Lark Fitzroy Store Opening

Image via lark.com.au

Image via lark.com.au

 

The delightful label Lark has been making kitsch cool with their well-known Daylesford store and retail website, stocking cute, quirky and crafty home wares, party goods and accessories.  Lark owner, Allison Jones certainly has a good eye for design, handpicking all of her merchandise from prominent local and international designers, stocking everyone from Love Mae to Orla Kiely. It therefore shouldn’t come as much of the surprise that the location Allison selected for a new Lark Pop-Up store is situated in the urban artistic hub of Gertrude Street, Fitzroy.

The much anticipated opening of the Lark Pop-Up store has finally arrived, with the store opening its doors for the first time today, Friday 27th September. The store is only planned to occupy its Gertrude street location for a six month period, so if you are not yet familiar with Lark’s lively collection of vintage inspired goods, now is your chance to become quickly acquainted. The Fitzroy store will stock an extensive selection of the goodies from their online store, as well as a few exciting new additions, including in-store pick up for online purchases, in-store craft events and a ‘confetti bar’ where you can customise and create your own confetti.

From the sneak peeks that Lark’s social media pages has provided it’s eager followers over the past few months, this bright, gelato coloured wonderland will have you feel like you’ve stepped into Cindy Brady’s dream birthday party and this is one pretty party you definitely don’t want to miss!

Lark Confetti Pops Image via. lark.com.au

Lark Confetti Pops
Image via. lark.com.au

Lark Fitzroy Store,

94 Gertrude St
Fitzroy

Open Monday – Saturday, 11am – 4pm

 

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Melbourne Store Opening: West Elm

American retail giant Williams-Sonoma launched their first ever Australian residency a few months ago with the opening of Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids and West Elm stores in Sydney. Thankfully it did not take them too long to make their way to our stylish city of Melbourne!

Originally from Brooklyn, the furniture and homewares store ‘West Elm’ opened its first Melbourne store on Thursday 21st September in Chapel Street, South Yarra. You may be familiar with West Elm, known for their eclectic mix and match collections if you happened to shop at one of their stores in New York, and luckily, you no longer need to worry about that far distance freight! The best thing about West Elm, even with just a quick browse through their website,  you will find it ever so easy to imagine incorporating their versatile and modern pieces amongst your own collection at home. Another impressive factor is the store’s attempt to deviate from their ‘American giant’ image through their creative effort to collaborate with local brands and Etsy sellers to showcase and sell locally designed homewares in store too! I personally find myself drawn to their nature-inspired twig and branch designs!

Here are Melbourne Darling’s Top 5 Picks:

images via westelm.com.au

images via westelm.com.au

1. Extra Large Cast Metal Jewelry Tree

2. Branch Side Table

3. Kite Kilim Floor Pouf

4. Brass Twig Cutlery Set

5. Martini Side Table in Antique Brass

 

Store Details:

West Elm

464 Chapel Street

South Yarra VIC 3141

Phone: (03) 8396 0300

http://www.westelm.com.au/

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Melissa Shoe Customisation Workshops and Q.V Glass house Events

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Source: Melissa Australia

Ever seen a pair of shoes that lead you to think if only they had that extra something special? Ever just wish you could add that extra addition of flourish or detail to take a gorgeous shoe to a new level?

Well now is your chance to try out your skills at custom-making your very own pair of shoes, with Melissa Australia’s flagship Melbourne store, M Dreams hosting shoe customisation workshops over the next few days in the delightfully dreamy Glass house space at QV.

A ticket at $69.00 includes the price of your choice of shoes; either a pair of the Patchuli wedges or Aranha Hits sandals in your size, as well as all the embellishments and trims you need to pimp your pumps until your heart is content!

We all know what a great pair of

shoes can do for a girl, so  be prepared to leave the workshop looking like Dorothy skipping down that Yellow Brick Road in her embellished sequin heels!

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Source: Melissa Australia

Workshop times:

Tue 24 Sep 2013 – 5:00pm
Wed 25 Sep 2013 – 2:00pm
Thu 26 Sep 2013 – 2:00pm

Location:

QV Glasshouse, QV

Cnr Swanston St & Lonsdale St

Melbourne 3000

Ticket Price:

$69.00

Book your tickets online here.

Don’t forget to show us your creations!

