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Obus - Gertrude Street
Shopping on Collins Street - Melbourne

Collins Street, CBD

Shopping in leafy Collins Street usually means one thing: shopping for high-end jewellery, fashion and luxury goods.

Melbourne bar display

Little Collins Street, CBD

From haute couture to hip culture and funky threads, Little Collins Street is where the city's streetwise head to shop.

Citylights - public art in Hosier Lane

Flinders Lane, CBD

Once the centre of the city's rag trade, this narrow street is the shopping destination for the hip and happening. Fashionistas should take note.

The Arts Centre Sunday Market

Southgate and Crown Entertainment Complex

Vist the other side of the river to find luxury lingerie, perfume and fashion stores at Crown Entertainment Complex and clothing, homewares and gourmet food supplies at Southgate.

Laneway in Melbourne

Arcades

Melbourne's historic network of arcades boasts the singular, the exotic and the quirky selling everything from Russian dolls to lollipops.

Bourke Street Mall

Swanston Street

With everything from discount souvenir shops to cheap and cheerful teenage fashion, most of the shopping action is between Flinders Street and Melbourne Central shopping centre.

Bourke Street Mall

Bourke Street Mall, CBD

This short pedestrian and tram only strip between Swanston and Elizabeth streets is home to Melbourne's two big department stores, David Jones and Myer, along with an eclectic array of shops and chain stores that sell everything from music to jewellery, shoes and novelties.

Catching up on Chapel Street

Chapel Street, South Yarra

Chapel Street is the epitome of urban street style. Here you'll find all things groovy and hip - from cutting edge fashion to funky homewares and inspiring gifts.

Coffee on Brunswick Street - Fitzroy

Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

Brunswick Street is a retreat for the moderately alternative shopper who understands what is cool and unashamedly groovy.

Coffee and cake on Acland Street

Acland Street, St Kilda

Acland Street is a favourite for bric-a-brac shoppers and retro fashion dressers. Go treasure hunting for a stylish gift amongst vinyl objects. Don't miss the discerning selection of independent music and book stores, as well as second-hand furniture.

Lygon Street at night

Lygon Street, Carlton

Bookshops, galleries and plenty of shops selling the latest European and Australian fashions. The crowd here is mixed - from students at the nearby University of Melbourne to the literary set buying up big at the famous Readings bookstore.

Chadstone Shopping Centre

Chadstone Shopping Centre

Chadstone has fashion and glamour to suit every style and budget - and it's all under one roof.

High Street, Armadale

Jump on a Number 6 or Swanston Street tram and head up High Street to find more than 100 antique dealers and 20 art galleries displaying colonial furniture and ceramics, Australian and European paintings, fine eighteenth and nineteenth century furniture and decorative art.