{"id":666851,"date":"2026-05-12T21:56:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/666851\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T21:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:56:23","slug":"what-do-jacob-elordi-and-cricket-have-in-common-perfect-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/666851\/","title":{"rendered":"What do Jacob Elordi and cricket have in common? Perfect style"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The second day of Australian Fashion Week began with male models, who have never had to concern themselves with looksmaxxing,<\/a> stalking the sands of Tamarama Beach in Commas\u2019 seaside show.<\/p>\n

Wearing flowing resort pieces befitting the stretch of sand\u2019s Glamarama nickname, these chiselled men could have been Dieter Brummer strolling the shores of Summer Bay in Home and Away or Patrick Schwarzenegger in The White Lotus, depending on your age and preference for number of buttons undone.<\/p>\n

Part of the inspiration for Commas creative director and founder Richard Jarman\u2019s striped rugby tops and work shirts, worn with matching cropped trousers in indigo and tobacco, was cricket.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s one of those rare sports where people actually dress up, but then they roll their sleeves up, they relax, things get lived in,\u201d Jarman says. \u201cThink about the way someone like Steve Smith describes getting dressed. It\u2019s high-low, it\u2019s well-considered but functional.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sport is the traditional approach from brands persuading Australian men to open their wallets and their wardrobes. It\u2019s why labels such as MJ Bale<\/a> and RM Williams dress rugby players and Olympians, ignoring the runway.<\/p>\n

Melbourne designer Christian Kimber<\/a> has dressed his fair share of sports stars, with former AFL player Isaac Smith taking to the runway on Thursday for his AFW show, but finds that pop culture moments increasingly have customers placing orders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe TV series The Gentlemen worked very well for us,\u201d says Kimber, who plans to showcase his more relaxed pieces alongside his Italian-inspired tailoring.<\/p>\n

Handbag collector and Oscar nominee Jacob Elordi<\/a> is also influencing the attitudes of younger customers.<\/p>\n

\"ModelsModels Oscar Bruzzaniti and Mitchell Wickham in Christian Kimber pieces at the designer\u2019s Melbourne boutique.Justin McManus<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s so amazing because he\u2019s giving a lot of confidence to Australian men,\u201d says Kimber. \u201cHe\u2019s quite a masculine Australian man, but he is quite fluid with his fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a style we can see men tapping into, although most of our customers don\u2019t carry Birkin bags.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Thursday\u2019s show Kimber is hoping to shed his reputation for considered Melbourne layers with more relaxed pieces and grow his customer base.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve always focused on our own climate,\u201d Kimber says. \u201cAs we try and grow to different states and different cities, we definitely, want to push our resort collection further. But we will push at our own pace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jarman is looking much further afield, beyond the waves at Tamarama, as a matter of continued survival and success.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t survive on Australia alone,\u201d Jarman says. \u201cWe have a global market. Our business is led by Europe, followed by the Middle East, and UK. Australia has given us our identity and the world has allowed us to thrive with this business.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a formula that\u2019s working.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralian customers want things that work at the beach and at dinner the same evening. International customers buy into a vision of that lifestyle. They\u2019re purchasing the fantasy of an Australian summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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