"Visitors can tap into the city's aesthetic sensibilities at shops packed with homegrown talent, which include everything from First Nations Australian streetwear labels to eclectic boutiques crafting bespoke jewelry. Consider beginning your explorations at The StandardX, Melbourne, a hotel located in culturally rich Fitzroy: Its retro terrazzo-floored lobby and lipstick red walls are a good match for the vintage-clothing stands that pop up on the sidewalks outside the store on weekends."
"In Fitzroy, the first brick-and-mortar store from housewares brand Fazeek sells playful scalloped-edge dinner plates and drinking glasses that will bring pizzazz to your table back home. Founded in 2017 by the multidisciplinary designer Jackie Fazekas, Fazeek swiftly earned a cult following for colorful handblown vases and martini glasses with striped stems. The light-flooded space also stocks less fragile souvenirs, like two-tone linen napkins and wavy candles scented with saffron, plum, or neroli."
"Along Flinders Lane, fashion hot spot Alpha60 occupies a secret showroom within the century-old St. Paul's Chapter House, carrying a signature collection of monochrome basics and sharp-cut tailoring. (The shop's name is an ode to Jean-Luc Godard's film Alphaville, hence the massive portrait of the filmmaker that greets shoppers.) For more laid-back vibes, local designer Lucy Folk's showroom in nearby Windsor sells terry-cloth beachwear, chunky gold jewelry, and fringed miniskirts inspired by the coastlines of Morocco and the Balearics."
Melbourne's sense of style combines architectural influences, bohemian attitudes, and deep textile-industry roots that fuel a vibrant local design scene. Fitzroy features vintage-clothing stalls and the retro-styled StandardX hotel, setting a backdrop for creative retail. Fazeek's Fitzroy store offers scalloped-edge dinnerware, colorful handblown vases, striped-stem martini glasses, two-tone linen napkins, and scented wavy candles. Flinders Lane's Alpha60 operates a secret showroom in St. Paul's Chapter House focusing on monochrome basics and sharp tailoring. Lucy Folk's Windsor showroom sells terry-cloth beachwear, chunky gold jewelry, and fringed miniskirts inspired by coastal aesthetics. Pieces of Eight in the Royal Arcade spotlights Melanie Katsalidis's bold necklaces.
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