I don't think you'll get flamed - that's pretty good! Melbourne is famous for the old "Melbourne black" rule - conservative dressing. I've never really thought about it before! But I think there are other external pressures on women to present themselves in certain ways.
> Hi Ken, > > I'll probably get flamed for this so before i say any more i do like > Melbourne (for coffee). No really i do like it. > > This is probably just a Melbourne thing, even at the height of Detroit > style parties in Sydney high-heal clad females where the exception not > the rule. Most of the females i know would dress down for such an event > although the housier type events tend to have more of a mix of both. But > again they are all their to dance all night. > > Melbourne people wear more clothes period. Weather? Maybe more to hide? > i'm not sure ;). People there tend to put in more effort. > > Also I think Adelaide is possibly closer to Melbourne trends then > Sydney. I remember going to club nights with local streetware fashion > parades as as part of the show but this is going way back in time. > Can't imagine that happening in Sydney in a place i'd want to be seen in. > > Anyway i'm rambling, i think my point is that there is no fixed rules > for australia and things change from state to state and from club to > club, music can be a factor also but i think people dress for the club > they are going to. I hate to say it but i think compared to England > Australian's tend to be quite conservative with fashion not adopting > every radical trend as fast as it happens in London. Trendy woolly > overcoats have little practical use in Sydney. > > It's a topic that i find interesting because i often wonder if fashion > styles and local fashion trends dictate the type of music that will be > accepted in clubs rather then clubs attracting certain people or people > dressing for certain clubs. > > Quest > > > Odeluga, Ken wrote: > >>On this basis, Australia seems, just figuratively speaking, even >>*further* away from Europe than I've ever heard anyone else describe it >>as being... >> >>What do other Australians think? >> >>K >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Cyclone Wehner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: 31 March 2005 09:20 >>To: 313 Detroit >>Subject: Re: (313) Re: Techno & fashion (was Re: (313) Carl Craig in >>Sydney?) >> >>Techno is club-focussed now here. Good techno is in clubs. Rave is dead >>here. Or the still extant raves are for hard dance, hard NRG, trance, >>etc. >>Even then people dress up, just in bunny suits, etc. Two Tribes is a >>carnival of bad rave wear. >>All the females I know get dressed up to go out, it's not something you >>even >>question. I probably wouldn't have raised that topic had I not done an >>allnighter for work and lost my self-editing faculties. >>I like dressing up, I just hate the idea it's "expected" which it is - >>culturally. >>No, I think boho boots can have heels, ha ha! I am not talking >>platforms, >>but yeah! They are a good tool for trainspotters as you're elevated and >>can >>see over all those tall dudes, ha ha. It's not too hot here. Melbourne >>is a >>quite temperate now. >> >> >> >>>I was of the understanding that boho boots are flat. At least, every >>>model and picture I"ve seen are flat... >>> >>>and isn't it a bit hot to be wearing boots to a club? >>> >>>I don't recall a single techno party I've been to where the girls get >>>dressed up. if it had to be about 'fashion' it's always been more >>> >>> >>about >> >> >>>sneakers and street gear... >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:02:37 +1000 >>>To: 313 Detroit <313@hyperreal.org> >>>From: "Cyclone Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Subject: Re: (313) Carl Craig in Sydney? >>>Message-Id: >>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>>I heard that it didn't get the same vibe in Syd and Q'land - but >>>Melbourne >>>people being rampant playa haters I tend not to pay heed unless >>> >>> >>someone >> >> >>>from >>>those cities says as much. >>>Yeah thought it was Final Scratch but I haven't been able to look at >>> >>> >>it >> >> >>>that >>>close before and I wasn't sure what Traktor could mean. ;) >>>My only regret was wearing boots I couldn't dance in - I had some >>>misguided >>>notion of looking cute in Sienna Miller boho boots and I will never be >>>seduced by Vogue's fashion pages again. Boo! Death to high heels! >>>###################################################################### >>>Notice: The information contained in this electronic mail is intended >>>solely for the addressee(s) and may be confidential and/or privileged. >>>If you have received this electronic mail in error, please delete it >>>from your system and kindly notify the sender. If you are not the >>>intended recipient you must not reproduce any part of this electronic >>>mail or disclose its contents to any other party. >>>###################################################################### >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > >
