Amazing Australian Clothing

R.M.Williams

Reginald Murray Williams died early 2004 but his brand of clothing still lives on.
He started making tough and durable clothing for people inthe bush in the 1930s which proved very polular with the bushies at first and then became that trendy internationally that it is now exported as far as Japan and Europe and has turned into a multi million dollar business empire now owned by a couple of media moguls.
He lived to a ripe old age and managed the Stockman's Hall of Fame in Longreach, Queensland in the later part of his life.
Bill Clinton has two pairs of R.M.Williams boots and a belt, and both George Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger received a pair of boots as a present from John Howard during visits.
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Party costumes

Aussies know how to party, and this online shop will make sure you make an impression;

Sandals

With Australia being an often warm place and Aussies not being overly fashion-conscious many go around wearing sandals. Sticking to this even when overseas saved Queenslander Mark Tuite and his Victorian partner, Michelle Walkden who narrowly avoided kidnap in Colombia because they were only wearing sandals instead of hiking boots. The kidnappers did not realize that Aussies can go anywhere on sandals and thought they would slow the group down. Eight other tourists who had better footwear were marched off into the jungle by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia for a three month ordeal and did not re-surface till Christmas 2003 .

Speedos

The prime choice for any serious swimmer looking for aero-dynamic, or should that be hydro-dynamic, swim wear. Since its humble beginnings in 1929 this item has become the top choice for anyone that wants to go as fast as possible in the water, although some people reckon that men over the age of forty or over 90 kg should not wear them in public places. At the 1976 Olympics Speedo was the official supplier to all competing countries in the swimming events. In March 2007 Dutch swimmer Pieter Hoogenband was told off by his sponsor Nike for swimming (and winning) in Speedos, his excuse was that they made him go faster and the most important thing was winning. An Australian nick name for speedos are "budgie smuggler", as Toby Abbott demonstrates in the righthand picture.

Stinger suits

In the northern part of Australia there are some nasty box jelly fish in summer time that can well and truly ruin your day by killing you within three minutes so it is not a bad idea to wear a stinger suit if you go swimming, on Stingersuits.com you can read all about this Australian invention and see where they are for sale.

Stubbies

Real Aussie blokes in blue singlet, stubbies and thongs

Stubbies can be either beer bottles or, in this case, a popular brand of work shorts and in more recent times also leisure wear. They came on the market in Brisbane in 1974 and have taken the country by storm with already more than 60 million having been sold. As with a few more Australian icons it is now owned by as American company but still regarded THE Aussie pair of shorts, together with a pair of Blundstones and a blue singlet it is the sterotype outfit of the Australian worker.

Tanked drinkwear

Photo by tanked.com.au

Tanked Drinkwear is a new fashionable clothing concept designed for the drinking enthusiast, with the added convenience of a built in bottle opener. Now you can open twist top bottles without cutting your hands, chipping your teeth or tearing your shirt. To add extra strength, they have double stitched and embroided around the opener making it more durable and appealing. So whether you are at a BBQ, a party, camping or wherever, it's good to know you won't have to look far to find a bottle opener. For more info and to order one see tanked.com.au

Thongs

Real Aussie blokes in blue singlet, stubbies and thongs

Steel capped thongs to wear at work

While this name refers to underwear in some other countries here in Australia it refers to those rubber flip-flop things that you wear on your feet and are useful at Aussie barbies to keep those bits of broken beer bottles out of your feet.
Some tourists are amused or worried when the sign at the door to the bar says "No thongs allowed" but this just means they want to keep the yobbos out and you need to have some decent foot wear, the doorman will not check what underwear you are wearing.

Ugg boots

A brilliant Australian invention to keep your feet warm, buy them online here:

 

 

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