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Tokyo Street Fashions are known world wide even to the extent it is being copied here in both New York City and Ithaca, New York. More recently, and in reaction from the emerging new core of fashions designers in Paris France to Tokyo's challenge in fashions design, there is now an evolving Paris Street Fashions, and just last month a focus on London Street Fashions has now hit the sociocultural fashion waves of internet traffic.

Fashionising dot com now has the designers, models - which can compete anywhere in the world, ' LIKE WOW!, and the socialites to assist in any promotions to start a focus on " Melbourne Street Fashions."

So I ask the question.

What is considered Melbourne Street Fashions?

Please advise.

YOurs Truely,

Roger M. Christian
Ithaca, New York

All this focus and hype on "street fashion" and street watching/people watching at presnt has been around for ages, its just now that the mainstream and dare I say commercialism have now decided to jump on the band wagon. I always wonder what makes which country the "it" look for the month.

As for Melb, well my opinion is its just a mixed bag of lollies just like any other major city if you look at "real" melbourne street fashion. We are just so darn mulitcultured. I think we are a switched on bunch of people here and we take bits and pieces from around the world to make it our own. Cultural history is what is lacking here, compared to say Paris, London or Tokyo so we dont have much to fall back on to call our own so we set out to make something our own. I honestly dont see much difference in what others wear in another country compared to here other than like I said them using an item of cultural value, you can see the same look if you find the right person with a similar mind set. I think the real trend setters are much more of a minority here than other countries simply because of the size and population in comparison.

I am interested into hearing what other melbournians have to say.

As a new Melbournian I'd like to say that I agree with Mukki about this city being a mixed bag. For a large part I feel that the city lets people get away with a lot more than say Sydney. Sure some people may laugh and point but for the most part people barely bat an eyelid. There's a greater sense of freedom and individuality. The wide variety of stores, markets and vintage shops allow people to mix and match designer clothes with knock offs, everyday staples and one of a kind pieces.
Personally I've felt the city has allowed me to explore styles I wouldn't have dare worn back home or even in a city such as Sydney.
Although some designers and people have HUGE egos, some justified, most not but I best bite my tongue on that one.

An example of one sort of demographic you'll find in Melbourne's inner-city suburbs:



This one is from Face Hunter, and was taken in Fitzroy.

Daniel

Hello,

Are there websites which depicts the ' Face Hunter ' photo taken by Fitzroy? One addtional element.
In Europe there is a distinct youth based Inter-European youth cultural dynamic in which there are growing fashion similarities which is being self-labled as street fashions to indicate Eeuro-Centric visual unity. Un-like the photo about, accents [ ie.scrafs ] are being incoprated and they are being purchased from vintage shops - so in Europe not only what one is wearing has to be new, but old - vintage. What brought about the new socio-cross ethnic group is based upon the unity and pruchasing power of the Euro over American dollars as well as increased mass - transit opportunities and expansions in hybrid car production. Concerts sales are up, and DJ and Bands are setting their own tour schedule to attract to movement of this group; this is where most of the money is. According to travel, and tourist maerketers and InterPol this represents about 12 million who are between the ages 14 [ there are increases in run - a - way teens ] to 28. The groups appearance was noted in the recent demonstrations in Athens, Greece of last year, as most of the demonstrators are not Greek and were ' in the main ' patrons at various nightlife venues adjacent the city's airport. Looking at the photos in the press the leading style the females were wearing were street fashions - so get out your magnifying glass to take a look too.

Roger M. Christian
Athens Night Life ( NightLife ), RMC

as for that face hunter style melbournian website try http://www.melbournestreetfashion.com

I don't think it gives a broad view on melbourne fashion, more so a reflection of the photographers personal taste but hey its hard to cover everything.

Interesting post, abit hard to follow at times but some interesting points non the less.

haha I know what the "street fashion" scene is

it's a mass produce long top with a pair of mass produced skinny jeans and some mass produced shoe with the "yeah I AM FASHION" attitude because my jenny kee looking cardigan which i got at the op shop smells like moth balls and therefore "I am an individual"

lol

i know it sounds bitchy (no real hate i'm telling ya!) but it's just gotten so blehhhhh... same same but different

you mean same same but same.

I think for melbourne fashion, it has something to do with customary of English fashion.