This photo, captioned: "Off Chapel St, Melbourne" is from the internationally acclaimed blog The Sartorialist, which publishes stunningly photographed images of fashionable people on the street from all over the world.
Here as a guest for Fashion Week, The Sartorialist himself, Scott Schuman has been interviewed by Melb newspaper The Herald Sun about the fashion difference between Sydney and Melbourne women:
Asked to compare the two cities' styles, the sartorial snapper said
Sydney dressers were a step ahead of Melburnians when it came to giving
their outfits a distinctly Australian flavour. He said Melburnians were chic but needed to give their style an extra unexpected twist.
He spent last weekend in Melbourne before flying to Sydney for Rosemount Australian Fashion Week. "I think they are different but I think Sydney is just a slight step ahead in incorporating the Australianism," he said. "They are a bit more sexy . . . it reminds me kind of like Rio."
Schuman, who noticed Melbourne's penchant for the dark side, said all-black worked only if the garments were varied."If you are not going to wear colour you really have to mix texture and proportion," he said.
Here is a photo from The Sartorialist captioned: "George St, Sydney":
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I love the Sartorialist but neither of these 2 photos are that inspiring to me. I prefer the pic of the Melbourne girl, it at least gives you a sense of her attitude, but the Sydney outfit is pretty mainstream to me. Both girls are beautiful looking, but I'm sure I could find edgier outfits, even here in much-maligned Perth.
If we're going to try to generalise the style of the cities as a whole, I'd probably say Melbourne is more interesting and creative, Sydney is more flashy and has more label-dropping.
I love visiting both, and always think I would prefer Melbourne, but I have loads of fun in Sydney. Gorgeous beach weather means more to me then shopping.
I'm sorry, but those pics don't represent Melb or Syd in any sense. Agreed Sydney has a brasher "style" but Melbournian (I prefer this spelling) girls are extremely fashionable and you get all kinds of styles not just the usual grungy-emo-alternative-vintage-black stereotype. Walk down Lygon, then Chapel, then Melbourne Central, then do St Kilda and Brunswick. You'll see all the different styles. I swear tacky beach glam has invaded Chapel St recently.
Oh give me a break.. but Melbournian (I prefer this spelling).. what are you.. a Mel-born again whatever? or a Melburnian, someone who calls Melbourne home?