Chelsea de Luca
Be whisked away into a utopia of old-world glamour at Brisbane jeweler, Chelsea de Luca's new haunt on James Street. The first stand-alone boutique for the designer boasts beautiful French ironwork, tiny sparrows hiding in corners and mirror work that seem to come alive and twirl to the likes of Billie Holiday, Carla Bruni and Edith Piaf.
Poetry, Emma Rea
If you haven't heard the name Emma Rea yet, you soon will. This up-and-coming Brisbane designer has just launched Poetry: her first line for Spring/Summer 2008. Her unique designs are dark and brooding yet maintain a sense of femininity and delicacy with floating fabrics and quality organic construction.
Basic Circle Frames
Calling all those championing for the crowned shade-shape of the season. Eyeful US label ‘Slow and Steady Wins the Race' brings it home with Basic Circle Frames.
Suitably named after yesteryear fable ‘The Tortoise and the Hare', Slow and Steady travels at a winsome pace.Their aesthetically purified wares respond to a consumer longing for significant design without the avant-garde price tag.
Victorinox Swiss Memory 128
It's 1897 - and you are in the Swiss Army. Life isn't easy. While you get to wear a lofty beret and voluminous pants, your weaponry is limited to asix-foot spear-type thingy and incredibly sharp cheekbones.
This is all about to change with the invention of a top-secret blade. It's like nothing you've ever seen; a knife, corkscrew and tweezers all inone.
Chrissa Alexion Jewellery
There are a lot of talented designers coming out of Brisbane at the moment, but when it comes to jewellery, Chrissa Alexion is definitely ahead of the pack. All her pieces are handmade and designed to perfection, compiled from a mixture of modern and vintage beads, charms and fittings.
You'll find German cameo lockets, charming cluster bracelets and necklaces, beautiful swallow and dragonfly designs, and dozens of pairs of earrings.
We're
Cairns is known for its barrier reef, its melting mercury and its cruise ships. It's definitely not known for progressive fashion, because, we imagine, everyone's too busy downing XXXX in string bikinis.
Damien and Lorena at We're believe that stinking weather shouldn't stifle style - and they have Keep Shoes, Life With Bird, Tiny Mammoth and Chronicles on their side.
Ooh La La Pet Wear
Paris Hilton may have started - and ruined - the craze, but we can't deny that dressing up your pooch is (torturously) cute. Brisbane vendors Ooh La La Pet Wear have brought a bit of L.A. to the streets of Brisbane with their range of designer doggie outfits.
This includes decked-out fur-rimmed hoodies, singlets, baby doll dresses, and novelty tees, including tiny Manchester United jerseys for the Victoria-Beckham-courting type.
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