S-LaB
Ah, the changing face of The Valley... the TCB Building might be little ahead of its time for Brisvegas (God, we all hate that nick-name but still try as we might to stop using it). Vegas or no Vegas, TCB has given the Mall a much needed face lift and one of the retailers responsible for the invigorating peel is S-LaB: purveyors of sneakers and sneaker related accessories - you know t-shirts, cool books and zines and shiz.
Fabric Swap
Brisbane has its cool pants on again this week, with the launch of our third Mercedes-Benz Brisbane Fashion Week. The champagne is flowing, the glitterati are out in force - but don't let this put you off completely. Fashion Week is also serving up a side dish of sweet activities for us plebs as well.
Akuti Fashion Boutique
South Bank is still a place many of us can't help but associate with our childhood. Expo 88, or those long hot summers at Kodak beach, all sticky-fingered from chocolate paddle pops and endless rainbow slurpees. Back then, the most impressive shop was the novelty candy store filled deliciously wall-to-wall with sugary treats (and this still exists, and is still, in its own right, amazing) but there's no denying that South Bank has come of age as an urban hub of fine dining and shopping.
blonde venus - the outpost END OF SEASON SALE
Roll up, roll up... come get your discount designer goods here! 4 days only, with such quality bargains they'll be gone before all the fashionistas finish their Starbucks latte grande. Be smart - get a short one or whatever they call a small flat white at that abomination of the bean. Or, you could be really, really smart and get your flat white just around the corner at Alibi Jr (free plug John).
Wallflower Suite
We all know suburban shopping can be a fruitless endeavour at times. Wallflower Suite, in the forgotten end of Paddington, is one of the few stores that make hitting the pavement worthwhile. They offer brands familiar enough to be comfortable yet quirky enough to be original, such as True Religion jeans, Ben Sherman, DDP, Melinda and Narnia, Scotch and Soda and Preacher.
Lutwyche Op-Shops
There are a lot of 'eccentric' (read: crazy) people in Lutwyche. On a recent shopping expedition, a friend and I encountered at least half a dozen within the first half hour – not least of which included a lady who tried to run us down with her car, an old woman proclaiming that we were both incarnations of the devil, and a charmingly-toothless man repeatedly hollering and winking at us while standing in the middle of a pedestrian crossing.
Side Street
Well the winter sales are here, and where better to head than the quaint-cottaged streets of our very own little nook of urban cool: Paddington? Specialty stores, op-shops and cafes, there's no doubt it's a much better – and more relaxing way to spend your time/money than fighting through the rummage bins of the Myer stocktake sale.
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