I spent two days living on Brunswick St while holidaying in Melbourne over the June long weekend. Despite Melbourne being synonymous with the cold, its winter weather was no worse than Sydney right now in Spring. I loved Brunswick Street - a yellow brick road of vintage shops, cafes and factory outlets. Sort of like King Street in Newtown only cleaner and more artistic.
And home to the cutest, vintage-inspired stationery...
As well as being gateway to the crafty and creative Rose Street Artists Markets (on Saturday mornings).
And home to the cutest, vintage-inspired stationery...
Brunswick Street is wonderful weird, the kind of place where anyone can feel at home...
People will tell you that Melbourne in the winter is bleak and grey. To me it was colourful and imaginative, much better than lying on a beach somewhere. Melbourne was, to quote Natasha Beddingfield, my "sojourn from the norm". And that's why I love it!
Five places to shop in Melbourne...
1. Retrostar - Southern hemisphere's largest vintage clothing store!
2. Vintage Sole on Brunswick St - for vintage boots, lots of them.
3. Zetta Florence on Brunswick St - their wrapping paper is adorable.
4. Kinki Gerlinki on Brunswick St - it's just a hip little boutique with cute jewellery and unusual clothing
5. Rose Street Artists Markets on Rose Street - so many handmade jewellery designers and talented artists in the one place!
Babka Bakery Cafe has the most devine coffee I've ever tasted. The State Library of Victoria cafe, Mr Tulk has a delicious breakfast menu and for live jazz the Paris Cat Jazz Club was fantasticly amazing! Melbourne certainly lives up to its foodie, artistic reputation. And then there's the shopping...
