What, This Old Thing?

Swanston Street, CBD, 1.10am Yo so you’ve seen The Dark...

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:51:20 +1000

Swanston Street, CBD, 1.10am

Yo so you’ve seen The Dark Knight, and you loved it, so you decided to dress up as The Joker - never mind the fact that you have long hair and a goatee. And then you decide you need some Hungry Jacks to mack on during a break from haunting the streets of Melbourne.

You, sir, are a genius.

Aloha

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:57:57 +1000

Yes, I know. But: a) It’s too cold and blustery/gusty in Melbourne for anyone to wear anything...

Swanston Street, CBD, 3.14pm I know, I know - same background...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:01:35 +1000

Swanston Street, CBD, 3.14pm

I know, I know - same background three photos in a row. But it was like BAM BAM BAM, GREATNESS.

This lovely lass is working the whole She+Him vibe, and while it might not be PC to note it, I was particularly impressed with her multicoloured orthodontic braces - pink and green!

Swanston Street, CBD, 3.12pm This chap just decided to walk...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:59:30 +1000

Swanston Street, CBD, 3.12pm

This chap just decided to walk right into the middle of our conversation and he was so stylin’ I couldn’t say no. Maybe it was the Irish accent.

Swanston Street, CBD, 3.10pm This chick has an excellent grasp...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:57:53 +1000

Swanston Street, CBD, 3.10pm

This chick has an excellent grasp of both the ouevre of Axl Rose and Cory Kennedy (which one could argue are the same thing).

Southbank, 2.30pm Like a beautiful Victorian rag doll. Divine.

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:11:44 +1000

Southbank, 2.30pm

Like a beautiful Victorian rag doll. Divine.

Crown Casino forecourt, 2.10pm An Edwardian flower seller on Dia...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:08:54 +1000

Crown Casino forecourt, 2.10pm

An Edwardian flower seller on Dia De Los Muertos = maximum awesome.

Crown Casino forecourt, 2.00pm Um, can you say “will you...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:06:49 +1000

Crown Casino forecourt, 2.00pm

Um, can you say “will you marry me please”? The Poindexter glasses (with tape in the middle!), the colour scheme, the arm in a cast - stop, please, it’s too much!

Southbank, ‘big red thing’, 1.55pm A wedding dress...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:04:54 +1000

Southbank, ‘big red thing’, 1.55pm

A wedding dress made out of shopping bags and tulle - with white 50 denier tights! Jeannie Little would be so proud. Incredible.

Southbank, ‘big red thing’, 1.50pm This photo...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:03:16 +1000

Southbank, ‘big red thing’, 1.50pm

This photo doesn’t accurately convey the sheer awesomeosity of this woman’s outfit. It was sort of post-typhoon geisha in an Alexander McQueen dreamscape - or so many other things that make me sound like a fashion dick. But look at the chartreuse eye-shadow and the shredded parasol! Heaven!

Southbank “bid red thing”, 1.50pm Yes, they’re...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:00:30 +1000

Southbank “bid red thing”, 1.50pm

Yes, they’re wearing bike helmets. And tinned spaghetti all over their faces. And pulling power stances. This is couples’ dressing (up) done the way it should be. I wish more people looked this ‘collect the set’.

Southbank, 1.45pm So I realise this is basically just army gear,...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:56:57 +1000

Southbank, 1.45pm

So I realise this is basically just army gear, but jeez, there’s a reason The Clash’s best look was their Combat Rock period. This is just so… effortless! Fuck you, Xenu!

Southbank, 1.40pm This is so beyond cool it’s not funny -...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:55:14 +1000

Southbank, 1.40pm

This is so beyond cool it’s not funny - it’s like Doris Day meets The Ring meets Night Of The Living Dead. In the powder room.

Southbank forecourt, 1.35pm See? Being a counter-culture online...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:53:42 +1000

Southbank forecourt, 1.35pm

See? Being a counter-culture online terrorist doesn’t have to cost the world - these guys made their masks from black t-shirts. Imposing and versatile!

Southbank forecourt, 1.30pm Anonymous’ anti-Scientology...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:51:44 +1000

Southbank forecourt, 1.30pm

Anonymous’ anti-Scientology protest has to go down in history as being the most snappily dressed picketing I’ve ever seen (even though those Guy Fawkes masks give me the heebie jeebies).

Exhibition Gardens, CBD, 12.45pm The theme emerging today is...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:49:24 +1000

Exhibition Gardens, CBD, 12.45pm

The theme emerging today is essentially “ZOMBIES LOL”, but also, how much these outfits rule even without zombiedom.

This is like Huey Lewis & The News meets Fast Times At Ridgemont High; more guys should rock pushed up sleeves with knit vests. Seriously.

State Library, Swanston Street, 1.10pm Imagine for a second that...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:46:49 +1000

State Library, Swanston Street, 1.10pm

Imagine for a second that this outfit - baby pink Wayfarers, silk gown, crocheted veil/shawl - wasn’t on a zombie. Would you not just lose your shit to it?

Exhibition Gardens, CBD, 12.40pm Post-apocalyptic psychedelic...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:44:14 +1000

Exhibition Gardens, CBD, 12.40pm

Post-apocalyptic psychedelic zombie - eat your heart out, Ksubi dudes!

Exhibition Gardens, CBD, 12.30pm Princess Diana zombie with...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:42:10 +1000

Exhibition Gardens, CBD, 12.30pm

Princess Diana zombie with hubcap accessory. I don’t think there’s anything I need to add here!

Flinders St, CBD, 3.10pm These guys are like Michael Cera times...

Sat, 31 May 2008 16:28:42 +1000

Flinders St, CBD, 3.10pm

These guys are like Michael Cera times Jon Cryer, and made me want to start a fanfic zine about them. They even offered to “get naked” for the camera!