Well, there are some who beg to differ and Melanie and Matthew Shelford are among the brave few.  They live where thousands of commuters work –in the very heart of Melbourne.  Close neighbors include Flinders St. Station, the city square, the town hall and countless hotels, skyscrapers, restaurants and department stores.

Their seventh floor, two-level flat could be a way cry from the leaved suburban area they left behind. Their home has been engineered on prime of a Nineteen Twenties building, all of that was recently born-again to residential quarters. They enraptured in at 5 o’clock one morning to beat peak hour holdup within the laneway outside. It took a team of removalists 3 hours to lug their article of furniture into the elevator, then up many flights of stairs to the flat.

But the hassle was worthy. Lately Melanie walks only one country to induce to figure, whereas for Matthew it’s a 3 minute cab ride to the opposite finish of city. once work there’s a full town of amusements virtually right at their feet –theaters, cinemas, shops, parks, restaurants.

It seems a perfect lifestyle, but it can still raise a few eyebrows.  People always ask the same questions.  There are no milk bars in the city, so where do you buy milk and newspapers after hours?  Where do you park your car?  Do they feel safe?  What do they do about the noise?

The fact is that city living can be incredibly peaceful.  The Shelford live at the back of their building, far from the madding crowd, so traffic noise is reduced to a distant hum.

“People ask whether I feel safe.  Well, I’d prefer to walk around here at night where there are lights and people than around the suburbs.”

Matthew says, “There’s a perception that the city is dead at night, but when Sydney friends come down they are amaze to how alive Melbourne is.”

The couple are planning to dispense with their car altogether because everything they need is either an easy walk or a short train or tram ride away.  They also keep a pair of push bikes down in the basement to use on Melbourne’s network of cycling tracks.

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Early 1900s clothing emphasized splendor and glamour.  World War 2 imposed austerity.  But immediately after the war, Australia became fashion conscious, and in common with many other countries, was especially influenced by Christian Dior’s New Look, with its pinched waist and flared skirt.

The 1950s was a decade of elegance in this country, with clothes that included the cocktail dress, white gloves and a hat.  The end of the decade saw a rebellion by teenagers who wore miniskirts, no hats or gloves, and (horror) no stockings.

There was a moment, so called fashion anarchy, by the end of 1960s. Everywhere throughout the world miniskirts were worn beneath maxi coats.  Mothers dressed like daughters.  Some dressed in plastic (occasionally transparent) and others dressed to look like gypsies, wearing clothes made from natural fibers.

Bonhams mid-year 20^th Century Design auction included a Pierre Cardin A-line coat (estimated at $400) and an Ossie Clark mini dress (estimated about $250).  Christie’s held their first Modern Design auction this year and included a 1953 dress of figured rayon by Digby Morton (estimated about $400).  Today’s clothes collectors are interested in three main features: design, manufacture, color.

Clothes by well-known designers are, not surprisingly, the most collectable. Australian designers of special note include Hall Ludlow, Beril Jents and Zara Dickins. 

Since tens of years ago, all capital cities have shops that specialize in fashion collectables.  Most of the time you may have to ask to see their better clothes because they are sometimes kept in storage so as to preserve them from damage.

Collectable clothes should be dry-cleaned before storing.  Metal buttons, fastenings and so on should be wrapped with acid-free tissue, and more acid-free tissue should be used to pad the clothing.  Labels should be carefully preserved.

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