Did someone say…bargain??

I'm sure everyone across Melbourne is feeling the pinch (particularly in the lead up to Christmas) and of course, it's the time of the year that we have the most parties and festivities to celebrate! Which of course, means that we need to be dressed appropriately......

Rather than wear the same dress to every event (and I guarantee that at least one person will catch you out if you do that) I would rather find a super-awesome-amazing dress, but with a super-awesome-amazing price tag!

This is mostly for Melbournites (although I do believe there is a similar shop in Sydney), I have to share this fantastic shopping hot spot –at the risk of missing my most precious bargain shop to the masses! :) 

Clear It! Brunswick St Fitzroy

This is the clearance centre for notable names such as Gorman (a Melissa George favourite designer I believe), Alannah Hill (your one stop shop for all racing, wedding and evening ultra-feminine attire), and more funky brands such as Princess Highway, Dangerfield, Friends of Couture

There are lots of other fun items, many accessories and shoes… the fascinators and jewellery make this store super crazy busy just before the Cup Carnival –and most fascinators are only $40 or less.

I go here mostly for the Alannah Hill products (all the accessories are usually crazy cheap!)

although as Alannah Hill tends to encompass the upper stratosphere of expensively priced garments, you may find her clothes are still around the $200 mark… however, sign up for emails from clearit online and you may spot a sale with dresses down to around $40-60!

 Also for the more creative of us, upstairs also houses a range of fabrics, ribbons, bits and pieces from Alannah Hill, and faulty items (if you’re handy with a sewing machine you could fix these easily, but only pay as little as $10-20 for a dress!).  There are many brides to me in here with their mums trying to find ribbons to match a DIY bridesmaid dress!

Last time I was there I picked up a cute 1920s headband for only $20 (which was great, as I needed it for... a 1920s dress up party, yipee!)

Clear is open daily until 6pm, check them out at http://www.clearitonline.com.au/

(not in Melbourne? hit 'contact us' on the website for a list of stores across Australia, booyeah!)

On the corner of Moor St and Brunswick St, its is a big white building with a tiny sign on the front that says “Clear It”…. Once inside, your mind boggles at the sheer site of so much stock –don’t get disheartened, going through all the clothing racks and discovering all the nooks and crannies is quite fun and almost therapeutic!