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SHOP is your guide to boutique fashion and retail in Sydney, featuring pop-up shops and other places that are so hard to find that Google doesn't even know about them yet. SHOP attempts to open your minds, hearts and wallets to the plethora of things that you can probably live without but in actuality don't want to. Clothes, jewellery, books, bikes, bags, shoes, bags that look like shoes - SHOP gives new meaning to the superficial - wait, we're confused.
Kleins Perfumery online
Since 1993, Kleins Perfumery has been wafting onto the Melbourne streets, halting passersby with the heady aroma of niche fragrances from perfume houses all around the world. Now it's time for the rest of the country to take a wiff. Mr Will and his Kleinettes have transported this aesthetic onto the internet, replete with a Yoda-esque blog delivering timely lifestyle advice.
Aesop, CBD
You have probably heard of Aesop. They concoct wonderfully fragranced, no fuss beauty products that make us smell like we've just rolled in Provence.
Their Australian stores are something special too, designed to integrate brand with city under the impeccable direction of March Studio's Rodney Eggleston.
Egg Records
What are you looking for in a record store?
Funny albums hanging on the walls? Check.
An elaborate display of the monochromatic Smiths 7" and LP covers? Yes.
Wacky rock 'n' roll memorabilia like Kiss dolls? Got it.
Cool band T-shirts declaring your undying love for The Modern Lovers, The Byrds, or The Replacements? Affirmative.
Kevin Murphy
I was in Melbourne recently with work and stayed in a great hotel. Admittedly the interiors bordered on the distasteful end of that modern minimalist design rubbish, but my girlfriend at the time and I enjoyed it all the same. They had an amazing lap pool with a glass bottom that jutted out over the edge of the rooftop, the sinks and bath were all stainless steel.
Sedition
A bad haircut can leave you in dis-tress. Jokes aside, my favourite barber is Sedition on Victoria Street, Darlinghurst. Barber Michael Joyce is a transgressive fellow, he once told me his motto was 'Against Everything'. This is hard to believe, as he is pretty much the most unselfish, supportive guy going.
Manuka Fine Foods
Canberra. For many, its worth equals cheap fireworks and endless porn. However, a recent trip to our capital city unveiled a beacon amidst the bric-a-brac.
On entering Manuka Fine Foods you struck by two things. One, the sheer array of fresh produce, and two, the free samples. Within the first three minutes we had consumed duck pate, fig ice-cream and not one, but two kinds of cheeses fresh from the cheese room.
Electric Wizard at Bravery Repetition & Noise
Down the South end of King Street is friendly Justin and the shop he co-runs - Bravery Repetition and Noise. The store is named after what we thought was the best Brian Jonestown record (until we bought the new one last week. Frankly, we are stunned at how much we love it and might have to re-think the rating).
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