polish model, Monica Jagaciak, also known as Jak, is to be featured on the runways of the Rosemount Australian Fashion Week. Vogue Australia editor, Kirstie Clements had the child model lined up for a cover of the glossy mag, but upon discovering her age refused on the grounds that a minimum age of 16 be enforced for models starring in the event. "We found out on Wednesday about Jak's age and told Simon Lock there was no way Vogue could be involved in promoting her. "When I discovered this week that she was 14 I was like 'ah, no way'. "I have children who are 13 and 14 and I'm still tucking them into bed in their jim-jams. "I just think there should be a standardised rule that specifies models should be at least 16 to participate in RAFW." Gold Coast schoolgirl Maddison Gabriel found herself at the centre of a similar storm in September last year when the then 12-year-old became the 'Face' of Gold Coast Fashion Week, but within 24 hours her dream of becoming a supermodel was being scrutinised by everyone from modelling agencies and fashion industry elite to the country's political leaders. So why such age rage now, after all, other Gold Coast and Tweed success stories such as Kristy Hinze, Samantha Harris, Tallulah Morton and Catherine McNeil all began at age 13 or 14. Despite the controversy, Rosemount Australian Fashion Week boss Simon Lock has defended their move to bring her to Australia. "Jak will be chaperoned by an agent from her mother agency (Gaga in Poland) and she is coming with the full approval of her parents, who are very switched on and extremely supportive," said Mr Lock. "I have a 14-year-old daughter myself, so I'm well aware of the situation. We want to see these models grow and develop through this opportunity at RAFW, not be exploited.

"Hopefully, she will have a great experience and one day, when she's a world famous model, she'll think of us."

Way back in 06' Dj's Jimmy Sing, Moriarty, Sleater Brockman and Spruce Lee united to look electro house in the face and say "No thank you sir!". Together they formed the Ro Sham Bo troup; held crazy parties and, like musical anthropologists, gave Sydney a taste of the freshest and diverse sounds from around the globe - such as Baile Funk, Baltimore Club, Crunk, Hyphy, Grime, Dancehall, Bassline, Kuduro etc. Over the past year the guys have supported the likes of Spank Rock, A-Trak, Diplo and Lady Sovereign and now every four weeks, The Supper Club on Taylor Square will play host to the Ro Sham Bo DJ's as they "play from the beginning till the end, warming up the room and raving the whole club out at the peak of the night" Whoo!! The first Ro Sham bo knights party goes down on April 19 - google the genres, start workin's on you're Dutty Wine and get ready for the United Nations of clubnites.

Finally we have the adult equivalent of the colouring in competition. The first annual International Skull Drawing Competition has just been announced by the world’s smallest elevator gallery Rise and Fall with $1000 USD up for grabs for the best black and white skull on A4. Entries close on April 18 with the skull judging, exhibition and skull crowning to take place at Curtin House in Melbourne on April 30. Get the full submission guidelines here and get cracking!

As the Diana inquest draws to it's unexciting, yet logical, close it's pondered whether the woman's mags will finally run out of reasons to post-humously feature the "peoples princess" on their covers. I imagine there are certain members of the community who would be most upset if this was the case.......but I don't want to imagine the level of upset that will occur when the pictured tee's make their inevtible appearance on every alternative/free thinker/ graphic designer in Sydney.

"If she comes past the shop, hopefully she'll just keep walking. I don't really covet that sort of thing." - Alexander McQueen on the chance that Paris Hilton should visit his newly opened L.A store.