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The White Hat Guide to Fashion in Melbourne & Victoria
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presents the Japanese Couture Master Designers | | Dean Hewitt presents an installation from his archive collection of the great Japanese designers: Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons and Kenzo.
Japanese design first burst onto the fashion scene to make a lasting impression back in 1982, when some 12 designers showed their collections at the Paris prêt-à-porter shows. Today fashion is dominated by such Japanese designers as Issey Miyake, Kenzo, Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons, Tsumori Chisato and Hanae Mori. The refreshing use of inventive shapes and monochrome tones, particularly black, has shocked, revitalised and stimulated the fashion world to reach new heights.
Mon – Thurs : 11-6pm - Fri: 11-7pm and Sat: 11-5pm | | 8th to 20th March 2010 | 5 Crossley St, Melbourne - | | |
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| Collectors' Sunday Market | | Presenting a dynamic new market, this aims to be a hybrid of a European
market, such as in London, Paris or Barcelona, with an Australian accent, such
as Hobart’s Salamanca market. Making it the ultimate eco-friendly market where
new and pre-loved goods can become someone's treasure. The Piazza is located
just off of Docklands Rd, near the corner of Dopel Way. Melway Reference Map 2
Ref C 4. Fantastic access by train, tram or car. Combining Arts, Antiques,
Retro, Vintage, Books, Plants, Children’s Toys, Pet Goods, Locally made Soaps
and Personal Toiletries with a section for ‘boot sale’. Some fresh produce
available. Permanent and casual stalls available. Visit
www.collectorsmarket.com.au for
more info. | | 10am to 4pm Sundays | | Waterfront Piazza - Docklands | | |
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| Flock 'N' Flog Market | | Exhorbitant retail rental costs have pretty much pushed small-time arts & crafters out of the market. Which is why you see so much cutesy craft crap around town - if it's not easily palatable it's not going to sell in high enough volumes to pay display costs. Crafters who might want to be experimental, subversive or political with their work are forced to produce benign and boring stuff just to cover costs. | | 5pm to 7pm, Tuesday 9th December 2008 | | Flock to corner Latrobe & Swanston Sts for directions - | | |
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 | in.cube8r gallery | | in.cube8r gallery is a shop/gallery which runs like a long term market. It is open to anyone who makes things by hand and supports all things craft, art and hand-made in Melbourne. The gallery is divided up into glass cubicles, shelves, racks and partitions which artists can lease for a small weekly cost over a three month period. There is no commission on items sold. When Whitehat visited in June2008 we discovered a treasure trove of new upcoming artisans as well as designers like Julie Ughetti, with an international reputation. The work ranges from the quirky to sophisticated and given the diversity of art work on display you appear to be guaranteed to find eclectic original pieces. | | Tues 11 to 5, Wed to Sat 11 to 6, Sun 12 to 4 | | 321 Smith Street - Fitzroy | | Enquiries: (03) 8415 0321 |
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| Marché Rouge | | Parisian-style night market in Melb CBD art-deco salon. Selling artisanal chocolate by Monsieur Truffe, flowers, fashion, jewellery and more. | | 5pm to 9pm, 9th & 10th October 2008 | | Salon 205, level 2, Nicholas Building 37 Swanston Street - Melbourne | | Enquiries: (03) 9654 0030 |
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 | Rose Street Artists Market | | Roughly based on designer markets in London, Berlin and Europe and situated
only a short distance from
Brunswick Street
Fitzroy, this market showcases over 50 cotemporary artists and designers
each week. More information. | | 11am to 5pm, Saturdays & Sundays | | 60 Rose Street - Fitzroy | | Enquiries: (03) 9419 5529 |
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 | Sunday Arts @ The Convent | | View, discuss and purchase works from painters, jewellers, printmakers, writers, photographers textileartists and other creative individuals. | | 10am to 5pm, 1st Sunday of month | | The Refectory, Abbotsford Convent, St Helliers Street, Abbotsford - | | |
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For a full list of all types of markets see Markets in Melbourne. Forthcoming EventsThese events are ones which have run in the past and we expect to run in the future. As yet we do not have confirmed details, dates and contact details. To be informed of those details when they become available you can subscribe to our newsletter "Great things to do in Melbourne". | | Melbourne Fashion Festival | | Any self-respecting fashionista will head to Central Pier, Docklands in March to witness one of Australia’s most fashionable events. The Melbourne Fashion Festival is a stylish showcase for established and up and coming fashion designers and in 2010 the event promises to set some future trends and turn some oh so stylish heads. | | 14th to 21st March 2010 | Central Pier, Docklands, with pop up events around Melbourne CBD - | | Enquiries: (03) 9654 5599 |
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| Melbourne Spring Fashion Week | | Featuring runway shows, retail events, workshops, panel discussions, exhibitions, business seminars and parties. An annual celebration of fashion in Melbourne. Full details at
Melbourne Fashion Week. | |
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| Wharf Wedding Expo | | An expo bringing together the reomance of the Murray River with all the best business houses relevant to a wedding in this region. | | May 2009 ? | Historic Port Precinct,
Echuca - | | Enquiries: (03) 5482 4248 |
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| These events are ones which have run in the past and we expect to run in the future. As yet we do not have confirmed details, dates and contact details. To be informed of those details when they become available you can subscribe to our newsletter "Great things to do in Melbourne". |
Other resourcesAn unusual fashion artefact on display at the State Library of of Victoria is the 'Press Dress'. If you wish to keep up to date with current shows, finishing soon alerts of performances and forthcoming shows we recommend that you subscribe to our free newsletter.
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SCIENCE NEWS
Australia's first female Nobel Prize Winner
White Hat congratulates
Dr Elizabeth
Blackburn on becoming Australia's first female
Nobel Prize Winner.
Readers of our site will know that we have predicted that she would
become a Nobel Prize winner for some time and that Elizabeth
Blackburn has long been on our list of
200 Significant
Australians and 100
Important Living Australians despite the National Trust Living
Treasures list passing over her and people like Fields Medal winner
Terry Tao in favour of
minor media presenters. Congratulations Dr Blackburn from those many
thousands who studied science and Melbourne University along with
you. |
TOURISM NEWS
Qantas In Flight Magazine chooses
White Hat
Cemetery Tour as its featured Australian tour for May
There are many fine historical tours
throughout Australia including cemetery tours. From these, the
prestigious Qantas In Flight Magazine has chosen the White Hat Tour
of Melbourne Cemetery as its featured Australian tour for the May
2007 edition. This tour was also featured by ABC radio on 24 May and
will feature in a documentary series on Burke and Wills to be shown
on European television in 2008. The tour has been operating for many years and has won
praise from a wide range of sources. This is not a dry and stuffy
tour but in keeping with all White Hat offerings it is Informed,
Intelligent, Independent (and occasionally) Irreverent. You can find
details of the tour at White
Hat Tour of Melbourne Cemetery and view the article at
Qantas In Flight Magazine. |
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