During this busy time of year, anything that helps cut down on time spent in traffic or looking for a park is good news. So imagine our glee when we heard that some of Australia's biggest shoe brands are holding a sale under the one roof? That's right, Django & Juliette, Mollini, Diana Ferrari and more brands will have styles starting from $20, or six pairs for $100.
592-594 High Street, Epping. Thursday-Sunday 10am-5pm.
A handful of shoe brands are holding a sale under one roof.
Still on the multi-brand love train, Armadale boutique The New Trend is encouraging lots of Christmas cheer and generosity with a spend-and-save deal from now until December 24. With brands including A.L.C, Ellery and Chloe, the deal includes 15 per cent off spends totalling $750-$1499, 20 per cent off for spending $1500-$2499, and 25 per cent off for customers who spend more than $2500. Sounds like a good excuse to stock up in one go.
Online or 1038 High Street, Armadale. Monday-Thursday 9.30am-5.30pm, Friday 9.30am-6pm, Saturday 9.30am-5.30pm, Sunday 11am-5pm.
The New Trend has a spend-and-save deal in time for Christmas.
If you're after a party outfit at a bargain price, then the first Mossman warehouse sale has everything $50 or less. The Melbourne-based brand is known for its dresses in luxe fabrics and strong shapes.
10/3 Rocklea Drive, Port Melbourne. Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 9am-2pm.
Mossman is holding a warehouse sale.
If someone special in your life has asked for a designer piece for under the tree, the label treasure trove that is Grace Melbourne is holding its annual warehouse sale, with massive discounts on brands including Cecilie Copenhagen, Preen by Thornton Bregazzi, Proenza Schouler, MSGM, A.P.C., Jonathan Simkhai, Sonia Rykiel and Self Portrait. Did we mention prices are reduced by up to 90 per cent?
595 Malvern Road, Hawksburn. Sunday 11am-4pm, Monday 10am-4pm.
Grace Melbourne has a two-day warehouse sale.
In the midst of the active wear boom in 2014, school friends Vera Yan and Katia Santill had a crazy idea to create a label that offered fashionable, functional workout and lifestyle gear that was sensibly priced.
The pair, who were raised in Melbourne but now live in Sydney, had experience in corporate law (Yan) and fashion, with brands including Puma and Burberry (Santill).
With that good grounding, they launched Nimble with a small collection that they sold to online retailers including The Iconic and Stylerunner.
But the pair realised they needed their own retail presence, opening their first store in Bondi, and, now, High Street.
While there are other stores selling active wear on the strip, Nimble's prints are a strong drawcard, as well as the price tags: most items are $100 or less.
When other big-name brands are selling tights for close to $150, with no proven performance superiority, Nimble is creating waves in the market.
Our favourites include the leopard print tights, in a soft stretch, and the "moto tights", which are modelled on your favourite moto-style jeans.
1014 High Street, Armadale. Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11am-4pm.
The new Nimble active wear store in Armadale.
#inthecart: 'raw' jeans
If you're a regular reader of my Sunday columns, you will know I have been on a bit of a "clean" denim journey, especially after watching the documentary Blue and listening to podcasts by my fellow fashion writer and friend, Clare Press.
It's time for me to buy a new pair of jeans and my new year's fashion resolution is I won't consciously buy denim that is distressed, ripped or faded – unless it got that way through age alone.
There are plenty of styles that celebrate the use of raw or selvedge denim and don't harm the planet as much as distressed styles. So, who's with me?