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BERKELOUW BOOKS
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( 9360 3200; www.berkelouw.com.au ; 19 Oxford St; 9am-10pm; 380) Expecting the dank aroma
of secondhand books? Forget it! Follow your nose up to the cafe, then browse through
three floors of preloved tomes, new releases, antique maps and Australia's largest collec-
tion of rare books. The Berkelouws have specialised in secondhand books and printed rar-
ities over six generations since setting up shop in Holland in 1812. There's another branch
in Newtown ( CLICK HERE ).
BOOKS
POEPKE
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( www.poepke.com ; 47 William St; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat, noon-5pm Sun; 380) One of Paddington's
more interesting boutiques, stocking a range of Australian (Rittenhouse, Tru$t Fun!) and
International designers (Dries Van Noten, Nom*D).
CLOTHING
ZIMMERMANN
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( www.zimmermannwear.com ; 2-16 Glenmore Rd; 10am-6pm Fri-Wed, to 8pm Thu; 380) Chic and
cheeky women's street clothes and swimwear from sisters Nicky and Simone Zimmer-
mann. There are other stores in the Sydney and Bondi Junction Westfields.
CLOTHING
MECCA COSMETICA
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( 9361 4488; www.meccacosmetica.com.au ; 126 Oxford St; 10am-6pm Fri-Wed, to 8pm Thu; 380)
Aptly named, this is the make-up mecca for beauty devotees. As well as its own brand,
Mecca Cosmetica stocks cult cosmetics from Nars, Kevyn Aucoin, Stila and Serge
Lutens, as well as some well-selected scents. Test the divine blood orange lotion, pick an
inky dark nail polish and get a quick makeover if it's not too busy.
BEAUTY
DINOSAUR DESIGNS
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( 9361 3776; www.dinosaurdesigns.com.au ; 339 Oxford St; 9.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 11am-4pm Sun;
380) If the Flintstones opened a jewellery store, this is what it would look like: oversized,
richly coloured, translucent resin bangles and baubles sit among technicoloured vases and
bowls, and chunky sterling-silver rings and necklaces.
JEWELLERY, HOMEWARES
LEONA EDMISTON
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( 9331 7033; www.leonaedmiston.com ; 88 William St; 380) Leona Edmiston knows frocks -
from little and black to whimsically floral or all-out sexy. Her exuberantly feminine, flirta-
tious and fun designs are cut from the best cotton, silk and jersey fabrics in colours that
CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES
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