The Age – Boys on brink, 21 November 2005, Pg.  the November 21, 2005, Pg 1 & 2 Creative & Media Boys on the brink An increasing drive for individual style is fuelling a local men’s wear revolution. Janice Breen Burns meets the young designers leading the pack. SELLING frocks to women is hard enough [...]

Fashion Journal #70, October 2005, Pg. 18 OSCAR THE UNTOUCHABLE When checkin’ out the gear on the streets, you can’t help but notice the dull and over-used colour combos everywhere. 2 words: Oscar Calvo. Problem solved. With colour and fabric combinations previously unseen, the Oscar Calvo range can best be described as casual glam, fun [...]

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 [...]

Attitude magazine #48, September 2005, Pg. 12 OSCAR CALVO Men’s fashion don Oscar Calvo finishes our sentences… If I wasn’t a fashion designer I would be… a graphic designer (artist). The soundtrack to my spring/summer range is… Electric Six – Danger! High Voltage! My current favourite saying is… it works. My favourite fashion icon is… [...]

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 [...]

Fashion Journal #69 – Oscar Calvo Profile, September 2005, Pg. 89 OSCAR CALVO When you’re out and about, you can’t help but wonder, “Has anyone got any NEW ideas for colour-combos?” Well, remember this name: Oscar Calvo. With colour and fabric combinations previously unseen, the Oscar Calvo range can best be described as casual glam, [...]