I don’t know what it is about Melbourne that always captures my heart. It’s not exactly the richest nor most modern of Australian cities but Melbourne has heaps of soul. It’s a city where the architectural mix and match of old and new hasn’t resulted in some anarchic turbulence but rather, the confluence of times […]
August 26, 2010
Dear Editor, I have been an avid reader of Augustman since 2008 and feel that it is the best man mag available in the market. What attracts me is mainly are the articles on horology and fashion. Your latest issue that features 80 pages on horology was a great treat for me and I enjoy […]
August 2, 2010
Dear Mr. Gibson, I would like to profess my undying love for you, especially now that you have earned your rightful place as Australia’s Next Top Redneck within the hall of shame. Your latest spiel to your ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, calling her a “F—ing pig in heat who risked getting raped by a pack of […]
August 1, 2010
A Brief History of Denim Read on and find out how you might win an all expenses paid trip to the G-Star Fashion Show in Berlin as a fashion photographer and a G-Star outfit worth over $8,000. Produced by the Andre family, The root word comes from a french fabric called serge de Nimes. It’s […]
July 26, 2010
Men like Neil Strauss have called it The Game. The fact that his account of it – detailed over 452 pages like a dater’s tips for dating – has been quickly picked up at bookstores, shows a large majority of men regard the dating game with deadly seriousness. And therein lies the crux of the […]
July 18, 2010
It’s probably been around since the world’s first professional Farmers decided to advertise their wares with maidens and their jugs, err, of milk. A good looking woman or man, typically with no connection to the product being advertised has often been used for cheap attraction. How it began It all started with wood carvings and […]
July 18, 2010
In fine summer style, Dolce&Gabbana’s collection, unveiled in Milan, was indeed a show case in how a modern man should dress. In Natural Earthly tones (pictured below) are effortlessly chic giving you a look of easy masculinity. Natural shades like tan give you a stylish yet grounded looks. Summer Tailoring Personally, I prefer a more […]
July 10, 2010
Two decades of experience in haute horlogerie have led Maximilian Büsser to realise that the projects which gave him the most vitality and pleasure were those working with talented independent watchmakers like Laurent Picciotto on exciting concept watch projects. An atelier was born dedicated solely to designing, developing and crafting small series of radical concept watches […]
July 10, 2010
Maximilian Büsser was born in Milan, Italy, before moving at an early age to Lausanne, Switzerland where he spent his youth before graduating with a Masters in Microtechnology Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1991. Seven years later at age 31, he was appointed managing director of Harry Winston Rare Timepieces in […]
July 10, 2010
Traditionally, time serves a useful purpose- When to hit the pub, when to hit the gym, when to pick up your date. Then it takes a whole other type of person to create a wristwatch where time telling is secondary. Maximilian Busser and Friends have created a horological machine- HM4 Thunderbolt. Two indicators, hours and […]
August 26, 2010
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