First on the agenda was the Perth Upmarket. As much as I love the university and its grounds, I did rather prefer the Upmarket at its previous venue, the Perth Town Hall. I am not sure why, perhaps it has to do with my perception that there are too many people selling similar items now - you get a sense of deja vous and not so much of individuality.
They had changed a couple of things from the last Upmarket. First of all was to open it two hours earlier for "email subscribers". We did take advantage of that - just - and were there before 10am to see what we could see. This was much better and there were less people to fight through than when Mum and I went. The second thing that they had changed was to reduce the number of stalls in the Old Ref and Winthrop Hall. This was much better too and there seemed to be more space. This perception could have been skiewed by the fact that there were less people. By the time that we left the market felt as busy as it had the last time!
I did not find as many things to inspire me this time around (too focussed on the wedding I think!) and all I purchased was a block of chocolate. Woo. E was more productive and she bagged a range of goodies.
After the Upmarket we headed into the city for Unwrapped. This market is in a completely different direction! Upmarket is all about WA designed and (mostly) WA made. The Unwrapped market is more focussed on design (WA designed and made), and the styles on display are much more interesting and contemporary. There were a lot more Vendors selling clothes - or maybe it just seemed that way because the market was much smaller than the Upmarket! The stalls were out amongst the vegetable garden of the Urban Orchard, opposite the Perth Art Gallery. I am so glad that our city is starting to create these interesting spaces.
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