Remember this exchange from the genius Absolutely Fabulous?
Eddie: Im opening a shop, Pats.
Patsy: Ooh, what are you going to sell?
Eddie: Oh, just gorgeous things, you know.
Patsy: Ooh, lovely.
Eddie: Gorgeous, tasteful, little stylish little gorgeous things…
Consider Amanda Davenport and Jane Claeys the new Patsy & Edina (sans the tacky LaCroix or the substance addiction). As part of the [...]
Melbourne Spaces: Urban Jungle
Wayne Cooper Boutique re-launch
Wayne Cooper welcomed Melbourne back to the re-launch of his Chapel Street store last week. The designer braved our city’s rain to personally celebrate the opening among guests like dancer Ivy Heeney and Leisel Jones. Post-makeover, swathes of sheer fabric now en-robe the walls, mimicking the darling little ‘Tulle Overlay Sateen Dress’ in Cooper’s current range. Plush cream carpet [...]
Short & Sweet News Wrap #28
Melbourne designers and other creatives have come together for the Good Friday Appeal. You can bid on these customised Marquise baby singlets by Arthur Galan, Mimco, Bloom, Kat Macleod, Yeojin Bae and Arabella Ramsay.
Thread Den has opened its second store for those who take a personal approach to stocking their wardrobes. Level one of the Art-Deco [...]
Stonnington Spring Runway
We have soldiered on through winter in our blacks and greys as most of the Melbourne fashion savvy tend to do, holding our breath in anticipation for spring to bring warmer weather and splashes of colour. The City of Stonnington Spring Fashion Runway, at the beautiful Malvern Town Hall, did not disappoint. Spring [...]
Fashion Hall of Fame & Spring Runway
Now in its 8th year, the Stonnington Hall of Fame will be inducting two new members to join the ranks of such leading lights as Joe Saba, Alannah Hill, Lisa Barron, Peter Jago, Jenny Bannister, Paris Kyne, John Cavill, Lillian Frank and Tiffany Treloar in a free Gala event next Thursday the 8th October at [...]
Style Spotting #3
Name: Max Deffy
Location: Chapel St
Age: 17
Occupation: Student
What are you wearing today?
I’ve got my boat shoes on – I like boat shoes. Cheap Monday jeans, a top from my brother’s work and an American Apparel jacket.
Describe your style.
Style Spotting #2
Name: Natalia Zarzycka
Location: Chapel St
Age: 21
Occupation: Student
What are you wearing?
I’m on my way to a Gossip Girl themed photo shoot with my friends, so I’m dressed as Blair.
Favourite outfit?
Wearing dresses and skirts with opaque tights – it’s simple and nice.
Style Spotting #1
Name: Keith Brown
Location: Chapel St
Age: 28
Occupation: Banker
What are you wearing?
Ksubi jeans, an Industrie cardigan, my Mooks scarf and a Balam t-shirt which I got online.
What do you love most about Melbourne fashion?
Noir Desire Boutique
Lush new boutique Noir Desire has popped up recently in Prahran and is well worth a look, even if only to rest your feet at the halfway point of shopping mecca, Chapel Street. Owners Shweta and Sanjeev Arora drew the inspiration for their store and stock from the alluring glamour of India; so the design [...]
Dansk Scandinavian Fashion Boutique Opening
Those enterprising Scandinavians have benefited the world in vast ways. They’ve given us such delights as Smorgasbord, the Swedish Chef from the Muppets and crowned Tasmania with their very own monarch. Now we can chalk up another win with the launch of a Scandinavian clothing boutique dubbed Dansk.
Jannick Zester began by importing labels from his [...]
