Melbourne Weekly Magazine, 19-25 April 2006, Pg. 28 & 29 A smart move Now is the time to go beyond the safe style options In the late 1990s and early noughties, men got the casual-yet-stylish “jeans with shirt and jacket” look down-pat. While there’s no denying this combination is still a safe option, some local [...]

bnews, 20 April 2006, Pg. 6 & 7 Leaders of the pack In the increasingly fickle business of men’s fashion, four local designers are feeding the hungry label-conscious buyer and building an avant guard reputation. by CATHY ANDERSON It’s undeniable: Melbourne a men have an eye for fashion. They routinely show up their interstate brothers [...]

Attitude Magazine, March 2006, Pg. ? INFORMER OSCAR CALVO Most kids spend their after-school job money on bubblegum and sody-pop. Not Oscar Calvo. The Melbourne-based fashion designer, who says his earliest memories are of the fashion world, would buy expensive fashion brands with his hard-earned cash. No surprise then that he later pursued a career [...]

Press Release WINTER 2006 Playfully incorporating a deliberate sparring of styles, Oscar Calvo’s winter 2006 collection is eclectic and sophisticated, retro and modern; his pieces directly reflect and contradict his main source of inspiration – everyday life in metropolitan Melbourne. With colour and fabric combinations previously unseen, Calvo’s range can best be described as casual [...]

FASHION @ Fed Square 2005 End of Year Designer Showcase As part of MSFW (Melbourne Spring Fashion Week) 2005, Federation Square presented a wonderful Spring Fashion exhibition within the stunning Glass Showcase in the Atrium. The display highlighted the work of Oscar Calvo and other emerging Melbourne designers who showed at Fashion @ Fed Square [...]