Clara Fox
What:
Clara Fox
Where:
479 Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy
When:
Wed-Sun, 11-6 (depending on the season)
0422 777 954
“Fashion is the last repository of the marvellous”, said Christian Dior (and Malcolm McLaren, who would typically pilfer the quote for his own ends). The same could be said for Clara Fox. Perched prettily in the suburban leg of Brunswick Street, this parlour of vintage proper is presided over by the titular, flame-haired Ms Fox, a grande dame of Melbourne’s ragtrade who has finally collected her treasures in one spot.
Dresses dominate (Sedgwick shifts; ones that swish like Jean Seberg’s in Breathless), but there’re also teeny hats, mohair scarves, heels, real ballet slippers, coats, furs, bedazzled denim boleros, pillbox bags, opera gloves, and fans made from the best bits of tortoises and ostriches both – all in seasonal rotation. Much of it has never been worn, still bearing original tags, and is a helluva lot cheaper than the ‘designer’ frocks that rip off these same cuts in lesser fabrics each year. The best part? Unlike many vintage dresses, so tiny they require a corset and a colonic before you can get near them, Clara’s pieces magically fit the leggy Melbourne debutantes of today. Truly, deeply foxy.
Product: Clothing
Anatomy: Whole body
Keywords: Fashion, Vintage, North Fitzroy
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