Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 03-9521 3174; 217-223 Chapel St, Prahran; 10am-6pm; 78, 79, Prahran)
Calling this a 'per-
manent undercover collection of market stalls' won't give you any clue to what's tucked
away here. This old arcade is a retro-obsessive riot. It doesn't matter if Italian art glass,
vintage furniture or Noddy egg cups are your thing, you'll find it here. There's a mix of
cluttered mayhem and well-organised boutiquey stalls.
Shelley Panton
HOMEWARES, GIFTS
(
http://shop.shelleypanton.com
; 440 Malvern Rd, Prahran; 9am-7pm Mon-Wed & Fri, to 9pm Thu, 10am-5.30pm
Sat & Sun; 72)
Potter Shelley Panton has recently set up this beautiful store, stocking her
own local wares alongside other local designers' work and imported goodies from around
the world. Pick up some eco-friendly bamboo dinnerware, copper pendant lighting or In-
dian loom rugs.
Camberwell Sunday Market
(
www.sundaymarket.com.au
;
Station St, Camberwell; by donation; 6am-12.30pm Sun; 70, 72, 75, Cam-
berwell)
Filled with secondhand and handcrafted goods, this is where Melburnians come to
offload their unwanted items and where antique hunters come to find them. It's great for
finding pre-loved (often rarely worn) items of clothing, restocking a bookcase and finding
unusual curios. It's situated behind the corner of Burke and Riversdale Rds.
MARKET
Fat
(
www.fat4.com
;
272 Chapel St, Prahran; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm Sun; 78, 79, Prahran)
The Fat
empire has changed the way Melbourne dresses, catapulting a fresh generation of design-
ers into the city's consciousness, including Claude Maus, Dr Denim, Kloke and Status
Anxiety. There are also branches in the GPO (
Click here
)
in the city and
Fitzroy
(209 Brun-
swick St;
FASHION, ACCESSORIES
112)
.
Greville Records
MUSIC
(
www.grevillerecords.com.au
;
152 Greville St, Prahran; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat, to 7pm Fri, noon-5pm Sun; 78,
79)
One of the last bastions of the 'old' Greville St, this fabulous music shop has such a
loyal following that the great Neil Young invited the owners on stage during a Melbourne
concert. It's now very much geared towards vinyl.
