As you know, “Do-It-Yourself”
has been our tune for the past few years on this blog, and thanks to mavens
such as Claire Mueller (ex-Harbour Master) as well as social media
movements like #KnowYourFactories, we’ve become much more wary
about the origins of our wares.
The simple act of making something from scratch not only satisfies the
artistic urges, but also makes you appreciate the time & effort poured in
to the process of creating – something we all overlook time and time again thanks
to mass-production and fast fashion influences.
On Saturday, I was
honoured to meet a bunch of creatives harbouring their love for making things –
all housed (
conveniently too, might I add)
in MANY 6160. Occupying the old
Myer building in Fremantle, MANY 6160 was a concept launched by Nick & the Spacemarket gang in
2011. Although originally intended
for a more modest beginning in Wesley Quarter, the offer of inhabiting the 20
000-square-metre ex-department store was too good to pass up!
Just imagine all. That. Space. Then imagine some more.
MANY 6160 aims to provide a designer-curated shopping experience that fills the gap in Fremantle's higher end (no more hours poking around the Markets for low-yield - yay!). For the designers and retailers behind the menagerie of fashion, homewares & art on display, they get to work in a collaborative retail space & provide/receive mentorship from their neighbours. As a testing ground for businesses trying out the market, you'll find stuff in the MANY 6160 complex that you won't find anywhere else, so trip down to King's Square to peruse the goods.
Today's post features just a few of the current retailers on the ground floor - lots of photos after the jump plus a bit of my fashion blogger outfit envy (Chloe Susanna boots, why do you plague me so?).
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