A lesson in business chic

On her blog Business Chic, or BusiChic, Cheryl Lin shows people how to liven up their work wear because, let’s be frank, office workers can tend to look identical. Working in the finance industry, Cheryl started her blog in early 2010 as a way of cataloguing people’s outfits at work. [read more]

Meet Fezwitch

Fezwitch is a local collage and street artist. Lately he has been creating ‘Melbourne blocks’ which are A5 sized screen prints of trams and hook turns on vintage Melways paper. Aptly there is also a screen print of the word ‘Milk Bar’ using iconic milk bar signage typography.

The pieces are currently on display and available at Manchester Press, so make sure to keep an eye out for them next time you’re there grabbing a coffee. In the meantime we asked the enigmatic Fezwitch some questions to get to know him a little bit more. [read more]

Bento box fashion

Bento is a local clothing brand by Samantha Hardman, who launched the label in 2010 after having difficulty finding what she wanted in stores. As the name suggests, the ethos behind Bento can be likened to that of a bento box. “You can have everything you need with only about seven items. You don’t have to have these enormous wardrobes overflowing with absolutely nothing you can wear” says Hardman. [read more]

Meet Christopher Boots

Christopher Boots is a lighting designer and, well, his impressive lighting creations will have you no longer wanting to use boring, old light bulbs. [read more]

Pom pom parade

Melbourne designer Stephanie Marks likes finding new uses for things, whether it’s turning pom poms into jackets or gloves into hats. [read more].

For the love of animals

Fionnbharr Pfeiffer put his studies on hold to fashion taxidermy animals into adornments such as rings, headwear and necklaces. Now working on his first collection that includes everything from sparrow bowties to rat head rings, Fionnbharr talks to Milk Bar about his unusual calling. [read more]

Interview with the ballerina: Alice Topp talks Romeo and Juliet

The Australian Ballet Company’s Romeo and Juliet is shaping up to be one of the year’s must-see productions, as the classic love story is re-interpreted through contemporary dance. [read more]

Milk Bar’s guide to Melbourne Spring Fashion Week

Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW) is back for its 17th year this week, and as always there is plenty to see and do at the week-long fashion fest. These are our picks of the pretty, pouty bunch. [read more]

A touch of old world glamour

In case you didn’t know, a fanantique is a “devotee of objects renowned for their workmanship and age”, and Fanantique boutique in Brighton falls nothing short of this definition. Stepping inside, you are instantly transported to a world of vintage inspired home wares and fashion. [read more]

That special kinda jewellery

Most of us wear jewellery, or have worn it at some point in our lives. Sometimes it’s worn as an accessory, other times out of habit. Then there’s the ‘special’ kind of jewellery that is usually accompanied with a vivid memory or story and worn for its sentimental value.

Claire McArdle is a Melbourne jewellery designer who creates jewellery with the intention of instilling significance in it for the wearer. [read more]