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Japan seems to be hotter than horseradish at the moment in terms of fashion. But before Gwen Stefani stepped into Harajuku, Korea was in on the craze, recently emerging with a take on style all of its own.
Korean fashion blends Japan’s experimental ‘try-anything’ attitude with feather-soft twill cotton and light wool fabric, in mild colours and subtle prints. The aesthetic is delicate, loose and in Melbourne, hard to find.
This is where Lion In Love comes in. Located amidst the formal dress Mecca that is Glenferrie Road, the store has one of the widest ranges of Korean designers this side of the hemisphere. Belts, dresses, skirts, T-shirts and scarves sourced from Seoul markets and young design stores are waiting to be unearthed. We say dig deep.
By Nadia Saccardo |
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What:
Lion In Love
Where:
848 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn
When:
10-6 Mon-Fri, 9.30-5.30 Sat, 11-5 Sun
Contact:
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Everyone loves ice-cream, and cheese for that matter (unless you’re lactose intolerant). But problem is, you risk looking like Kirsty Alley if you eat them every day.
Which is why Q-Pot’s Ice-cream and Cheese rings are so good. The Japanese accessory emporium makes rings and necklaces inspired by all things calorie laden – cheese, biscuits, cakes and of course, ice-cream.
Unless you can read kanji, the only place you can buy them is on Via Alley’s website. While you’re there, and especially if you’re there and smoking, check out the Too Young To Die ashtray by Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara, which not only looks cute but might help you quit.
By Denee Savioa |
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What:
Q-Pot Rings, Cheese and Too Young To Die ashtray at Via Alley
Where:
Online
How much:
From $45
Contact:
02 9331 1119 |
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Until now, Gretchen Mol’s roles have ranged from ‘somewhat forgettable’ to ‘still somewhat forgettable’. Suddenly, here she is playing 1950s uber-pinup, the canonical sex symbol Bettie Page, and her performance is an amazing, bona fide transformation of Hollywood magic.
This biopic traces Bettie Page’s life through religious childhood, bondage and fetish modelling, her 1955 Playboy centrefold and being targeted by a Senate pornography investigation. Like director Mary Harron’s other work (I Shot Andy Warhol, American Psycho) this isn’t a film of depths, but of surfaces, and the retro-cheesecake visuals are striking despite the low budget. (Yes, that is the boom-mike dropping into shot in the opening scene. Satisfied?).
Bettie remains something of a cipher that the audience projects their issues and fantasies onto – and isn’t that the point of pornography? Like Bettie – who believes that restraints and ball-gags are just another kind of silly dress-up – the film is pretty, and sweet, and really doesn’t seem to see what all the fuss is about.
By Martyn Pedler |
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What:
The Notorious Bettie Page
Where:
Kino Dendy, 45 Collins St, Melbourne
When:
Opens March 8. To go into the draw to WIN a double pass valid for the season, just email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject ‘BE MINE’
Watch the trailer:
here
Related links:
Interview with director Mary Harron from Fresh Air program on NPR. |
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Melbourne actor and playwright John Paul Hussey once said ‘writing a play is like circling a pool for hours in your underpants trying to decide when you’ll jump in.’ Those who have seen Chocolate Monkey will know that he not only jumped, but is still splashing around with a grin bigger than the combined pearlies of the Russian synchronised swim team.
Chocolate Monkey is a one-man show and a theatrical landmark for Melbourne. First produced in 2002, it has wowed Europe and spawned a trilogy in Spacemunki (2004) and Love Monkey, to debut later this year. The show features original music and sound design by Kelly Ryall and is directed by Lucien Savron.
What’s it about? Well, um, a heartbroken monkey in Melbourne, a stocktake of the whole metropolitan train track system, a woman who can only become sexually turned on if you read her a list and the kind of heat that makes hard cheese weep and Maori bouncers hold their arms up just slightly.
By Penny Modra
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What:
Chocolate Monkey
Where:
BlackBox theatre, the Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
When:
Until February 18. Tues-Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm and 8pm, Sun 6pm
How much:
$19/$27. Book here. Or
WIN a double pass to the 2pm matinee this Sat, just send an email with the subject line ‘Chocolate’ to win@threethousand.com.au by 10am, Thurs Feb 15 |
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What:
Favela Rock 10
When:
Fri Feb 16, 9pm
Where:
Miss Libertine, 34 Franklin St, Melbourne
How much:
$6 on the door
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Description:
Now they’ve reached double figures, Favela Rock are doing it pour les filles with a crunk, baile, funk, Baltimore house, hyphy and grime birthday party line-up for the Opulent girls. Apart from general birthday well wishing, expect DJs CWD, Mafia, Young Steezy, Mu-Gen and Ooh-ee, plus gratis Red Stripe and a free mix CD for the first 100 through the door. We are told no one is jumping out of a cake.
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What:
Jenny Wilson
When:
Fri Feb 16, 8.30pm
Where:
The Prince of Wales, 29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
How much:
$36 + BF from Polyester, Grevills Records, Central Station, Prince of Wales public bar or online bookings here |
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Description:
Jenny Wilson’s first Melbourne show following the release of Love and Youth could be the antidote to a Hallmark-heavy Valentine’s Day. Wilson’s quite awesome theatrics, your own romantic malaise and support by Muscles and DJ Andee Frost will justify the outlay.
Win: To be in the running to win one of two double passes and a copy of Jenny Wilson's Love And Youth courtesy of EMI send an email to win@threethousand.com.au with the subject heading 'JENNY'
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What:
Tiger Lillies
When:
Fri Feb 16 and Sat Feb 17, 7.30pm
Where:
Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall, 521 Queensberry St, Melbourne
How much:
$27 full, $22 concession, bookings 9639 0096 or here |
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Description:
Watching a ‘cult UK cabaret trio’ may not sound like your typical night out, but The Tiger Lillies don’t give a rat’s posterior. Marilyn Manson had them pegged to play his wedding march – sadly he didn’t walk down the aisle, leaving Martyn Jacques and his band to tour their morbid, perverted, satanic, sheep shagging, blasphemous, throbbing pustulous thang all over the place. Excellent. |
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What:
Tim Paris [Marketing, Crack&Speed, London]
When:
Sat Feb 17, 10pm
Where:
Third Class, Duckboard Place (off Flinders Lane), Melbourne
How much:
18 + b/f here |
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Description:
Honkytonks might have gone under the hammer on New Years Day but in its place has emerged 3rd Class, a little battered but consistently pulling in the overseas acts. From the Parisian underground to three floors up Duckboard Tim Paris demonstrates why the infamous Crack&Speed label is his preferred vice. With Aram Chapers, Mike Callander, Gary Todd and Bongmist. |
What:
The Evens
When:
Mon Feb 19
Where:
Cloud City, 14 Prentice St, Brunswick
How much:
$15 at the door |
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Description:
Pieces of his punk past still linger in Ian Mackaye’s rock/metal duo The Evens. With drummer Amy Farina from the The Warmers, Mackaye mixes past roots in bands like Minor Threat and Fugazi to create a sound that might be less aggressive but is just as powerful.
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