Doing the Block: Fashionable Melbourne

'It was Saturday morning and fashionable Melbourne was doing the Block. Collins Street is to the southern city what Bond Street and the Row are to London, and the Boulevards to Paris....'

In 1880, artist ST Gill captured the fashions and ‘fashionistas’ of early Melbourne in his sketch Doing the Block, Collins Street.

Where do Melbourne’s fashionable strut their stuff today, and does Collins Street still rate?

Join journalist and broadcaster Jill Singer for a lively conversation during Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, with:

• Christine Barro, owner of the boutique Christine
• Lee Tulloch, author and fashion and beauty commentator
• Georgina Weir, proprietor of Le Louvre.

This event is part of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, 1-7 Sept 2008.

Time: Wed 3 September 2008, 2-3pm
Venue: State Library of Victoria, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Bookings: 03 8664 7016 or bookings@slv.vic.gov.au
Free entry