Smith Journal – January 2019

CLOTHESLINESAGA

Inthe’60s,BobDylanwasfrequentlyseen

wearingpolka-dottedshirts.(Heevenwore

onewithlargegreendotsonthecoverof

the‘BalladofaThinMan’single.)Bywayof

meta-homage, French label G. Kero oers a

shirtspangledwithcartoonsofDylanrocking

hispolka-dottedblouses.Youwon’tlookas

cool wearing this shirt as Dylan did wearing

theshirtsthathe’swearingonthisshirt–but

notmanypeopleeverhave.gkero.frAM

13 KNIVES

Brandyn ‘Bud’ Heyser is the owner, founder and resident sharp wit of 13 Knives, a blade-making

forge in Collingwood, Melbourne. Heyser’s dad was a knife maker, and his dad was one too, so it

is safe to say that the guy knows his way around a blade. Since relocating from his “birth hole” of

Kentucky, he’s been using upcycled steel fi les and reclaimed furniture o cuts to fashion his wares,

turning out a stylish range of cheese knives (pictured), kitchen knives, steak shanks, pocketknives

and oyster shuckers that look like weaponry out of The Revenant. Highly recommended for those

looking to chop up some vegies or do battle with a grizzly bear. 13knives.com.au TL

FIND YOUR FEIT

For close to 15 years, Sydney shoe outfit

FEIT (pronounced ‘fight’) has been making

high-quality, hand-sewn kicks that look

almost too elegant to wear. This here is their

Biotrainer High Semi Cordovan, which is

a horsehide take on the classic high-top

basketball shoe. Wear sans socks for

optimal comfort. au.feitdirect.com TL

THETEMPLEFO R
FA L L E N I NSEC TS

Squirrelledaway in Tokyo’sbustling
Ueno Park,theKan’ei-jiTemple
playsquiet companion to thezoos
andmuseums thatotherwise draw
inthecity’s maddening crowds. First
establishedin1625,theKan’ei-ji
Temple served as a majestic symbol
ofthepower of the Tokugawa
shogunatefor almost 250 years.
After the Emperor Meiji finally
united Japanin1868,Kan’ei-ji
became the site of the Shogun’s
last stand; bullet holesfrom that
battlecansupposedlystillbeseen
inthebuilding’s ornate woodwork.
However, we aredrawn to a more
unassumingpart of the complex –
thetemple’s memorial to thesouls
ofdeadinsects.Erectedin1 821
attheurgingof nobleman Sessai
Matsuyma,thelarge,engraved
riverstoneoers consolationto the
spiritsofthosegrasshoppers, flies
and worms whogave their lives
inthecreationoftheChuchi-jo,
Japan’sforemost encyclopaedia of
insectanatomy.Oneof Matsuyma’s
passion projects, theChuchi-jowas
a milestone in Japanese entomology,
but Matsuymaknew all would be
for naught if thosetinychampions
weren’tgiventhehonourthatthey
deserved.Sohonour themhe did.
Vale, little grasshopper. Vale.LR