Australian Street Style

[Sylphide]

"The idea of cultural cringe was defined by Australian sociologists Brian Head and James Walter as the belief that one's own country occupies a "subordinate cultural place on the periphery", and that "intellectual standards are set and innovations occur elsewhere". As a consequence, a person who holds this belief is inclined to devalue their own country's cultural, academic and artistic life, and to venerate the "superior" culture of another country."

(via wikipedia)


So much self-hating negativity on this thread. Time to get over it Australians. Well-dressed people are on every other corner, if only we could quit bemoaning the fact that we aren't New York or London long enough to notice.

 

[inferno]

Personally, i hold back alot when im putting an outfit together mainly because i cannot stand the stares of "omg what the crap is she wearing?" when i walk down the street. those looks are coming from people who are wearing jeggings (those gross as leggings that look like jeans) and a top that says frankie relax in pink letters or something.

i always feel like im being stared at like an alien when i wear something that i feel truley amazing in. :/

but then again, im from adelaide. clearly theres NOTHING in adelaide!! haha
im moving to london in 2 weeks and im really looking forward to wearing an outfit i feel great in and not worry too much about the stares ill get like i would in adelaide.

 

[cosy13]

i live in new york, and honestly there are so many badly dressed people everywhere, c'mon aussies you aren't that bad- americans wear trainers with blue 80s jeans...not cool. plus in new york there are so many people wearing nasty crap, horrible trends all at once trying to be cool...
when ever i come back to WA i'm always taken back how beautiful all the girls are! because australia has so many less people than these big fashion cities, the groups of "fashionable" people are so much smaller! but they are still there!
i'm pretty sure all the girls in little old perth were wearing skinny jeans long long before all the slumps in middle america were...

 

[NakedIfIWantTo]

we need more pictures!!

 

[emmaj]

^ agreed..more positive thinking please... everyones own style is unique and fabulous!!! x

 

[starsrainsunmoon]

Perth City, Various

(note: these last snaps were for a dress up party, but i thought they looked sweet )

source: me

 

[dazzledbyedward]

aww those last 2 are too cute ^^
thankuouu

 

[emmaj]

Some ‘October 2009’ street style from the always uniquely fashionable Melbournians http://www.melbournestreetfashion.com
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[emmaj]

and some more style from the streets of Melbourne
melbournestreetfashion.com

 

[starsrainsunmoon]

ah love those! spesh the girl in the pink jacket/white tights thanks emma

 

[allthatglitters]

Melbournians take the cake for being by FAR the most fashionable in Australia.

 

[sasscam]

^^Agreed

 

[misspistol]

Now those are interesting outfits, so sick of the same-same op shop outfit/tote bag looks that keep popping up, there's nothing extraordinary about them.

 

[emmaj]

http://www.melbournestreetfashion.com
these are from L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Week back in May…..there are a stack more will post later *tired*
its really difficult to find sites-pics on aus street style anyone got any ideas cos as much as I love melb style I would love to also showcase what the rest of aus has got to!!!!
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[starsrainsunmoon]

thanks emma

heres some snaps from the Lomovember Exhibition opening night on November 6th hosted by Pigeon Hole in Perth City

source; me

 

[STYLEOClDE]

I love that yellow dress! So adorable.

 

[couture.gab]

A lot of people really really follow trends in australia. Pretty much every girl i see has on denim short shorts or is going for the indie/cardigan i buy all my clothes at an op shop look or is a hardcore/emo kid. Its really quite boring. But i think its cultural in that peoples genuine eccentricitys arent celebrated here and you are almost looked down on a bit for being too dressed up.

I agree! most style for girls is denim shorts a cardy and white sand shoes with like you said the "i shop at an op shop" look which generally means 'i buy overpriced clothes from general pants because it LOOKS op shop'

When I first went over seas for modelling when I was 15 i left australia with that style and came back alot more worldly when it came to fashion. I know how corny that may sound or whatever but honestly I dress so differently to what my friends do.. that when I returned alot of them couldnt "cope" with my change. funny I know.
and yes they said that.

 

[missgolightly89]

Living in Perth I can definitely agree with that the whole 'op shop outfit' thing seems to be 'in vogue' it reminds me of the 'emo' phase that occurred a couple years back.

I find that in Perth ( I think someone has mentioned this before) its actually quite an inhibited place for fashion and expression (even with Australia). For instance I love wearing red and sometimes dark lipsticks but you get so much attention, not always good and I get so uncomfortable.

 

[dazzledbyedward]

I was at one of the University's in perth today, and they showed us a presentation of what some of the fashion students did for the uni's fashion show last year and for styleaid and that kind of stuff.

There was some sensational stuff in there, so creative. I love Australian designers, and i am looking forward to seeing if any of these guys create their own lines. Just some of the stuff was so innovative and really cool.

 

[risska]

Although this is at a music festival these photos pretty much sum up the average...kinda fashionable Aussie person to me. Pretty much goes with what everyone is saying about the whole op-shop style of dressing.

Another thing that I think contribute to the fact that people look the same is girls are usually Tan + Blond. In my school you look around and 2/3 girls is very tan and blond. So not only are peoples clothes/style very similar but they all tend to go for the same look when it comes to their body. This probably applies to more coastal regions though.

source: 2dayfm.com.au