I’m a bit starved for quality retail experiences living down in New Zealand and our trip to Sydney only made that more apparent. Many kiwi’s go over to Oz for shopping trips as their Aussie counterparts have more selection and in my opinion a better selection of wares. It is nothing against Auckland, but shopping here is not their strong suit.
Sydney on the other hand has a plethora of options if you want to indulge in some good old fashion retail therapy. Here is a quick overview:
I would suggest hitting the Paddington Markets if you are in Sydney for a weekend. Saturday from 10-4 this market is bustling with local artists, jewelry, antiques and clothes. The atmosphere is part bohemian part hipster- overall fantastic.
I picked up my favorite souvenirs of the weekend while shopping the markets. A set of antique coasters and a pair of brushed silver stud earrings from a very adorable local artist.
Across the street from the markets are tons of boutiques with all kinds of clothes and little cafes. I was so excited to see Kiehls and eat the cup cake bakery!
You could spend all day shopping in that area, but if you are looking for more options go back into the CDB and you can hit the Pit Street Mall or Paddy's markets which are close to Chinatown. One store that blew me away (which again made me realize just how deprived of shopping I really am) was Lululemon. I love this line of attractive yoga wear and active gear but had never visited a store before. Being in the brand experience biz made me appreciate all the little details—the store feels like a tranquil yoga studio and every person working in store had on yoga clothes. On top of that there was a person doing yoga in the window, a huge display of all the yoga studios in the city and even an offer of a free session at the yoga studio of the month with purchase. Mat practically had to drag me out of this store.
We could definitely have spend more time shopping than we did, but the weather in Sydney really beacons you outdoors which is why we ended up doing this instead:
Sydney on the other hand has a plethora of options if you want to indulge in some good old fashion retail therapy. Here is a quick overview:
I would suggest hitting the Paddington Markets if you are in Sydney for a weekend. Saturday from 10-4 this market is bustling with local artists, jewelry, antiques and clothes. The atmosphere is part bohemian part hipster- overall fantastic.I picked up my favorite souvenirs of the weekend while shopping the markets. A set of antique coasters and a pair of brushed silver stud earrings from a very adorable local artist.
Across the street from the markets are tons of boutiques with all kinds of clothes and little cafes. I was so excited to see Kiehls and eat the cup cake bakery!
You could spend all day shopping in that area, but if you are looking for more options go back into the CDB and you can hit the Pit Street Mall or Paddy's markets which are close to Chinatown. One store that blew me away (which again made me realize just how deprived of shopping I really am) was Lululemon. I love this line of attractive yoga wear and active gear but had never visited a store before. Being in the brand experience biz made me appreciate all the little details—the store feels like a tranquil yoga studio and every person working in store had on yoga clothes. On top of that there was a person doing yoga in the window, a huge display of all the yoga studios in the city and even an offer of a free session at the yoga studio of the month with purchase. Mat practically had to drag me out of this store.
We could definitely have spend more time shopping than we did, but the weather in Sydney really beacons you outdoors which is why we ended up doing this instead:
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