Monday, December 6, 2010

Get your Nique on - WAREHOUSE SALE!

It's a crazy time of year with festivals galore, Christmas parties and fun events every other night! With so much on and our wallets waining there's no better time for the Nique Warehouse Sale.

On this Thursday - Sunday you'll find samples, shoes, White label, bags and more; enough to kit you out for all the fun of the summer ahead!

14 Pearson St Richmond
Dec 9th - 13th

THURSDAY: 10am - 6pm
FRIDAY: 10am - 6pm
SATURDAY: 10am - 6pm
SUNDAY: 10am - 6pm
MONDAY: 11am - 5pm

And if you one of the first twenty trendsetters to hit up the sale on Thursday you'll receive a free White Label tee, so get on down early!

nique.com.au

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Spoilt for choice at the Beggars and Choosers Market - this Sunday!

Join those in the know for Melbourne’s newest pop-up designer market giving you the low down on all things tops. A veritable who’s who of local designer one-offs, samples, seconds and short runs, Beggars and Choosers will have even the hippest of hipsters guessing what you’re wearing. With racks of $10 and $20 tops, and nothing over $50, this is one studio sale we hope will keep us well shod on more than one pop-up occasion.

Beggars & Choosers
Saturday and Sunday
11th and 12th of December
10am - 6pm
7 Waterloo Rd, Collingwood

Check out the facebook page in the lead up to the event for super give-aways! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=180860081927807

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Daily Dose


For those of you shopaholics out their craving your next fashion hit, there's a new way to get that daily dose you crave. Daily Labels is the newest thrill for online shoppers, the concept is simple: every day one new item of clothing becomes available for purchase, and is 'on air' for twenty
four hours or until sold out.

Offering only Australia's top fashion designers, quality garments, edgy styling and very tempting prices there's a new potential purchase everyday. Keep an eye out for Daily Label exclusives that you won't find anywhere else.

Today until 12pm you can get these Pete Versus Toby printed tees and singlets for men and women. www.dailylabels.com.au

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Reduce Reuse and Recycle for the New Year

If you're anything like me you probably have a wardrobe packed full of clothes you never wear, you know the ones, those shorts you swore you'd shrink into for summer and that dress that is so sheer it's almost transparent(but looks great with a slip or over leggings according to the shop assistant). Do you stare at your wardrobe with fashion mishaps, clothes you've outgrown and swing-tag-still-attached numbers looking back at you, wondering how on earth am I going to fit my brand new summer buys in there?

The answer is here my fashion fiends -
Hold a stall at Take 2 Markets, Melbourne’s premier recycled fashion event. Turn your trash into someone elses treasure and get some coin for your preloved items and mistake purchases.

The next market is being held Sunday 20th March at Hawthorn town hall and you can book a stall from Wednesday 1st December at 10am.

Get in quick because these are the hottest tickets in town, last time they booked out in under 2 hours (that's quicker than Big Day Out!). Visit www.take2markets.com.au
for more information.

And since you've cleared all this space in your cupboard you may as well check out some of the other stalls, who knows what cute vintage pieces, one-offs and designer finds might be waiting.



Sunday, November 14, 2010

Fashion Journal 100th Edition Party

A big thanks to all our sponsors, everyone who came & all those people who helped us get to 100 issues

Fashionistas and fashion-misters flocked to the heart of Fitzroy Street, St Kilda to the luscious and brand spanking new venue Pretty Please. Welcomed with Capi fruit soda & 666 Vodka cocktails that kept flowing all night, everyone got a bit silly with Kirin Beers and Four Sisters Wines also helping to quench thirsts.




The head turningly handsome crowd danced the night away to music from the equally as handsome DJ's - Generik, The Bad Cats and Post Percy who played a retrosexual mix of party hymns that transformed even the highest heels into dancing shoes.





The hottest chick on the night came in mini pequeno burgers, wraps and other moreish morsels thanks to Nandos catering. Dessert included a delicious array of Trampoline gelato with flavours like passionfruit, blood orange and chocolate hitting our lips.







It was 100 issues in the making and a night that's sure to be remembered for the next 100 issues to come!

Look out for the photos in the next edition of Fashion Journal out December 3rd or go to beat.com.au to see the photos now!

Retro Queen

Rockabilly became popular in the 50s because of its sexy, laid-back style. Sixty years later and it's still gracing our streets and there is a new store in town for your favourite pin-up threads.

You can try to sew a tulle petticoat and irresistible cherry dress but as the owner of Gasoline Queen, Natasha Sayers, found, it's not that easy! Instead we suggest you step away from the sewing machine and head to Gasoline Queen at 25 Bridge Rd, Richmond, Melbourne, to browse affordable and good quality psychobilly, rockabilly and pin-up trends for gals and guys.

Gasoline queen stocks labels from the US, Mexico, the UK and Australia. Their super range includes clothing, accessories, shift knobs, shrunken heads, day of the dead figurines, prints and homewares. So if you’re feeling like a bit of a change, pop on in to get yourself kitted out with a new rad look! (03) 9427 9024. Open Tuesday – Sunday.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Be as quirky as you want in 2010


A quick Google search informed me of the best shopping destinations in Sydney, or so they say. The Queen Victoria Building, The Strand Arcade and Skygarden were the top rankers, but here at FJ we've got another place up our sleeves. Best of all you won't end up looking like you've walked out of a chain store advertisement.

Love 2010 is an initiative by the 2010 Business Partnership and City of Sydney to shop on 'The Other Side of Sydney' and make Darlinghurst and Surrey Hills your new shopping destination. We're completely on board with this initiative as we can't get over the fact that in one short stroll we can find a whip, a pair of Aussie Bums for our boyfriends, become a 40s Vargas girl, indulge in spandex and leather, or become a nostalgic retro princess. To learn more about the freaky yet strangely fabulous shopping in postcode 2010 then head to www.love2010.com.au

Pictured above - The Other Side Launch. Images Tim Levy