We Love...The kids at Westmead Children's Hospital!

We visited some of the kids at the Westmead Children's Hospital today who are in their over Christmas, and we decked them out with some cool ZANEROBE kid's gear!

Fashion: Jason Dundas at the GQ Party

TV personality Jason Dundas wore one of our suits to the recent GQ party. More of our suiting here.

The Happening: ZR Guide to New Years in Sydney

Where the hell did this year go? Besides pondering that question, why not plan how amazing your new years eve will be with our top 3 picks for New Years in Sydney...

Harbour Party: Luna Park

You can't get much better than Luna Park as a venue to bring in the New Year. The line up at Harbour Party this year includes Digitalism, Sneaky Sound System and Snob Scrilla, plus more. Your ticket includes all the park rides too-Coney Island anyone?

Field Day- The Domain

If partying into the new year on the 1st is more your style (or just kickin on for days) then Field Day is the place to be this NY day. The line up is filled with rad artists including Erol Alkan, Justice, Klaxons, The Rapture, Tame Impala and A-Trak. Field Day is held in The Domain, the perfect venue for a sunny booze packed New Years day.

Shore Thing- Bondi Beach

David Guetta- need we say more? The quirky electro god, will be headlining at Shore Thing this year on Bondi. Other artists include Sydney boys Flight Facilities, Armand van Helden and Ashton Shuffle.

Image credit: davidguetta.com, fuzzy.com.au, harbourparty.com

The Happening: Urge Hawaiian Pool Party

Our friends over at Urge footwear threw an epic Hawaiian themed pool party this past weekend, at The Ivy Pool Club in Sydney.

The night started off like this...

and ended up like this...

Images courtesy of lifewithoutandy

We Love: Ms G's

Ms G's has just opened in Sydney. The Potts Point restaurant takes a modern twist on all of your favourite Asian bites by top Lotus chefs Dan Hong and Jowett Yu. Delish!

Fashion: Buck leather jacket for Fall

The guys over at Complex know a thing or two about fashion. They recently featured our Buck leather jacket in their Fall leather style write up- check it!

Grazia love ZR Blue Liga sunnies

Our blue Liga sunnies are definitely a favourite here at ZR head quarters, and it seems Grazia mag love them too!

World at Large: Music inspired hotel opens in Berlin

A world first concept for hotel design has just been brought to life in the heart of Berlin. The nhow Berlin hotel takes a unique approach to hospitality, with the very first music hotel.

Featuring state of the art design and eye popping architecture, musical influences are incorporated into every corner of the hotel. New York designer Karim Rashid has directed the design of the hotel which also features a high end recording studio with panoramic views of Berlin. Berlin graffiti artists are also letting loose on one of the feature walls of the hotel. Sitting directly on the river Spree, this hotel is one of a kind- check it out!

Image credit: nhow-hotels.com

Zanerobe featured in the January 2011 issue of Nylon Guys

Check out these Zanerobe sweatpants in the current issue of Nylon Guys!

Design Collective: Hideyuki Nakayama lets us peek inside other peoples houses

Japanese architect Hideyuki Nakayama has collaborated with UNION, to produce a unique door knob (keep reading, it's not as boring as it sounds) that gives you a clear view of the room on the other side...

We love the idea, but it brings a whole new meaning to privacy in the home! Would you do it?

Design Collective: Erika Iris Simmon fuses music and art

We stumbled across these clever yet humble pieces of work by artist Erika Iris Simmon. Erika takes old junk and creates composite artworks, and below is part of her series of work on famous musicians.

Who is your fave- Hendrix, Dylan or Marley?

Check out Erika's other work here

The Essential: ZANEROBE Gift Guide

We know that many of you become filled with dread at the thought of Christmas shopping in an over crowded mall. So, we have made life easy for you (you can thank us later) with our top picks for guys from the ZANEROBE online store.

We're also offering free shipping, which will make the shopping mall seem like a thing of the past!

*Simple enter the code FREE SHIPPING into your checkout before Christmas to take advantage.

Accessories:

• Barbarian matte black sunglasses- $179.95
• Daines wallet- $49.95
• Regatta hat- $49.95

Apparel:

• Quay blue v-tee- $49.99
• Stormer navy short- $79.99
• Porto Bonete tee- $59.95

Take me shopping!

