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You'll find them hidden in alleyways. Cities such as New York, London and Paris have all been invaded. The culprit - a masked artist from Paris who travels the world placing tiled Space Invader street art around town. He's hit Melbourne many times - even perching one high on the Eastern Freeway. Now we've found Space Invader prints at Outre' Gallery. But you'll have to fight us for them first.
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We love how Balance water keeps you feeling great when things get out of whack. We especially love Water for travelling after an early morning flight from Melbourne to Sydney. Or Water for the Mind in the afternoon at work, when our thoughts go off with the fairies.
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Venture down McGraths Lane off Little Collins and you'll find this hot new steakhouse, from the creators of Squires Loft in South Yarra. Choose your meat, sauce and sides and experience a steak like no other. We especially love the eye fillet with chips and mushroom sauce. A steak lover's dream.
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The ultimate cut and the most loved style, Italian label Chris & Mike know how to craft the ultimate leather jacket. Put it on and you'll instantly fall in love. We hunted Chris & Mike down at one of our favourite Melbourne boutiques - the very loveable Torsa.
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Think sweaty, wet, fruit and salad and what comes to mind? It's gotta be Melbourne's very own Gameboy/Gamegirl. For people in 'electro know', these guys hold the key to the perfect party beats. With songs about pumps, rumps, cucumbers and cherries - they're seriously fun stuff. We especially love Sweaty Wet Dirty Damp.
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Straight from Paris to our favourite store on High Street, Armadale - we've discovered the beautiful Maje at Chambermaid. New season has just arrived, including this gorgeous summer top, which looks great layered this winter. Thanks Chambermaid - we love getting our Maje fix in Melbourne.
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If you're dreaming of lazy summer afternoons in the sun or long weekends at the beach, then check out Susannah's little Etsy shop. This Melbourne based photographer, is self-taught and very much in tune with her bright and airy surroundings. We especially love 'Waiting to be picked'.
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This dark, downstairs bar is a Melbourne favourite. Loved by those in the know, it's the place to be in winter for a warm Sake or imported beer with friends. The best bit - they serve food till 1am on Saturday's, including the most loved fries in Melbourne - Shanghai Fries seasoned with seaweed. A must.
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Ohhh...we have so much love for eBoy. Their posters feature hundreds of pixel characters and objects, set in locations such as New York, London and Tokyo. Stare long enough and the more crazy stuff you discover, like nude rocket girls and digital godzillas. The eBoy shop has everything - including posters, toys and skateboards - delivered straight to your door all the way from Berlin, Germany. Love it.
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We're star struck by these Love Quote scarves. As seen on celebrity fashionistas in the USA, each scarf comes with an inspiring love quote and 10% of the proceeds are donated to international children's charities. Pre-order yours now at our favourite celebrity online store - miijo.
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It's the ultimate online store where you can safely order unique designer t-shirts, dirt cheap. Each week, budding young designers post new t-shirt designs. Then you choose your favs and get them delivered to Australia starting at $10 a shirt. We love it so much - we're onto bulk orders.
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This season's must-have black skinny leggings are so hot, the first release sold out before they hit stores. Originally created just for the runway, Black Rats are now being made for the gorgeous public and they're in super hot demand. mycatwalk.com (one of our most loved online stores), is taking pre-orders now. Get your skinny legs into them.
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This new Gorman store in Richmond is the best surprise a girl could have. Packed with great gear at a fraction of the price, it's a Gorman lover's dream. We know one thing for sure; you won't walk out without at least one cardigan or an organic t-shirt. We could hardly carry our bags home.
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It smells like gold. So what's not to love? Melbournites in the know (who already love Comme des Garcons 2), are now onto this very hard to find, luxurious perfume. Inspired by the real smell of Gold (hmm), its unisex scent glimmers with pure abundance and absolute decadence. Lucky 8 88 - we can't get enough.
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There's so much to love about this new rooftop bar on Spring Street. Sitting outside under heaters, while the theatre crowd walk below, we couldn't get enough of their signature cocktail - the very smooth Black Cherry Martini. We also loved the Fried Prawn and Lemongrass Wontons on the side - yum.
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We love this intimate and ultra glamorous sushi train. Of course we're addicted to the red plates - which include the delicious 'salmon and avocado wrapped' sushi. And the seared salmon sushi is a must.
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