DY VINTAGE MAYHEM!

LOOKIE WHAT JUST ARRIVED FROM THE U.S! SOURCED FROM DOWN TOWN L.A, GET DOWN YONDER ASAP AND GET YOUR HANDS ON THESE RADICAL ONE OF A KIND VINTAGE PIECES! GUARANTEED TO MAKE A STATEMENT - YOU'D BE STUPID NOT TO... AND IF YOU DON'T, WE'D PROBABLY PREFER IT (I ALREADY DESPERATELY "NEED" 8 OF THE 9 TEES) ... SHOP IT ONLINE AT WWW.DOWNYONDER.COM.AU OR IN STORE NOW! X

GIMME GIMME VITAMIN C

EVEN THOUGH IT'S PROBABLY NOT THE VITAMIN C THAT MUM WAS REFERRING TO, PURCHASING THESE BAD BOYS WILL HELP YOU THROUGH THIS AWFUL WINTER, GUARANTEED. X

ABisFAB

HAIR LUST/FACE LUST/SO EFFORTLESSLY COOL (YOU KILL US). LUST.

HOBBA HOBBA

WE WERE DELIGHTED TO FIND A NEW CAFE OPEN ON OUR STREET LITERALLY DAYS AGO.. FROM THE FIRST COFFEE WE FELL MADLY, HOPELESSLY IN LOVE. A CONVERTED GARAGE ON MALVERN ROAD IS HOME TO HOBBA - A DISTINCTLY UNDERDESIGNED, UNDERSTATED CAFE WHICH OOZES COOL. BARE BRICK WALLS, HIGH CEILINGS, AND A TREE WHICH IS GROWING INSIDE - THIS PLACE WAS PLAYING SLEEPY JACKSON THIS MORNING WHEN I WENT TO GRAB MY COFFEE. IT WAS PERFECT. THEY'VE GOT MAGAZINES FOR YOU TO READ WHILE YOU EAT (GOOD ONES - FRANKIE, VOGUE, RUSSH) AND THEY DON'T UPSELL TO YOU - IN FACT, YESTERDAY I WAS DOWN SOLD, FROM THE DELECTABLE FRITTERS TO A SUPER VEGETARIAN SANDWICH, WHICH THE WAITER ASSURED ME PROVIDED MORE BANG FOR MY BUCK. IT'S THE BEST TYPE OF LOVE GOING AROUND - SO IF YOU'RE KEEN FOR A SHOP BUT NEED A CAFFEINE HIT BEFORE VISITING, WE SUGGEST A STOP AT HOBBA.

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4TH & BLEEKER

ALEXANDRA SPENCER OF 4TH & BLEEKER WEARING THE FRIEND OF MINE TARZAN SKIRT (AVAILABLE IN STORE SOON) AND THE RADICAL RAFAELLA BOOTS  - ON SALE NOW! GET 'EM HERE!

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GENUINE GENIUS

WE LOVE A CLEVER IDEA AS MUCH AS THE NEXT GIRL - AND THE BRENDA BODYSUIT IS ABOUT AS SMART AS A CLOTHING ITEM CAN GET (EXCEPT FOR MAYBE THE SNUGGIE)... WITH IT'S SNAP LOCK CROTCH, THIS SHIRT/BODYSUIT/ULTIMATE ITEM MAKES WEARING AN OVERSIZED SHIRT TUCKED IN EASY AS PIE. MUM WOULD BE SO PROUD OF THIS PRACTICAL GARB! GET YOUR MITS ON THEM HERE!

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NOXIOUS NEON & PERNICIOUS PASTELS

I JUST CANT GET ENOUGH

I JUST CANT GET ENOUGH

I JUST CANT GET ENOUGH

PICS C.O CEST VOGUE.

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR THE PERFECT COFFEE?

WE AT 485 MALVERN ROAD ARE COFFEE FANATICS, WE DRINK SO MANY SOY LATTES THAT EVERY CAFE ON OUR STREET KNOWS OUR ORDER. THE SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT COFFEE IS A LONG AND TIRING ONE, AND CAN BE PARTICULARLY DISAPPOINTING WHEN AT THE END OF YOUR JOURNEY YOUR LATTE IS LUKE-WARM, WHILST SIMULTANEOUSLY BURNT, AND CURIOUSLY TASTELESS. WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED BROTHER BABA BUDAN IN LITTLE BOURKE STREET - THOUGH IT'S A LITTLE OUT OF AREA FOR US, IT'S FREAKING UNREAL... BUT PLEASE DON'T ALL BUST IN THERE AT ONCE, IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO GET A SEAT AS IT IS!

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RED GOES FASTER

LIPSTICK, HEELS AND RED RED CARS...

SH*T MY DAD SAYS - THE GREATEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD (IN OUR OPINION AT LEAST)

WE'RE ALWAYS UP FOR A BIT OF A LAUGH, AND JUSTIN'S TWITTER ACCOUNT WILL PROVIDE ENDLESS HOURS OF HILARITY. HE'S A 29 YEAR OLD GUY LIVING WITH HIS 74 YEAR OLD FATHER, WHO HAS POSSIBLY THE GREATEST ONE LINERS OF ALL TIME. SOME INVOLVE A FEW SWEAR WORDS, SO DON'T CLICK THROUGH IF YOU'RE EASILY OFFENDED... ALSO AVOID READING THIS IF YOU'RE NOT SITTING DOWN, NEED TO GO TO THE TOILET, OR ARE HOLDING A HOT DRINK - IT COULD END BADLY.

