Clothing shopping in Melbourne
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Captains of Industry
Where can you get a haircut, a bespoke suit and pair of shoes made in the one place? Here. The hard-working folk at Captains also offer homey breakfasts and thoughtful lunches. To work!
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Provider
If the term ‘Air Max’ flips your burger, you’ll love this trainer temple that stocks Nike to New Balance and what’s known as street apparel. There’s also a branch in the city centre
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Luft
A neighbourhood favourite for big-name design stars like iittala, Hackman and Marimekko; it knows its lighting. Look for local Mark Pascal’s curvy woven shades that can be made to order in a range of colours and shapes.
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American Rag
American Rag has been dressing Melbournians in vintage threads long before the fashion magazines got hold of the notion. It is particularly strong on ’50s and ’70s pieces; most tend towards rock and roll rather than couture.
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Route 66
Route 66 has been dressing Melbourne cowboys and girls in American vintage for years. Find top-quality bowling shirts, va-va-voom pencil skirts, seamed stockings and baseball jackets, as well as its own range of custom clothing. The Garage also has in-store gigs; check the website for details.
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Zomp
At sale time or on a Saturday afternoon there’s a thinly veiled air of hysteria in here; shoes can do it to the best of us. The range is the main draw: you can get anything from a pair of superb Italian boots that will cost most of a week’s wage to a pair of knock-off ballet flats or flip-flops for well under $100.
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Vegan Wares
Vegan Wares makes shoes from microfibre rather than leather so they're perfect for people who eschew animal products but still want something durable, comfortable and fashionable on their feet. The funky footwear comes in a broad range of styles for men, women and unisex, and can be made to order. Belts and wallets are also available.
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Dimmeys
According to the tower clock-face, it’s always Dimmey’s time, and this 153-year-old discount store is indeed bizarrely addictive. You’ll regret the purchase of salmon-pink handtowels and an op-art patterned Calvin Klein G-string the minute you leave, but you’ll have experienced a Melbourne institution and not broken the bank.
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Douglas & Hope
The window displays are sigh-inducing; the husband-and-wife owner’s singular style bursts brightly from this quintessentially Melbourne store. Cathy Hope creates vintage fabric quilts and other home accessories with a modern sensibility; Paul Douglas will see you right with a Princess Tina tee or a Ginger & Smart frock. There’s also a branch on Collins St.
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Shag
This shop is jam-packed with super stylist-ordained vintage pieces, including shoes, furs and bags (and often jam-packed with the girls that love them). Those in the know also snap up the well-priced collection of frighteningly fashion-forward new dresses, jackets and tops shipped from Hong Kong. There are also branches in the city centre and Fitzroy.
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Lost & Found Market
Housed in the shabby but definitely not chic remains of a legendary live venue, this market has a nice variety of vintage traders. You’ll find everything here from Penguin classics to Finnish enamelware to frill-front shirts that last saw the light of day at Shazza and Bazza’s wedding c 1973. On the last Friday of each month, the doors stay open until 10pm with a live soul DJ spinning discs.
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Signet Bureau
This creative ménage a trois between cobblers Preston Zly, and designers Ess Laboratory and Munk, makes for thoroughly thoughtful fashion. The three labels show their entire (and usually monochromatic) collections here. Ess.Hoshika, a collaborative effort between fashion designer Hoshika Oshimie and her sound artist husband, Tatsuyoshi Kawabata, is one of Melbourne’s most exciting.
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Hunter Gatherer
Run by the welfare organisation Brotherhood of St Laurence, Hunter Gatherer filters through its 26-odd op shops to bring you the cream of secondhand gear. It also stocks its own vintage-inspired label, designed by recent fashion graduates and guaranteed to be made without sweatshop labour. All profits go to programs to assist low-income families, the elderly and the unemployed. There’s also a branch in Fitzroy.
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