Check out some of the other interesting events taking place at Q.V’s Glasshouse installation over the next couple of weeks at the Q.V events website here.

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source: That’s Melbourne

Here are my top 3 event picks:

1. Free nail art – Saturday, 28 September to Sunday, 29 September:  Because unintentionally it seems that Melbourne Darling will have provided every Melbourne girl an opportunity to score a free nail art session by the end of the month!

2. Butterfly Enclosure – Friday, 4 October to Sunday, 6 October 2013: Explore the interactive, dazzling Butterfly enclosure set up within the Glasshouse and support the Butterfly Foundation with a gold coin donation.

3. Flower Arranging Workshop -  Monday, 30th September: You’ve been inspired by the beauty of nature in the Butterfly enclosure, now learn how to bring the beauty of nature indoors with the insightful tips and tricks on how to create your own bouquets, and take one home with you!

Love,

Melbourne Darling xo

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Melissa Shoes Warehouse Sale: This Weekend!

The quirky Brazilian footwear brand iconic for their playful and fashion forward plastic shoe designs and their designer collaborations with Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jason Wu and Karl Lagerfield, is now offering a massive warehouse sale that’s bound to be a plastic paradise! Stocked with previous season collections and one-off samples, as well as jelly shoes from Melissa’s little sister brand, Mel ‘dreamed by Melissa’ all up to 75% off.

If you have had your heart set on these bubble-gum scented beauties, this is a sale not to be missed!

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    MELISSA AND MEL WAREHOUSE SALE

    WHERE: 289 Geelong Road, Kingsville, Melbourne

    WHEN: Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September. 10am – 4pm.

 

 

 

 

If you have yet to become acquainted with this unique footwear brand, you can visit their flagship Melbourne store ‘M Dreams’ located in the QV building. They have a fantastic selection of summer shoes that are as comfortable to wear as they are gorgeous to look at.

My favourites at the moment are the multi coloured ‘Aranha Hits’ jelly sandals and ‘Peace III’ t-bar, peep-toe and towering wedge all in one; what more does a girl need in a perfect summer shoe? My pick is for the nude or white gloss but any of these classic colours could see you through a summer of different outfits!

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Check out Melissa’s Karl Lagerfield Glitter Ice Cream  heels ‘KL Incense’ I tried on the other day, now these are some seriously fun summer party shoes!

 

 

 

 

 

For more information head to www.melpop.com.au or www.melissaaustralia.com.au

Love,

Melbourne Darling xo

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Chadstone VIP Shopping Party Wednesday 18th September

SambLook out shoppers! Chadstone Shopping Centre is hosting a VIP Shopping Party tomorrow, Wednesday 18th September 9am-11pm with a range of enticing offers, complimentary goodies and in-store activities!

If you have already attended any VIP days hosted by Melbourne Shopping centres this month, you will find that a retailer will offer the same discounts across all shopping centre VIP events, (usually a discount of about 20-30% off RRP depending on the retailer) so if you’re lusting over a new item for the warmer weather, this may just be the extra incentive you’ve been waiting for to snap up your perfect Spring Fling wardrobe piece!

 

For a full list of offers and activities, click on the following link.

Melbourne Darling’s top stores to visit:

  1. Peeptoe Shoes: 30% off storewide
  2. Sambag: 15% off Sambag SS13 collection
  3. Santini: 25% off full priced merchandise
  4. Forever New: 20% off merchandise
  5. Florsheim: 30% off full priced footwear and handbags
  6. Sportsgirl: 20% off full priced merchandise and 30% off reduced merchandise
  7. Alannah Hill: 20% off merchandise
  8. Colette By Colette Hayman: 25% off full price merchandise

 

Melbourne Darling’s Top Buys:

  1. Alannah Hill Summer Fling Top
  2. Forever New Christie wrap zip skirt
  3. Forever New Sophia Printed Hotpant
  4. Peeptoe Shoes Miss Golden State (also comes in a versatile nude and silver colour)
  5. Peeptoe Miss Hollywood
  6. Peeptoe Shoes Textured Bow Ring (also comes in a gorgeous Rose Gold colour)
  7. Sambag Mia Rose Gold Cracked Metallic Leather Sandals
  8. Sportsgirl Mini Stevie Bag (also comes in a lovely stone shade)
  9. Colette by Colette Hayman Key Ring

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I Scream, You Scream, We all scream for: FREE ‘I SCREAM NAILS’ NAIL ART WORKSHOP

Always wanted to try your own hand at painting fabulous nail art? The creative team at I Scream Nails in conjunction with Sportsgirl are offering free 1.5 hour in-store nail art workshops.

