Cheers for that Quest. Nice detailed picture. Sounds anodyne for me to say it but it seems it's going to be hard to generalize about this type of thing anywhere, let alone such a large country as Australia.
And now, back to the music... Ken -----Original Message----- From: quest [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 March 2005 10:10 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: (313) Re: Techno & fashion (was Re: (313) Carl Craig in Sydney?)] Hi Ken, I'll probably get flamed for this so before i say any more i do like Melbourne (for coffee). No really i do like it. This is probably just a Melbourne thing, even at the height of Detroit style parties in Sydney high-heal clad females where the exception not the rule. Most of the females i know would dress down for such an event although the housier type events tend to have more of a mix of both. But again they are all their to dance all night. Melbourne people wear more clothes period. Weather? Maybe more to hide? i'm not sure ;). People there tend to put in more effort. Also I think Adelaide is possibly closer to Melbourne trends then Sydney. I remember going to club nights with local streetware fashion parades as as part of the show but this is going way back in time. Can't imagine that happening in Sydney in a place i'd want to be seen in. Anyway i'm rambling, i think my point is that there is no fixed rules for australia and things change from state to state and from club to club, music can be a factor also but i think people dress for the club they are going to. I hate to say it but i think compared to England Australian's tend to be quite conservative with fashion not adopting every radical trend as fast as it happens in London. Trendy woolly overcoats have little practical use in Sydney. It's a topic that i find interesting because i often wonder if fashion styles and local fashion trends dictate the type of music that will be accepted in clubs rather then clubs attracting certain people or people dressing for certain clubs. Quest Odeluga, Ken wrote: >On this basis, Australia seems, just figuratively speaking, even >*further* away from Europe than I've ever heard anyone else describe it >as being... > >What do other Australians think? > >K > >-----Original Message----- >From: Cyclone Wehner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: 31 March 2005 09:20 >To: 313 Detroit >Subject: Re: (313) Re: Techno & fashion (was Re: (313) Carl Craig in >Sydney?) > >Techno is club-focussed now here. Good techno is in clubs. Rave is dead >here. Or the still extant raves are for hard dance, hard NRG, trance, >etc. >Even then people dress up, just in bunny suits, etc. Two Tribes is a >carnival of bad rave wear. >All the females I know get dressed up to go out, it's not something you >even >question. I probably wouldn't have raised that topic had I not done an >allnighter for work and lost my self-editing faculties. >I like dressing up, I just hate the idea it's "expected" which it is - >culturally. >No, I think boho boots can have heels, ha ha! I am not talking >platforms, >but yeah! They are a good tool for trainspotters as you're elevated and >can >see over all those tall dudes, ha ha. It's not too hot here. Melbourne >is a >quite temperate now. > > > >>I was of the understanding that boho boots are flat. At least, every >>model and picture I"ve seen are flat... >> >>and isn't it a bit hot to be wearing boots to a club? >> >>I don't recall a single techno party I've been to where the girls get >>dressed up. if it had to be about 'fashion' it's always been more >> >> >about > > >>sneakers and street gear... >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:02:37 +1000 >>To: 313 Detroit <[email protected]> >>From: "Cyclone Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: (313) Carl Craig in Sydney? >>Message-Id: >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>I heard that it didn't get the same vibe in Syd and Q'land - but >>Melbourne >>people being rampant playa haters I tend not to pay heed unless >> >> >someone > > >>from >>those cities says as much. >>Yeah thought it was Final Scratch but I haven't been able to look at >> >> >it > > >>that >>close before and I wasn't sure what Traktor could mean. ;) >>My only regret was wearing boots I couldn't dance in - I had some >>misguided >>notion of looking cute in Sienna Miller boho boots and I will never be >>seduced by Vogue's fashion pages again. Boo! Death to high heels! >>###################################################################### >>Notice: The information contained in this electronic mail is intended >>solely for the addressee(s) and may be confidential and/or privileged. >>If you have received this electronic mail in error, please delete it >>from your system and kindly notify the sender. If you are not the >>intended recipient you must not reproduce any part of this electronic >>mail or disclose its contents to any other party. >>###################################################################### >> >> >> > > > >
