Coco Repose

Victorian jacket from Coco Repose

A while back I was flicking through The (Sydney) Magazine, and Megan Gale recommended Coco Repose as a great place to find high quality vintage clothing. I waited until I had a spare day up my sleeve to visit, and can attest: this is one of the most well-edited collections of vintage I’ve ever seen.

Owner Jessica Guthrie is lovely, and I’ve gone on to buy many items from her since – including this very rare silk jacket from the Victorian era.

Back of jacket button detail

I was going to play at fixing it, as the silk is so old it’s disintegrating, but can’t bring myself to touch it in case I ruin it. I’ve chosen to hang it on the picture rail as artwork instead – this is one item that doesn’t need reinvention.

Incredibly delicate lapel

Coco Repose
82 Fitzroy Street, Surry Hills
(02) 9356 4804

Rare finds from Duck Egg Blue

I saw this vintage lightbox below for Lanvin’s ‘My Sin’ perfume just before Christmas in Rozelle’s Duck Egg Blue Quintessential, but what with all the other gifts to buy I didn’t purchase it on the spot. And now I’m gutted because it’s s-o-l-d.

Duck Egg Blue’s great for those rare finds you don’t see all over the place, like beautifully crafted shoe lasts and beaten-up old lockers and plush leather armchairs. And the boutique for clothing, jewellery, books and other items such as my favourite Nesti Dante soap and the new stationery range from Poppies for Grace is brilliant also, way down the other end of Darling St in Balmain. Not your ordinary average.