Albert Park

Quaint village, but many shops close on Sunday. Taxi to Albert & Victoria / 86 Bridport St. / 0429 355 112 / for oneoff and limited-edition threads (w), jewels and h/ware. Exit right, skip down and across to Nyary at #113 / 9686 9105 / nyary.com.au / where hallucination-inspiring tapestry animals, John Derian plates and upcycled industrial lights await; then glammy shoe, bag and shades boutique Le Hoof is at #121 / 9645 5532. Dash over the road and get acquainted with an on-trend galwear stash from home and abroad at #130 Filly’s Stable / 9686 1061, then cross back over to refuel with salads at #123 Hapsburg Empire / 9686 8226 / 8am-5pm daily, or whip left into Montague St. then right into Dundas Ln. for a seafood and fizz sesh at the Albert Park Hotel / 83 Dundas Pl. / 9690 5459. Post binge, waddle on up Dundas, crossing Faussett St. to reach Seed at 121 Dundas Pl. / 9690 3145 / and its city-chic sprog togs, plus Husk at #123 / 0487 705 654 / has a beaut designer fash stash (w) as well as home bits. Browse Avenue Bookstore at #127 / 9690 2227, then cross Bridport St., spin right into Merton St., and sashay left into Cardigan Pl. for ab-fab Empire Vintage at #63 (see Standout Stores). You must have chronic shopper’s shoulder by now, but lucky for you Advanced Skin & Beauty Clinic (see Spas) is just 10 blocks to the southeast via Merton and Hambleton. Say spa-aaaaah...