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Poison City Records
(
www.poisoncityrecords.com
;
400 Brunswick St, Fitzroy; 11am-6pm; 112)
Independent record/skate
shop with its own Poison City label releasing excellent indie, punk and fuzz-rock Mel-
bourne bands, such as the Nation Blue, White Walls and Smith Street Band.
MUSIC
FASHION
(
www.bul.com.au
;
241 Brunswick St, Fitzroy; 10am-6pm Mon-Thu, to 7pm Fri, to 6pm Sat, 11am-5pm Sun;
112)
Búl offers locally designed clothes that hark back to the days of classic stylish pieces
with clean lines and understated colours. Whether your eye is taken by a cream-coloured
shirtdress, subtly patterned tailored pants or a burnt-orange silk tank, you might be unable
to leave empty-handed. Also in
Curtin House
(Level 3, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne)
.
Little Salon
CRAFT, FASHION
(
www.littlesalon.com.au
;
71 Gertrude St, Fitzroy; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat; 86, 112)
Cute little store that
stocks wearable art pieces from local designers, as well as decorative items for your wall
or shelf.
Gorman
CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES
(
www.gormanshop.com.au
;
235 Brunswick St, Fitzroy; 10am-6pm Mon-Thu & Sat, to 7pm Fri, 11am-5pm Sun;
112)
Lisa Gorman makes everyday clothes that are far from ordinary: boyish, but sexy,
short shapes are cut from exquisite fabrics; pretty cardigans are coupled with relaxed, or-
ganic tees. You can find other branches elsewhere around town.
Aesop
BEAUTY
(
www.aesop.com
; 242 Gertrude St, Fitzroy; 11am-5pm Mon & Sun, 10am-6pm Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat; 86)
This homegrown empire specialises in citrus-and-botanical-based aromatic balms, hair
masques, scents, cleansers and oils in beautifully simple packaging, for both men and wo-
men. There are plenty of branches around town (and plenty of opportunity to sample the
products in most of Melbourne's cafe bathrooms).
