We started with breakfast at Birdman Eating in Fitzroy. I had the yummiest Black rice, coconut, yoghurt and mango dish, and I am inspired to try and replicate the flavours at home! We then went shopping! We went to Queen Clothing, where both N and I bought items. They stock local labels as well as their own! We also wandered into Zetta Florence and Kami, two lovely stationery shops. We checked out the funky items at Third Drawer Down and enjoyed some of their more unusual items. There was a visit to Wilkins and Kent thrown in as well, a store with lots of interesting items! I had found their Little Bourke Street store on a rainy day when C and I were over, and bought a great Otto & Spike beanie!
Our (eventual) goal for the Saturday was the Rose Street Markets. My sister had visited Melbourne recently to my trip and had recommended a visit. I was happy that we did - I bought a couple of skirts from So! indesign and also ordered a t-shirt for C from shiften. The style of skirt that I bought is shown in this picture from the designers website. The t-shirt for C is similar to this picture from the designers madeit page, with a more appropriate tool. I cannot remember what colour I actually ordered, I suspect grey and blue! I have to catch up with N's sister and get that from her hopefully this week.
E kindly lent me her copy of the Melbourne Design Guide, a great resource for Melbourne design and art! It contains maps of many areas of the city and references designers of clothing, accessories, textiles, furniture and all sorts. I am so jealous that we do not have anything like this for Perth - at least that I am aware of! N and I made use of it while I was there to read up details on some of the stores that we visited. Read a review at The Design Files, the source for the picture below.
It was a fairly humid day, and pretty soon we were in need of some more sustenance - churros! N took me to a little cafe and we shared a dish of chocolate and churros. Yum! I took this opportunity to consult the Melbourne Design Guide and see if we had missed anything of note on our travels.
I am in the hunt for a bridal dress, and my friend D had suggested a place in the area that I would like - Gwendolynne. It was nearby to the Churros so we set out there to have a look. The dresses were gorgeous! They were however well out of the budget that I had set for the entire bridal outfit so for now it is a matter of looking and admiring.
Our walking finally led us to Dizingof, a collection of bold colours and styles. I found a dress that was my style, lovely soft fabric with a beautiful silk panel at the front. I justified the purchase of this dress by earmarkig it for a wearing to a wedding next year. We have three weddings to attend next year, as well as our own, so lots of excuses to dress up!I now had two dresses, two skirts and a top, so it was definitely time to slow down the clothes shopping! I was happy though, as I had some more clothes to add to my work wardrobe, as well as a dress for a special occasion.
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