*free shipping applies to all domestic orders and international Airmail orders only. Offer ends Dec 25th AEST.

The Happening: Sydney Festival 2011

Sydney turns the spotlight onto a whole lot of talent each year with the annual Sydney Festival. The line up for 2011 has now been announced, and as always Beck Festival Bar is kickin' off with a number of killer musicians.

Other acts during Sydney Festival include hip hop legends Arrested Development, Gotye and minimalist composer Phillip Glass. Our top pick? Scribe and Ru C.L. & Radical Son!

Check out the Becks Festival Bar line up:

January 9 – The Dynamites feat. Charles Walker, I Like It Like That Orchestra & Russ Dewbury

January 10 – Arrested Development & The Last Kinection

January 12 – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion & Super Wild Horses

January 13 – Future Classic: Henrik Schwarz

January 15 – PICNIC: DJ Harvey & DJ Garth

January 19 – Scribe, Ru C.L. & Radical Son

January 20 – Wire, HEALTH & Popfrenzy DJs

January 21 – Matt and Kim & TheDeathSet

January 22 – Cobblestone Jazz, Mathew Jonson & Murat Kilic

January 26 – Beach House & Parades

January 27 – FBi Night: Holy Fuck & My Disco

January 28 – Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme, Benji B, Waajeed & Africa Hitech

January 29 – Mad Racket: Octave One (Live) and Mad Racket DJs

We Ask...Where is the coolest place to eat in London?

ZANEROBE General Manager Kirsty, lived in London before heading to Sydney to join the ZR crew. She let us in on her favourite place to grab a bite in the city...

"It’s got to be ‘Dans le Noir’ in Clerkenwell. It’s a restaurant where you eat in pitch darkness! The idea behind it is that when you suppress your dominant sense (sight) it heightens your other senses which when eating accentuates taste!

It kills any preconceptions and lets you face the realities of the flavours and ingredients. Before you are guided into the blacked out dining room (it really is pitch black – with no phones, digital watches or electronic goods allowed), you choose whether you want a fish, meat, vegetarian or ‘surprise’ based meal. The waiters tell you when the food is being placed in front of you, and then the fun begins of first trying to get the food on your fork and into your mouth and then trying to identify what you’re eating and if you’ve missed anything else on your plate!!

The food is delicious – think chic French food with a twist. All waiters at ‘Dans Le Noir’ are blind so they give you some helpful tips on how to eat/ drink without having your sight! (Put your finger into the top of your wine glass when pouring your vino so you can feel when you need to stop pouring to save overspilling!) So many simple and obvious issues you don’t even think about as we all take sight for granted - this empathy really encourages mutual trust and respect for your waiter. It’s a really fun and unusual experience however not somewhere I would recommend on a first date!! "

Check out the intriguing menu here

The Happening: James Freiberg's solo show

If you're in Sydney this weekend and need a jolt of creative inspiration, head down to the Oh Really Gallery, to witness James Freiberg's solo show. Freiberg fuses pop culture with a fluid loose painting style, that will make your eyes pop!

Open until Dec 6th- 55 Enmore Road, Newtown.

World at Large: Take a dive in a phone booth

Flashback to 2009- artists Benedetto Bufalino and Benoit Deseille created underwater worlds where you would least expect them! The creative pair turned old phone booths into aquariums, with schools of fish entertaining passers by. What better way to bring back life to an unused public place? We wish they did this in Sydney!

From Geek to Chic?

We stumbled upon these geek-tastic glasses on Opening Ceremony. Designed by Ligia Dias.

The Happening: Monster Children Finale

The famous Darlinghurst gallery Monster Children is closing! Monster Children Gallery has been known for revealing some of the best contemporary artists of our time- from Todd Selby, to Anthony Lister and more, it has been a mecca for those who seek out the original and daring of the art world.

The gallery has now decided to shut up shop, and focus on their international magazine amongst other exciting projects.

Jot this one down in your diaries, because the finale show will feature works from a range of artists including Barry McGee, Ed Templeton and a whole lot more, (and at a shockingly affordable price range too!)

Be there or regret it- December 9th, 6pm at Monster Children Gallery.

Images: Barry McGee and Anthony Lister