Sportsgirl I Scream Nails Nail Workshops

Image via Sportsgirl.com.au

Melbourne sessions listed below:

Sportsgirl Bourke St, Melbourne

Friday 27th September

10.00 – 11.30am

12.00 – 1.30pm

2.00 – 3.30pm

4.00 – 5.30pm

Saturday 5th October

9.30 – 11.00am

11.30 – 1.00pm

1.30 – 3.00pm

3.30 – 5.00pm

Sportsgirl Chadstone, Melbourne

Saturday 28th September

9.30 – 11.00am

11.30 – 1.00pm

1.30 – 3.00pm

3.30 – 5.00pm

Friday 4th October

10.00 – 11.30am

12.00 – 1.30pm

2.00 – 3.30pm

4.00 – 5.30pm

You can find more details on their website here, or call 03 9413 2757 or email workshops@sportsgirl.com.au with the time and date of your preferred session.

Make sure you get your booking in quick darlings! Spaces are limited.

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Melbourne Darling’s Weekend Guide – 13th, 14th & 15th September, 2014

To market, to market…

It’s markets galore this weekend in Melbourne, so whether you’re looking for yummy treats, designer wares, second hand bric-a-brac, vintage finds, hand-made goodies or a fun day out, head on down to one (or a few) of the following markets on this weekend, all markets are free entry to attend and click on the links for more information on each event:

 

Saturday 14th September:

Blackbird Market

12pm-5pm @ Cape Lounge, 298 Brunswick St, Fitzroy.

Suitcase Rummage Melbourne

11am – 4pm @ Northcote Uniting Church Hall, 251 High Street, Northcote.

Bell Jar Garage Sale

10am – 4pm @ The Bell Jar Cafe, 656 Smith St, Clifton Hill.

 

Sunday 15th September:

North Melbourne Market

10am-3pm @ The Lithuanian Club, 44 Errol Street, North Melbourne.

Bell Jar Garage Sale

10am – 4pm @ The Bell Jar Cafe, 656 Smith St, Clifton Hill.

 

I scream, you scream, we all scream for: NAIL ART!

I Scream Nails

The nail artists of I Scream Nails are back in town this weekend, ready to pimp yo’ nails.

Friday 14th September:

Pop Up Shop 12pm-5pm

Friday Night Drinks 6pm-8pm

Saturday 15th September:

Pop Up Shop 12pm-5pm

@ The Hungry Workshop, 461 High St Northcote.

To make an appointment, call or sms 0405 511 431.

 

Sunday Session at Mr Wow’s Emporium

Mojitos & Cuban Sandwiches

Sunday 15th September:

Welcome in Spring with Mr Wow, serving up booze and chews from afternoon til snooze!

From 4pm @ Mr Wow’s Emporium, 97b Smith St, Fitzroy.

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Highpoint One Day Shopping Event

Just as Melbourne Central has had their Shopping Festival, it is now Highpoint’s time to shine with their own VIP shopping event on Wednesday 11th September! Perfect for those shoppers amongst you who missed out on the Melbourne Central event as many of the sales offers are the same great value. On Wednesday 11th September, Highpoint will be open until 10pm with great sales along with djs, complimentary food samples and nail bars!

Melbourne Darling’s Top 5 picks for Highpoint’s VIP Shopping Day:

