ParisSeekingPrada: My Melbourne Future.

Two weekends ago I went on my annual trip to Melbourne.
Sometimes it is bi-annual, and when that happens, I feel lucky.
There are many reasons why Melbourne as an Australian city is my choice.
Here are a few of those reasons:

1) The grass is always greener and Melbourne is not Sydney.
2) Melbourne has trams, everyone likes a good tram.
3) I have not been to any other major Australian city except for Brisbane and well... yeah...
4) It is a continually growing cultural hub.
5) People are generally better dressed there.
6) Desgraves Lane looks like Diagon Alley.

As much as they are highly justifiable reasons for living in a city, I am also going to write about why Melbourne is great from a fashion focused point of view.
I work in fashion, I am an assistant buyer. Buying involves a lot of numbers and working mostly for larger fashion companies rather than small. Melbourne is the home to most large fashion companies in the country.

Here are a few:
Myer
Kmart
Cotton On Group
The Just Group
Billabong/Roxy/Ripcurl
The Country Road Group

People in Melbourne are effortlessly cool. They dress to impress, not to go to the beach. This is the key difference. I enjoy the constant opening of new eateries, boutiques and art galleries. I like the hipster vibe. I like me in Melbourne, I feel more at home.

When I go to Melbourne I always stop by a few favourite stores. This trip with limited time I only went to my favourite 5. These were:
Acne GPO
Alpha 60 GPO
Zomp
Green with Envy
Kinki Gerlinki

Green with Envy provided me with upstanding service and two amazing items. I am no longer an Alexander Wang virgin and now own an amazing pair of shoes. I also purchased a cute cropped top from their own brand Nicholas.

Melbourne people are more apt to change. They enjoy trying new places, having unique items and clothing, going to new cafes, they like astro turf in their bars, Mexican fusion and cocktails in jars. I also like all of these things. People from Melbourne also think that Melbourne is the best place to be and it is important to stand behind your beliefs. I wish I could say the same for my own home town, Sydney. Sydney isn't terrible, it is just the most expensive city in the world, for real.

Living in Melbourne is approximately a third less expensive rent and travel wise.

I also want to eternally pretend I am in a Harry Potter movie and capes are in!