Culture

Postcards: Tom Batrouney in Italy

Behind the scenes with Pt. Nemo

I think this was the Swiss Alps out of the window of the plan but I’m not sure. Pretty sure I was just hoping we didn’t crash at this point in time.

The streets of Rome during tourist season get pretty crazy. This local kid didn’t care though he just wanted to eat some finger and have a staring contest.

Italian skyline on a 40 degree day. Melting.

Window shopping selfie scouting the street for locations for fashion label Pt. Nemo.

Quick stretch of the legs with Cora on a road trip with Pt. Nemo to where the dust meets the sea.

Reminder on the streets of the Florence ghetto.

This guy sells some of the most precious and most coveted European fashion magazines. Also lottery tickets and Colosseum fridge magnets!

European model babes doing their shoes up on set with Pt. Nemo

Italian dogs know how to find shade when their owners are in church.

That way to the beach.

A shot up chemist in a tiny mafia-run town didn’t pay their ‘taxes’.

Cora cooling off after wrapping a long day on set with Pt. Nemo shooting swimwear on a classic European beach.

One of about 15 street kittens protecting their turf in regional Italy.

We were seriously worried about this guy who, at 8am when the temperature had already reached 40 degrees, was so drunk he couldn’t walk. After he passed out on the beach in the hot sun and we went to help we were told by an onlooker that he did the same thing everyday and would be fine. We later saw him in the supermarket buying some wine.

Warm afternoon light after long days at the beach on an Italian island.

When you run your own surfwear label, it’s expected that you’ll probably find yourself amongst some pretty beautiful scenery on a regular basis. But when you run an Italian-made surfwear label, this concept is elevated ten times. Tom Batrouney has found himself in this very enviable position, having launched fashion label Pt. Nemo in Sydney alongside his wife Nikki. Based and designed in Sydney but 100% made in Italy, Pt. Nemo is bringing the highest level of Italian materials and craftsmanship to an industry that has long been ruled by loud colours and even louder prints. Also a seasoned photographer, Tom pops through our Postcards series to share some film images he captured while in Italy recently, scouting locations for Pt. Nemo’s editorial shoots.

Check out some of the behind the scenes images above and stay up with Pt. Nemo online and via Instagram.