Spend it like there's no tomorrow

Liquid courage Should you be in need of a gift for a gentleman of particular tastes, the ceramic flask from Misc. Goods. Co. is a fine option. It features two leather straps and brass studs and buttons. $140. Gallantoro

Luxurious touch Channel the gentleman who lives the good life in these decadent velvet loafers with grosgrain trim from Giorgio Armani. A decent cigar is optional. $890. Tel: (02) 8233 5888

Cheers to the weekend With a flute of Veuve Clicquot’s Extra Brut Extra Old blend in hand, festivities are sure to get off to a good start. The fizz was created by cellar master Dominique Demarville with six of the champagne house’s finest reserve wines from the past three decades. $129. Available at Vintage Cellars stores.

Saddle up Adventures are always in the offing with the Mulberry Darley satchel bag. Wear it cross-body and set off in free-wheeling fashion. $900 Mulberry

An evening of delicacies Icebergs executive chef Monty Koludrovic is celebrating that most deliciously pungent of foodstuffs, the truffle, with a six-course menu for one night only. Paired with Torbreck wines, the menu includes raviolo of crab, scallop and truffle with smoked shellfish butter, Angus Rib with truffled mushroom, foie gras and pangrattato, and creamed rice pudding with chestnut and truffle butter. Tuesday July 28, Icebergs Dining Room and Bar, 1 Notts Avenue, Bondi Beach. $230. Icebergs

Collector’s club Choosing an appropriately show-offish, but not too flashy, bottle of wine is much easier thanks to NOMAD’s new Wine Club. This outpost of the Surry Hills restaurant is focused on locally produced wines and spotlights the restaurant’s hottest tipples on a monthly basis. There are two membership choices – the Admirer ($90), which gives you three of the restaurant’s picks of the month, or the Enthusiast ($185), which offers six hand-picked and slightly more adventurous wines. NOMAD

Sugar and spice Up the sweetness with these sorbet-hued strappy heels from Céline. Ideal for dancing the night – and the blues – away. $1200. Tel: (03) 9530 4300

Enviable aura… The cosmic green dial is not the only enviable part of this H. Moser & Cie. Venturer Small Seconds XL Purity. It’s the absence of unnecessary decoration that also makes it a stand-out, with no logo and only the main indices in evidence. The white-gold case spans 43mm and inside ticks a manual-wind movement with three days’ power reserve. $39,990. Bani McSpedden Inquiries (02) 9363 1088

Keep it playful Why be serious when one can wear a fragrance called Candy Gloss? The new scent from Prada is bright and bubbly with notes of rose, sweet cherry, vanilla and musk. 80ml. $172. Available at David Jones stores.

Create an atmosphere Just as yoga has become resolutely high-end, so too have incense sticks. They’re decidedly chic, as is evident with this Fornasetti box containing 80 floral incense sticks and replete with an illustration of the late great Italian opera singer, Lina Cavalieri. $278. Mecca

Prim but not proper A tea dress is pleasantly versatile – as appropriate teed up with sandals for a garden party as it is with heels in the office. This sweet blush number from Bottega Veneta is a ladylike option. Dress, $3390; shoes, $1430; bag, $5000. Tel: (02) 9239 0188