Last weekend, we checked out another very cool vintage shop in Melbourne…and we loved it! Yesteryear Vintage Clothing was originally open as a pop up shop at this location in Carlton, but has now taken up permanent residence…the newly renovated building used to be the Carlton Moviehouse. As soon as we walked in the door, […]
I have been looking forward to visiting this vintage shop for ages, but then found out that it will be closed this week, so hotfooted it into the city to check it out before it was too late! The shop is Circa Vintage, owned by Nicole Jenkins who is a well known costume designer and […]
For the second weekend in a row, we stumbled over another market being held at Federation Square in Melbourne. We parked in the bottom of Fed Square car park as usual, and walked up the stairs to find this… Turns out it was the Melbourne Design Market, which was foundedback in 2004 as a forum […]
Located on the 1st floor of the Cathedral Arcade in Melbourne CBD, Retrostar is one of the largest vintage stores we have ever been to! Similar to nearby OTC and Vintage Sole, Retrostar is more your “cheap and cheerful” kind of vintage…a place where you can find everything from 1960s dresses, to cowboy boots to […]
Melbourne never ceases to amaze me…you just never know what you might find! And on Sunday, we had one of those experiences…we often park at Federation Square when we head into the city, and walk through the Atrium. To our surprise, we discovered a market with a difference…a Suitcase Rummage! This is a mini scaled […]
We have seen the Vintage Sole stores in Fitzroy and Windsor on our travels, but hadn’t been able to check them out as yet. Then by pure chance, we not only discovered a gorgeous old arcade that we never knew was there, but also found Vintage Sole’s newest store. Vintage Sole has been open in […]
A chance few minutes browsing in a local bookstore led me to discover this latest book about the city we live in. And when I had a quick read though the introduction, it had me hooked by the second page and I could hardly wait to pay my money and head home to continue reading! […]
I love Fridays! I particularly love Fridays when they are attached to a long weekend…like this one! So for this week’s edition of My Friday Five, I have put together some things to do in this wonderful city of ours! 1. Shifting Gear Exhibition This exhibition is currently on at the Ian Potter Centre in […]