Marais

Melbourne, Australia

When you step into Melbourne’s Marais boutique on Bourke Street, the rest of the world instantly dissipates as you take in its 2 tonne crystal chandelier and smoked mirror ceilings and counters, which give it a mythical vibe. Founded in 2004, it is named for Paris’ fashionable 4th arrondissement, and described as a ‘temple to the art of fashion’. In fact, the boutique introduced the Melbourne fashion set to the store-within-store concept, with mini boutiques for the various luxury labels it carries, which include Givenchy, Balmain, Balenciaga, Céline, Lanvin, Helmut Lang, Alexander McQueen, Jean Paul Gaultier, Isabel Marant, Victor & Rolf and Mugler. If you love designer fashion and are anywhere within a 100 kilometres of Melbourne, this is one stop you simply must make!