Pickings & Parry

Pickings & Parry opened in September 2013 on Gertrude St in Fitzroy, Melbourne, built on a simple idea: sell classic, well-made menswear and bring proper service back to retail. A two-chair barbershop and an old coffee machine sat alongside the rails from the start, and that pairing of clothes and grooming still defines the shop.

The edit runs heritage and workwear with a strong Japanese denim thread: Aero Leather Clothing's Scotland-made jackets (made to measure in-store), Nigel Cabourn, Barbour, Filson, Red Wing and Wolverine boots, hand-finished Moonstar footwear, plus 11:11, MARKAWARE and Bleu de Chauffe for a quieter, more minimalist note. The philosophy is buy less, buy better, pieces meant to last years rather than seasons. Womenswear now shares the rails, and the barbershop still runs most days, bookings recommended.