If the onslaught of drastic sales and the smell of the ramshackle piles of cheap polyester clothing made without love overseas have put you off shopping this season, look instead to a miniature flurry of new-style markets.
This Sunday the 6th of June will mark the opening of the first ever Lah De Da Bazaar. [...]
Lah De Da Bazaar Grand Opening
Up & Comers Fashion Market
The first ever Up & Comers fashion market will launch this Saturday the 15th of May at Ormond Hall in the grounds of the Belgian Beer Cafe (557 St Kilda Road, Melbourne). The focus is solely on men’s and women’s fashion and jewellery labels, with over 30 young, independent or emerging designers as stallholders [...]
Short & Sweet Style Wrap #22
For many, not my strictly pale self, summer means fake tan time (smart!) But who wants to ruin their lovely silk 1000 thread count sheet with faux glow? Dr. Glow presents a Sheet Saver in a soft grey or gelati colours that quickly fits over your precious sheets and pillows so you can [...]
Calling Designers for BlackBird Market
Ah summer. A time to wander through the soon to emerge Blackbird Summer Markets and scour stalls for independent, upcoming designer or vintage fashion. For Melbourne designers it is yet another chance to get your label out there and onto the bodies of stylish locals.
The inaugural Blackbird will be unveiled on Saturday 5th December from 11am until [...]
This Is Not A Design Market
As part of the State of Design festival Bigger than Ten Bears and Moth Design present This is Not a Design Market. The market is on next Sunday 19th July from 10am – 5pm at The Factory, 500 Latrobe Street, Melbourne. You’ll be able to discover all types of ingenius designs in homewares, art, [...]
Short & Sweet Style Wrap #15
Sportsgirl have unveiled their own online interactive fashion community called Speak Up. There’s forums, photos, news and clothes to explore and talk about!
The Chambord Style Awards are back for 2009. The Style Awards are once again giving ten emerging Australian designers $1000 to create a gown based on ths years’ theme ‘cocktail’. The [...]
Short & Sweet Style Wrap #14
Menswear boutique Harrolds, at 101 Collins Street, welcomes Marc Jacobs for Spring 2009. Available from September.
Bloom are releasing their Sheer Mineral Tint from July. It is a light-weight mineral liquid foundation with vitamin A, vitamin E, Gingko B and Ginseng. It also has a SPF 15 which is always a (must have) bonus.
Bloom have [...]
Melbourne Design Market June ‘09
The National Design Centre presents another round of the Melbourne Design Market. This biannual event is held in the undercover carpark at Federation Square and will be running this Sunday 14th June from 10am – 5pm. I recommend arriving early as this is somewhat of a cult event and 17,000 savvy shoppers are expected to pack the venue this time [...]
News…Short & Sweet Style Wrap #11
For a bit of a change Bloom Cosmetics has added two limited edition grey nail colours to their polish collection. I have to admit (at risk of my fashionist-license being revoked) that I’m not mad about Agyness Deyn but I am a fan of her namesake shade here, simply called ‘Agyness’. It’s an unusual wet [...]
Queen Victoria Market’s 130th Birthday
At 130 years of age the Queen Victoria Market is the grand old dame of Melbourne shopping. Truly the original “place to be” in terms of our fair city’s retail destinations. And she has lost none of her charm or sparkle over the years through facelifts, hardship and now a second golden age. A cocktail [...]
