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dogstar winter collection 2013
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dogstar offers a sneak peek of its winter 2013 collection

While our thoughts are currently preoccupied with sandals, breezy kaftans, fresh fruit smoothies and all things synonymous with summer, dogstar’s designer Masaya Yasuki is already dreaming of burnt orange leaves tumbling from the trees and mugs of hot chocolate as she puts the finishing touches on the label's winter 2013 collection. more

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Colette, Paris
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The Street Photographer: Colette, Paris

While the Eiffel Tower might rate as the first point of call for many travellers to the City of Light, sartorially inclined lads and lasses make a beeline for rue Saint-Honoré to the mecca of all things fashion and pop culture, Colette. Here, they stock up on their latest threads, reading material, music and general pop cultural paraphernalia whilst learning a thing or two about the air of insouciant Parisian cool. Check out Colette on The Street Photographer. more

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Villa Galeria, Winn Lane
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Villa Galeria takes up residence in Winn Lane

A new boutique has taken up residence in Winn Lane, filling the white-framed empty shell where EP by Easton Pearson used to stand. Villa Galeria focuses on a refined level of pre-loved fashion, stocking high-quality garments, accessories and homewares that embody opulence. more

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Paddington Up Late
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Shop local this Christmas at Paddington Up Late

With work all week and weekends a usual flurry of good times, finding the time to tick off items on your Christmas shopping list can be terribly stressful. With the impending holiday now right around the corner, it’s time to gather your purse and take to the streets, shopping local at two Up Late events. more


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Natalie Encarnita
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Natalie Encarnita returns with minimalist fervour

At the age of 17, Australian-born Natalie Encarnita moved to the UK to follow her dream of becoming a fashion designer. By her early 20s, her designs were being stocked in large fashion retailers in the UK and boutiques across America and Japan. However, this whirlwind of success left Natalie feeling astray from her fashion core. more

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Wilde Asher
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Online boutique Wilde Asher launches in Brisbane

Taking inspiration from classic films, post-modern art, music and travel is Wilde Asher – a new Brisbane-based online fashion and homewares boutique. Featuring selected vintage clothing from the 1950s through to 1990s, retro homewares and jewellery, and accessories handcrafted in Brisbane, Wilde Asher is a colour wheel of all things individual. more

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Easton Pearson
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Easton Pearson launches new Cruise collection

Whenever the words ‘cruise collection’ are whispered, images of the seaside French town of Biarritz spring to mind. Inducing ideas of whimsical days at the beach and long luncheons, the scent of salt, sand and the ocean’s mist always sweeping by, cruise collections are where luxury and elegance frolic. more

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Designer Archives, Wintergarden
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Designer Archives opens in Wintergarden

Once upon a time one would have had to forage the antique halls of Parisian markets to find pre-loved Chanel and Burberry for a quarter of the original price. However, a new retailer has joined the fresh halls of Brisbane City's Wintergarden, bringing recent and vintage designer labels to our fingertips. more

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Sunday Social, Fortitude Valley
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Embrace tropical garb with summer’s tiki trend

All things tropical and tiki-inspired have not only started gracing cocktail lists locally, but popping up on clothing racks too. Pineapple prints, palm trees, coconuts and hibiscus flowers are making a splash amongst the fashions of ladies and gents this season, emblazoned across lightweight shorts, crisp button-ups, swimwear and summer dresses. more

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Zimmerman Swimwear
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Zimmermann releases swim collection for summer

Australian fashion darling Zimmerman has released a covetable swim collection for summer, the campaign leaving us raring for a trip to the seaside. From animal prints to bright splashes of colour, this latest swim collection is lavished with unique patterns, with beautiful florals and intricate paisleys featuring across swimwear and clothing. more

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Aeon Ferris Brisbane
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Ride the fashion wheel with Aeon Ferris

Aeon Ferris has been created for the girl with two suitcase loads of clothing tucked behind her bedroom door. Clothing that doesn’t see the light of day and may not have been worn in years. Clothing that has the potential for someone else to treasure or simply wear once, passing the item forward again through resale. more

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Undress Brisbane
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Discover sustainable chic at Undress Brisbane

While you may have doubts about your ability to save the world, you can still be doing your darnedest to improve your environmental relations. Undress Brisbane is run by a bunch of Brisbane folk, who aspire to make the fashion industry eco-friendly, converging and merging around an idea to encourage sustainability in your wares. more