Sportsgirl: Highpoint Shopping Centre, Maribyrnong VIC www.sportsgirl.com.au There are few more enduring names in Australian fashion retail than Sportsgirl. But in the fickle world of young ladies’ clothing, these decades of ‘runs on the board’ scarcely count for anything — it’s all about how you connect with this super savvy generation now.
Prada: Westfield Shopping Centre, Sydney NSW prada.com Prada has joined a formidable coterie of luxe brands with its new store in Sydney at the Westfield Sydney downtown shopping centre. The space, designed by Roberto Baciocchi, extends over two levels covering a total surface area of 850sqm and houses the Prada collections of ready-to-wear, bags, shoes
Bonds Kids Concept Store: Westfield Doncaster, Doncaster VIC Before too long, Bonds will be 100 years old — Australians have been wearing the same brand of T-shirts and undies for nearly a century. Now, medium-sized littlies can join in the fun, with the recent launch of Bonds Kids.
George P Johnson: 70 Riley Street, Darlinghurst NSW In deepest Darlinghurst resides the offices of George P Johnson. You’d be forgiven for thinking George P Johnson could well be a solicitor, an undertaker, or a bespoke tailor, but rather, GPJ (as we’ll call them for the sake of brevity) is an ‘event and experience’ marketing
The Strand Arcade, Sydney NSW 1800 083 355 or huntleather.com.au Back in 1975 John and Elizabeth Hunt recognised a potential market in Australia for fine luggage and leathergoods, opening a store at the MLC Centre in Sydney. Not far from the original site, and after years of formidable expansion, Hunt Leather has opened its flagship
Central Kitchen: Central Park, Chippendale NSW www.centralparksydney.com If the kitchen is the ‘heart of the home’, then the gleaming new food court, Central Kitchen, on Level 2 of the $2 billion Central Park development is well and truly in the thick of it.
Opera Bar Sydney Opera House (02) 9247 1666 or operabar.com.au/sydneysbackyard During the month of January, Opera Bar will transform into a harbourside backyard sanctuary. Celebrating the annual Summer at the House festivities, Opera Bar will offer an all-ages Aussie backyard summer experience, with the venue drenched in native plants, picnic dining tables, a layer of
Barry 85 High St, Northcote 3070 (03) 9481 7623 or barrycoffeeandfood.com Barry is the latest brainchild of the family behind Pillar of Salt and the most recent Touchwood cafe. The brief for Techné was to transform the existing shell of an original Victorian corner shop café and reflect through the architecture, an openness and community-minded
Rushcutters 10 Neild Avenue, Rushcutters Bay NSW (02) 9326 9348 or rushcutters.com.au The latest venture from The Keystone Group, Rushcutters is an all-encompassing hub of sociability, sustainability and food that champions a farm-to-plate philosophy. With the majority of produce from the menu sourced from Martin Boetz’s property, The Cooks Co-Op and the surrounding Hawkesbury
The Sebel Melbourne Docklands Cnr Aquitania Way and Marmion Place, New Quay, Docklands 3008 (03) 9641 7503 or accorhotels.com.au/hotel/sebel-melbourne-docklands Melbourne has welcomed its first Sebel Premier Apartment hotel with the opening of The Sebel Melbourne Docklands this month. The Sebel Melbourne Docklands is located in Melbourne’s NewQuay Docklands waterfront precinct among a selection of restaurants,