The Scandinavians rarely ever get it wrong. From architecture to art to ideas - it does appear that they seem to nail it every single time. Whether it be seen in their specific attention to detail or in their undeniably innovative attitude towards style; it’s apparent that those blue-eyed, blonde vixens are constantly giving us (less genetically blessed) Australians something to be very interested in.

Smith St, Collingwood - or Fitzroy, depending on which side of the road you’re standing on - could best be described as a vagabond’s paradise. A slightly rough-around-the-edges little sister to Brunswick St and perpindicular to darling sweetheart Gertrude St; the strip offers a younger variety of diversity, rebellion and grunge that these others grew out of years ago.

Few Aussie designers have hit the high-end in such a short amount of time as Kym Ellery has managed to accomplish. Since debuting in 2007, her label self-titled label Ellery has endeared itself the highest of credentials – think Vogue, Russh, and Harper’s – with sharply luxurious tailoring, ornate design touches, and a very distinctive variety of high-end S.E.X. A.P.P.E.A.L.

There is nothing wrong with getting a bit of online lovin’. But as tempting as Matchmaker and RSVP can be on a lonely winter’s night, it’s not the various seedy online dating sites that we’re all falling for – it’s our great Australian fashion bloggers.

Situated between a cobblestone alleyway and a rather good op-shop can be found the very best type of footwear designer. Now, just what type is that, we hear you ask? To be precise: the type who is educated in the craft of hand-made production, who welcomes you warmly with a mug of water and a cosy stool to sit on, and invites you to prance/stumble around his whirring communal studio decked out in a pair of the most heavenly of avant-garde wooden wedges.