  1. Bonds – Bonds has become a shopping saviour for girls out there who vote comfort as their top priority when it comes to their wardrobe choices, (we all know one, my sister is definitely one of them) but thanks to stores like Bonds, they no longer need to sacrifice style to get their dose of comfortable clothing. No longer just one for ‘seriously comfy undies’, Bonds now carries a great range of weekend wear as well as some quality basics including tees, jumpers and cardigans that when coordinated correctly can easily take you from daily errands to dinner with friends. For today only, Bonds is offering 30% off storewide.
  2. Topshop – The thing I love about Highpoint is that it is the only place where you can hit my two favourite birds with one stone which in this case I am referring to Topshop and Zara. Zara doesn’t have any sales listed for this VIP day, but Topshop is offering 20% off, plus, spend $75 and receive an exclusive TOPSHOP iPhone cover. Its just a crime to go to Highpoint without making the visit to Topshop, even if it is just to flick my fingers through the clothes hangers at all the great clothes I want while swaying to the awesome playlist of R&B music that seems to just know every single one of my favourite party tunes..
  3. Dotti – Dotti currently have 50% off selected boots, take this with an additional 20% off and you have a great transeasonal pick of footwear to take you through to summer for the price of a visit to the movies. Plus I have had my eye on their High Tea Snood for a while now, it features the perfect mix of neutral and bright colours to be able to coordinate with nearly any item you have in your wardrobe. The perfect light fabric scarf to shake off the remainder of those Winter blues and the right fun colour combination to get you excited for Spring!
  4. Witchery – I know I’ve been mentioning Witchery a lot, but it deserves another mention in this post, because not only are they duplicating the 25% off full price items for today, but they have now also started their mid season sale…double trouble! Also, if you are a Witchery loyalty card member, make sure you fill out their feeback survey to receive an additional $10 off your next purchase.
  5. Visit the Oscar & Oscar Salon for $25 off your first appointment. While this offer is only valid for new clients, I think its a great low risk opportunity for new customers to try out this raved about salon, even if it is just for a blow wave, which guarantees luscious locks minus the guilt trip when returning back to your own hairdresser!

Check out Melbourne Darling’s top buys:

1. Dotti Love a Leopard Scarf

2. Dotti Metric Cutout Boot

3. Dotti High Tea Snood

4. Bonds Two Way Tee

5. Bonds Active Spliced Tee

6. Witchery Mock Wrap Mini Skirt

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Sofitel Girls’ Day Out

Spring has officially sprung and what better way to celebrate the arrival of the glamorous spring racing season than attending the Sofitel Girls’ Day Out.

Activities for the day include fashion parades allowing you sneak peeks at the upcoming fashion for the racing season as well as a nail bar to get those hands in fine form, ready to place a bet for your favourite horse! There are activities for the kids as well as food, drinks and a Lavazza Coffee lounge, sounds like the perfect girls day out for me!

For tickets, pricing and more information, please visit the official website.

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Melbourne Central One Day Shopping Festival

Melbourne Central One Day Shopping Festival

Melbourne Darling’s Top 5 picks for the Melbourne Central One Day Shopping Festival:

  1. Treasure Hunt – If you’re super keen on getting the most out of the One Day Shopping Festival, and plan to get down to Melbourne Central early in the day, then make your first stop the Information Desk where the first 200 shoppers can receive a treasure hunt pack with discounts and goodies to help shoppers get the best buys of the day.
  2. Cotton On, Typo and Rubi Shoes – All offering 30% off. With that extra incentive, its time to finally snag one of Typo’s StagHeads I’ve had my eye on since they arrived in store a few months ago. Then its time to make my way to Rubi Shoes for what I think is the best buy for this summer’s footwear craze (no not jellies, the other footwear craze – clogs.) At $39.95, the Palm Springs Heel are already a steal, but at 30% off at the reduced price at $27.90 you simply cannot go wrong with buying a pair of these wooden clogs, and with a fantastic range of colours to choose from, these shoes should come with a warning: You may just  find yourself buying more than one pair! )
  3. Valleygirl – Valleygirl is one store not be overlooked this Spring. Their feminine, playful and colourful new collection will put a spring in your step and their prices are fantastic, not to mention the 30% off they are offering for today!
  4. Witchery -  No doubt the store that I believe has the best Spring fashion offering in Melbourne, Witchery has an abundance of wonderful pieces that hit the mark when it comes to soft, classic and neutral colours that are classic enough to see you through different seasons yet manage to add that small pinch of  difference with the refined edginess and hint of futuristic fashion as seen in the asymettrical features, laser cuts and leather additions to their designs.
  5. Gorgeous Cosmetics – These gorgeous people know their fake eyelashes and lipliner! Their Scarlette lipliner is a favourite of mine, its long lasting, easy to use and the perfect colour that allows you to get away with using it for a variety of pink and red lipsticks. I’m taking up this opportunity to stock up on this fantastic lipliner with 40% off.

Check out Melbourne Darling’s top buys:

The Melbourne Central One Day Shopping Festival is on September 4th, 2013. For more information and a listing of all offers and events, visit the Melbourne Central site.

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