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Melbourne Spring Fashion Week Afterparties

Want to party on after the curtains close for the fashion week events? Here's the lowdown on where each of the Motorola Melbourne Spring Fashion Week after parties will be held.

Monday 4 September: from 9pm
Comme
7 Alfred Place (off Little Collins Street)

Sale of the Day - Temperley Jasmine Story Dress

This divine Temperley Jasmine Story Dress is currently on sale at net-a-porter. Size 8 still available.

Black below knee length cotton and silk blend sleeveless dress with turquoise and white embroidery and gold sequins. Dress has deep v-neck on the front, wide empire panel, cross-over straps on back and lace trim. Dress has cut-out detail in the places in the main pattern, a black slip lining and fastens at side with zip.

Factory People Sale

Factory People currently have 55% off everything - just enter the code sale55 to pick up the discount!

The website stocks a number of great labels including Fornarina, Sass & Bide, United Bamboo, Earnest Sewn and Nobody.

From ProductDose.com.

Secret Sample Sale, London

There's a Secret Sample Sale coming up in London, with designers such as Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Missoni, Marc Jacobs, Tsubi and more on sale.

Where: The Well Gallery, Dray Walk, Old Truman Brewery, 90 Brick Lane, London
When: 31st August (invitation only) - 3rd September

Thanks to MyFashionLife for the heads up.

Where is the Sexiest Island in the World?

Wanting to take an exotic holiday, but not too sure where to go? Well perhaps you might take a look at Forbes' list of the World's Sexiest Islands.

"To compile our list of the World's Sexiest Islands, we searched from sea to shining sea for remote, appealing locales. Some are well-known, while others you may never have heard of. But all of them will compel you, an otherwise sane traveler, to throw off your shoes, hide your watch and voluntarily give up Internet access. Now that's sexy."

'Tea Party' Fashion Accessories Exhibition - Melbourne

From now and until August 20, you can catch "The Tea Party Exhibitionism" at Gallery M in South Melbourne.

The Tea Party table plays host to the exhibitionism of seventeen of Australia?s most brazen and independent accessory designers. Set in the middle of the gallery, the tea party table awaits the eyes the curious spectator. Amongst semi-consumed cup cakes and sandwiches, each collection mingles with the silverware: silver necklaces sit intertwined with sliver spoons and forks; pastel ceramic pendants difficult to distinguish from the like coloured candy.

Curiouser and curiouser, we begin to wonder... Who are the guests? Where are they and why did they leave their wares behind?

How Not To Travel Internationally

When this one came across our desk we could only think "how chav".

The story ... tells the tale of a woman on board a Cathay Pacific plane in Hong Kong, bound for Tokyo. The woman, it seems, caused the flight to delay for over an hour because she refused to stow her Gucci handbag under her seat for takeoff.

Apparently, flight attendants tried hard to get her to act, but she refused, and so finally guards were called in and she was removed...with her bag over her arm.

Yes Gucci bags cost a fair bit. But holding up a plane as you're concerned it might get a scratch simply lacks decorum.

Source: Gadling

7 Star Hotel To Open In Europe

Europe's first seven star hotel is set to open later this year, in the heart of fashionable Milan. The Town House Galleria will be the world's second hotel to have a seven star rating - the other being Dubai's Burj Al Arab tower. Reuters reports,

Town House Galleria in glitzy Galleria Vittoria Emanuele, an elegant shopping arcade between La Scala opera house and Milan's cathedral, will have less than 30 suites and an army of butlers, drivers and nannies to look after guests.

Sale of the Day - Alice McCall Birdy Short Boots

These Alice McCall Boots at frockshop.com.au are not only beautiful and unique, but versatile too - wear them folded up or down. Currently on sale for $550.00AUD, they may not be throwing them away... but they're definitely too good not to check out.

Bettina Liano Winter Sale - Melbourne / Sydney

Sale Guide reports up to 60% off the hottest winter fashion from Bettina Liano, including the cult O jean range. Ace Jeans from $89! Visit bettinaliano.com to check out the collection online.

MELBOURNE:
198 Lt Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
471 Chapel Street, South Yarra.
269 Lt Collins Street, Melbourne.
Level 1, Chadstone Shopping Centre, Chadstone.

SYDNEY:
440 Oxford Street, Paddington.
Level 1, Strand Arcade, Pitt Street Mall, Sydney.
Level 4, Westfield, Bondi Junction.