Women shopping in Flinders Lane in Melbourne © Visit Victoria

Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria © Visit Victoria

How to shop Melbourne, with Jess Dempsey

The Bassike store at Emporium Melbourne © Bassike/Amelia Stanwix

Bassike, Emporium Melbourne, Victoria © Bassike/Amelia Stanwix

"We’re really lucky in Melbourne to have such an incredible shopping and design scene in the heart of the city."

Jess Dempsey, Founder of What Would Karl Do

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Unmissable experience

Visit the city centre’s beautiful Block Arcade for boutiques housed in an unforgettable Renaissance-style mall.

Shoppers crossing the road along High Street in Melbourne © Visit Victoria

High Street, Melbourne, Victoria © Visit Victoria

Top tip

Jess says other Melbourne art, design and shopping suburbs worth checking out include Collingwood, Fitzroy and Brunswick.

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Streetscape of Chapel Street in Melbourne © Visit Victoria

Chapel Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria © Visit Victoria

Interior of Chadstone shopping centre near Melbourne © Wpcpey / CC BY-SA

Chadstone - The Fashion Capital, Chadstone, Victoria © Wpcpey / CC BY-SA

"With kids, it’s really convenient and fun to visit Chadstone shopping mall, a 30-minute drive from the city, which calls itself the ‘fashion capital’ of Melbourne."

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Interior of the National Gallery of Victoria’s design store in Melbourne © Image supplied by NGV

NGV Design Store, Melbourne, Victoria © Image supplied by NGV

"Federation Square is iconic Melbourne, The architecture is so dramatic and colourful. It will stop you in your tracks."