Ragtrader magazine, 31 July 2009, Pg. 20 Then & Now EACH EDITION RAGTRADER TALKS TO A PREVIOUSLY FEATURED BUSINESS TO CHART ITS DEVELOPMENT IN THE INTERVIEWING YEARS. THIS WEEK, IT’S THE TURN OF MELBOURNE DESIGNER OSCAR CALVO. How many stores/wholesale accounts did you have when you started out? How many do you have now? Originally, [...]

Ragtrader, 27 July 2007, Pg. 29 Menswear magic Hotshot menswear designer Oscar Calvo celebrated the opening of his first menswear boutique in the edgy new fashion precinct of Johnston Street Collingwood last month.  His was a stylish bash featuring a red-carpet dress code and a roving magician, who – given Calvo’s enticingly fresh take on [...]

Ragtrader, 27 July 2007, Pg. 26 Bringing class to Collingwood OPENING A FIRST RETAIL OUTLET IS BOTH EXCITING AND HAIR-RAISING FOR ANY YOUNG DESIGNER BUT, AS BELINDA SMART DISCOVERED, OSCAR CALVO SEEMS WELL EQUIPPED FOR THE TASK. THE INVITATION WAS UNAMBIGUOUS. “Dress for the red carpet” it read; and something about the statement implied this [...]

Ragtrader magazine, 7 October 2005, Pg. 12 & 13 ALL HAIL THE HERMAPHRODUDE Easily the most overlooked of all clothing sectors, menswear has sharpened its manicured toenails and is preparing to kick back. A tentative Sue Cartledge takes a peek. IF YOU BELIEVE respondents to a recent Ragtrader category survey, men are taking fashion more [...]

Ragtrader magazine, 9 September 2005, Pg. 38 Learning to fly solo As a child, menswear designer Oscar Calvo hated sharing a bedroom with his older brother. It wasn’t until he launched his own label that he learned to appreciate just how comforting it was to have someone watching his back, as Tracey McEldowney reports. OSCAR [...]