From bowler hats to budgie smugglers: what clothes tell us about Australian men

Cabbage palm hats, Speedos, Mambo T-shirts - Australian men's fashion says a lot about how we see ourselves I am standing in the middle of a locker room surrounded by the school football team. My frame is weedy. I have vulnerable knees. My eyes search for an escape, but it's too late. The chief roughneck among the team, known among our halls as The Fullback, steps forward and breathes aggressively into my face. He has taken issue with what I am wearing. "What are these pink shorts? Are you a gir...