HTTP://TWITTER.COM/SHITMYDADSAYS

MATCHBOX MADNESS

FRANKIE MAG DID A LITTLE FEATURE ON A GUY CALLED ALEX SCOTT WHO PAINTS THE MOST DELIGHTFUL PICTURES ON TINY MATCHBOXES... WITH FIVE HUNDRED OF THESE BAD BOYS, SCOTT HAS COVERED EVERY GENRE FROM SIDEKICKS, TO MATISSE TO DEATH BY ASSASSINATION.. WE CHECKED HIS TUMBLR OUT AND PICKED OUR FAVOURITES - WHAT ARE YOURS?

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WWW.THEMATCHBOXCOLLECTIONS.TUMBLR.COM

SMOKEY ROLLS BY FRIEND OF MINE - IN STORE & ONLINE

JUST A FEW OF OUR MILLION FAVOURITE PIECES FROM FRIEND OF MINE'S LATEST COLLECTION - SMOKEY ROLLS. GET IT AT WWW.DOWNYONDER.COM.AU OR AT OUR BOUTIQUE SHOWROOM AT 485 MALVERN ROAD, SOUTH YARRA.
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COOLEST KIDS ON THE BLOCK

STYLED BY OLLIE McGOLLY
FEATURING SUNNIES FROM KAREN WALKER & FABULOUS FOOTWEAR FROM FRIEND OF MINE.
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NEUW ROLLER DISCO LOVE

NEW STOCK FROM NEUW DENIM HAS LANDED! PICS ABOVE ARE FROM THE LABELS ROCKIN' ROLLER DISCO - ALL PINS KITTED OUT IN DENIM WE NOW HAVE IN STORE! GET YOUR MUSTARD, STONE, DENIM FIX ONLINE AT WWW.DOWNYONDER.COM.AU OR IN REAL TIME AT 485 MALVERN ROAD, SOUTH YARRA XXX

SALTWATERS ARE BACK IN STORE!

ALMOST ON CUE TODAY, AS WE BEMOANED MELBOURNE WEATHER AND THE COLD, OUR LOVELY DELIVERY MAN POPPED IN AND DROPPED OFF A VERITABLE RAINBOW OF SALTWATER SANDALS!  THEY'RE JUST THE INSPIRATION WE NEED TO GET AWAY... PLUS ALEXA CHUNG WEARS THEM (AND SO DOES SURI CRUISE, WHO IS MORE STYLISH THAN MOST PEOPLE WE KNOW). YOU CAN GRAB THEM ONLINE AT WWW.DOWNYONDER.COM.AU OR IN STORE AT 485 MALVERN ROAD, SOUTH YARRA. XXX

JEWEL ROCKS

WE LOVE A BIT OF NATIVE COLOUR, AND NOTHING SAYS NEON LOVE MORE THAN THE JEWELLERY OF JEWEL ROCKS. THESE GORGEOUS TRINKETS WILL CHARM YOUR SOCKS OFF! THE LINE FROM JEWEL ROCKS IS AS WHIMSICAL AS IT IS DANGEROUS - WE LOVE THE DAY OF THE DEAD SKULLS AND THE HEALING HANDS. GET THEIR GEAR IN STORE AT 485 MALVERN ROAD, OR ONLINE ATWWW.DOWNYONDER.COM.AU 


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GOTYE feat. KIMBRA = BLISS

WE'RE OPENLY OBSESSING OVER THIS SONG - CANT WAIT FOR THE ALBUM.

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MOTEL + BERLIN

SOME OF THE MOTEL ROCKS TEAM HAVE HEADED TO THE FAMOUS BREAD AND BUTTER SHOW IN BERLIN FOR BERLIN FASHION WEEK. MOTEL WILL BE SHOWCASING THEIR UPCOMING COLLECTIONS TO BUYERS AND CUSTOMERS. BREAD AND BUTTER CELEBRATES IT'S 10TH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR WITH A LINEUP INCLUDING MOS DEF, THEOPHILUS LONDON AND BLACK MILK - WE SUSPECT THE TEAM WON'T BE STRICTLY WORKING... IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE IN GERMANY - MAKE SURE YOU HEAD TO THE MOTEL STAND, IT'S LOOKING PRETTY AMAZING... CAN'T WAIT FOR OUR NEXT DROP! 


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SHAKUHACHI HOUSES

ON OUR PHOTOSHOOT FOR 'FIELDS OF PLENTY' WE SCALED A FENCE TO ENTER THIS ABANDONED HOUSE... THE  BEAUTIFUL ANNIE AND DAYNA WERE SHOT BY MACUSHLA BURKE, AND ARE WEARING SHAKUHACHI DRESSES - AVAILABLE AT WWW.DOWNYONDER.COM.AU AND IN STORE AT 485 MALVERN ROAD, SOUTH YARRA NOW!

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