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By: Jean Louise Finch
Date: 8th Nov 06
Product: Fashion
Anatomy: Whole body
What:
Queen
Where:
80 Chapel St, Windsor
When:
Mon-Sun 11-6
Contact:
9529 3191
There must be something powerful in the air around Windsor, even stronger than the scent of scorched skin wafting out of Tantrum solarium. For the past few months north-west designers and labels have been branching Southside, and Smith Street’s Queen is the latest to make the leap.
You’ll find a familiar assortment of Queen pieces and brands like Holly Chalmers, Bul, High Tea With Mrs Woo and Ghost Patrol Dolls at Queen Windsor, but in line with its new locale the store has had a little face lift.
Concrete slurry floors, wooden screens and splashes of black, brown and red, mimic the signature brand’s modern/oriental crux. Now in-store, tailored dinner suits are offset by puffed sleeves and sculpted busts, amidst pieces in natural cotton, viscose and an absence of polyester.