Melbourne has so many wonderful vintage and vintage-inspired clothing shops around that I’d have to organise a week-long tour to see all of them. Including coffee, chocolate and pastry breaks, of course. Or coffee-chocolate pastry even!
I initially planned to shop alone, but it’s more fun with the company and opinion of equally-discerning folk. So I’ve invited a bunch of swing bananas from the Camberwell class for a quick jaunt through the CBD and in Collingwood.
Melbourne CBD
Retrostar
Quick Brown Fox
Leghorn Rouge
Kinki Gerlinki
Route66
Anton’s
Anonymous Posh
Out of the Closet
Shag
A little shop off Little Collins that I know by sight, but not name. Yeah, gee, that helps eh 
Collingwood
All of Smith St. So many new shops have popped up in the past year.
Fitzroy
Circa on Gertrude St
Then maybe to watch VIRUS play at The Laundry in Fitzroy.
And dinner…
And then to watch Bop Deluxe at Manchester Lane.
Pushing it, no?
A report will be available after the weekend.
In the meantime, Rody and I are going to explore the rock and roll landscape on the West side of Melbourne, in Sunshine. I’ve already packed the ugg boots!
