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[LC07]

does anyone know where to thrift?

cause i seriously don't.

Gertrude St and Smith St.

It's better than nothing.

[LC07]

yo pandemonium thanks for the info.

a follow-up question (since I now need to order off the internet):

anyone know how these fit?

I wear us 10 in Nike, and us 9 in chucks. what size should i get in desert boots?

cheers

Have you bought it yet? If not, you'd need a 10. Or 10.5 if you have wide feet.

Bought mine online and they fit ridiculously tight, had to wear them without socks.

[home]

also what are some cool brands of shoe to check out about melbourne

over schmoove, quality of love thy neighbour is questionable, and CON seems like i'd wear through the sole in a week.

what else is there?

sneakers, dress shoes, patent leathers, whatever. just nothing (too) common.

[Pandemonium]

yo are you looking for mainly winklepickers?

i'd just stick to schmoove.

[pirsig]

Anyone been into Provider on manchestr Lane lately? anything new in there. and wheres a good place to eat chinese in meb?

[styleofmind]

Sharks Fin Inn, Little Bourke Street.

Taipan, Doncaster

Plume, Doncaster

All People's Restaurant, Burwood

Chrysanthemum House, Camberwell

Pacific House, Richmond [There's one in South Yarra, but Richmond one owns. Get the roast duck]

[pirsig]

cheers. been to shark fin inn, or was that shark fin house..

seems liek theres some good ones out of the cbd.

[Pandemonium]

man i am fuckin bored in my unwealthy layabout status.

[saepnirg]

flower drum in the CBD is always superb for chinese but is pretty damn pricey.

don't sleep on the smaller chinese eateries they have some good food at cheap prices.

[jcotteri]

So if anyone here hasnt gotten smoothies form Elles eithyer in melbourne Central, Collins or Highpoint then please treat yourself to one. 8 times out of 10 the smoothies are 10/10!

[Pandemonium]

highpoint. that place is terrible.

[jcotteri]

never been, but the elles store there is probably ok. I have only been to the central one.

[Pandemonium]

well, the general atmosphere is pretty bad and it's incredibly crowded.

[jcotteri]

k fair enough

[home]

highpoint - sex when you don't want it.

[Pandemonium]

^ oh that is just too clever.

chadstone is classier but seriously there's nothing there.

the only store i look at is GPC (for their ksubi/diffusion lines) and FAT

[home]

chadstone is classier but seriously there's nothing there.

the only store i look at is GPC (for their ksubi/diffusion lines) and FAT

yep. thats all that gets a look from me..

yo are you looking for mainly winklepickers?

i'd just stick to schmoove.

back to shoes. yeah, winklepickers, common project-esque sneaks, etc. not really fussed. but needs good construction / durability.

i discounted love thy neighbour before, but has anyone here had first hand experience with their shoes? some of the models look wearable..

fuck i wish matboy would make their footwear available.

[Pandemonium]

common projects...

well, i've never really seen anything like their stuff in australia.

as for winklepickers, i think love thy neighbour is quite good.

stay away from gram/swear

[C.D.C]

Coming to melbourne for 3 nights next week,

already know about marais and assin, they are top of my list.

where else do you suggest? also any good vintage or op shops

[saepnirg]

depends on what your after i reckon. melbourne isn't too good for imported brands imo.

you either pay too high a price or are stuck with a small selection.

often both

[saepnirg]

also since we're on the topic of shoes.

anyone know a good spot for converse? i'm definitely not used to paying $120 for leather hi-cuts.

[C.D.C]

I remeber one of my friends telling me he saw heaps of converse from like $50 to $80 bucks at those wear house places... best to call them first cause they are normally in the sticks

[seksu!]

fat sale off brunswick st fri, sat, sun.

prob shit tho

[saepnirg]

I remeber one of my friends telling me he saw heaps of converse from like $50 to $80 bucks at those wear house places... best to call them first cause they are normally in the sticks

yeah i've been to one of those at the essendon DFO. didn't have any of the classic designs just the shit with flames, skulls etc.

thanks anyway dude.

[ri chi]

common projects...

i think love thy neighbour is quite good.

stay away from gram/swear

having owned both grams and love thy neighbours, grams have far better construction IMO, and will last longer b/c the soles are thicker by a long shot, and the upper material is generally more stiff, making them much more stable

but the styling of love thy neighbours are waaaay better. just don't wear 'em everyday and you'll be fine, i'd say... i have the jokers (i.e. pointy thin leather lows) and the sole ripped recently, after wearing them through moderately hard through the last year. i may get them re-soled soon but the upper part is quite soft, so the effort may be in vain. sigh...

[ri chi]

Coming to melbourne for 3 nights next week,

already know about marais and assin, they are top of my list.

where else do you suggest? also any good vintage or op shops

i guess they're both overpriced but they do have sales from time to time i guess. BUT even then you're probably talking about say, $1500 down to ~$650-800 (outerwear) at best, so whatever...

the SA at marais was probably the nicest SA i've ever met though, strangely enough.

[Pandemonium]

^well, to be honest i was critiquing gram shoes on the basis that they're mad ugly.

i don't think i'll be going to fat sale this year time.

too disappointed with the last one.

[saepnirg]

what was available at the FAT sale last year?

i'm also up in the air about going down. don't want to go through all the hassle for a crummy sale

[home]

i thought the fat sale in the first half of the year was worth attending, but the second one was meh.

if i can get up in time ill head to it.

[WillKhitie]

Where's a good place to find places that stock Imperial Denim in Melbourne?

Is there any that are not too far from the city center?