Recycle. Reuse. Radness.

Since the label's debut nine years ago, One Teaspoon has been known most notably for super easy and vintage inspired denim pieces. The Australian label is now taking things one step further with a denim range made entirely from pre-loved salvaged denim.

(Salvage Recycled Denim Shorts)

The entire SRD range has been recut, stitched and branded to bring you shorts and mini-skirts that look great but are friendly to our mother earth. Each little guy is slightly different from the next and has his own fading, colour and wear. The best bit about it is that second-hand denim equates to second-hand prices: saving the planet doesn't cost anything over ninety dollars.

(Cobra Bodysuit in Leopard Print)

We also have this AMAZING One Teaspoon leopard print body-suit which is perfect as the weather starts to warm up a bit (thank god). The in-built cups give a girl that little bit of extra shape and means we can all burn our bras like our mothers before us.

xx DY

Leather Love from a Friend of Mine

Yup... It's finally here!

(Jagger Jacket & Wedge Laced Boots)

To say that Melbourne label Friend of Mine has been receiving a bit of anticipatory public interest would be an understatement. Let's be honest: we've been beating them off with a stick! 

(Shambles Leather Skirt)

Nothing justifies a bit of fanaticism like the leather pieces seen in the label's debut collection, Opposites Attract. We haven't gone many a day without a fevered enquiry in to the cult Leather Wedge boots or the amazing Jagger Leather jacket with studs.

(Amelia Jacket & Wedged Zipper Boots)

Friend of Mine leather will go crazy. Come Down Yonder this week or give us a bell on 9826 5400 to reserve your very own little wardrobe friend. 

xx DY

Looking for Something Else?

Oh, Melbourne Winter. Why do you always give us the blues? The skies are pouring, our shoes are wet, and our hair is Farrah Fawcett-ed from gale force winds. 

(RIP Our Gale Force Wind Beauty)

Call it denial, but the staff here at Down Yonder are eagerly pretending that it's sunshine and rainbows outside. This little charade has been much easier since the early trickles of Spring/Summer 2010 stock has begun arriving in.

(We've got this one in black!)

Out first ray of sun has come from Natalie Wood's eponymous label Something Else. The label - which offers girls a culmination of high fashion and street wear at an affordable price - has brightened up our moods with colourful prints of purple, blue, and orchid. 

(This one in stonewash grey is selling fast)

Entitled Sunrise of the Dancing Shadows, the SS10 range luckily also has some great trans-seasonal pieces to tide us through the last dregs of winter. Our favourite silky jacket pictured below is a great layering staple for a night out and won't blow the budget either.

(a lighter Spring alternative to a leather jacket)

xx DY

Laughing Bird

How lovely are these handmade tea-towels from Laughing Bird? The independent illustration and textile design label produces unique home-wares that are perfect for giving to others or for brightening up your winter kitchen.

Each piece is designed and individually screen printed from a little homegrown studio in the Blue Mountains - and it really isn't difficult to see the influence of this within the designs. 

The reference of the natural Australian outback is, however, more than just skin deep: all prints are made with the highest regard for the natural environment utilising solvent free pigments on all natural fabrics. 

Made with Love - and available at Down Yonder for only nineteen bucks a pop.

xx DY

ARE YOU A LADY?

Check out this shoot by Melbourne Street Fashion featuring one of our favourite Melbourne labels, Lady. 

Whilst designer Petrova Hammond first found fame as a finalist on the debut series of Australian Project Runway, she has been making fashionable, quirky ladies of us all since the label's conception in 2006. 

Down Yonder is currently stocking Lady's latest collection, including the She Walks in Beauty and Good and Evil Tutu dresses pictured in the shots above. The best bit of all is that being a Lady has never been quite so painless - all pieces are currently included in our end of season sale. 

xx DY

Down Yonder SALE!!

So you think Myer and David Jones have some pretty sweet bargains at their end of financial year sales, do ya? Baby, you ain't seen nothing yet. 

Down Yonder has an amazing selection of stock currently marked down by up to fifty percent. Sale items include Illionaire, State of Georgia, Lady, Saxonne, Carly Hunter, Something, Aje, Luxe Accessories, This is Genevieve and many more.... 

xx DY

The Cassette Society

There is something just a tad nostalgic about The Cassette Society. The label - as its name suggests - produces clothes which reference eras past, and yet are still relevant in our post-iPod world. 

TCS continues their paradoxical eighties/futuristic trend in their upcoming summer collection, That Heroine's Electric. Down Yonder is lovin' the splashes of acid wash, leather, fringing and studs, and can't wait until this season comes to the store over July & August. 

We're particularly enamored with this amazingly detailed feathered v-neck tee pictured above - and it's a total steal! We've also got some great TCS accessories ordered, as well as some other spring staples such as denim shorts, singlets and tube skirts. 

Give us a buzz at the store to pre-order anything pictured here that takes your fancy. Channel a bit of Blondie, and rock on the 80s like it's 2009. 

xx DY