Sometimes the best part of your day comes by chance; chance being that when one of my favoured galleries is closed, I happen to be lured into a store by the buttery softness of a tasselled green skirt.
Framing my hips, the cut was perfect and the chequered lining was a nod to craftsmanship. Flimsy budgets, forced me to leave the skirt behind (for now), but what I gained was knowing about a new hub for delicate gold jewellery, retro inspired sweaters and jackets, sleek leather satchels, and of course a conversation with the kind of cool shop owner you want to grab a beer with later. 
Hailing from Byron Bay, Jules opened Lunar  Store the day I  happened  to walk in and try the leather skirt on. A chance that I hope you come across while walking down Greville Street yourself…

What’s brewing in fairy tale land? How about ArtBoy’s exhibit featuring roughly 25 different Melbourne artists painting, sketching, or digitally computing their interpretation of their favorite fairy tale? But, these aren’t the tales of the little damsels from my school days. Red Riding Hood’s clenched fists say ‘I can handle myself.’ Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf now?

ArtBoy, that bold alabaster space on Greville Street in Prahran, is a retail and exhibition gallery for Melbourne's talent. Featuring only the most audacious and progressive artists in group shows, ArtBoy seamlessly blends the emerging and established in themed exhibitions…An animated thrill every time. And, I've been favoring ArtBoy for a year now.

Why do we love Fairy Tales so much? There’s Hansel & Gretel, the abandoned children who had to flee from an old lady trying to eat them, Snow White who had to flee from her Step Mother trying to kill her, and who can forget beautiful Rapunzel whose father bargained her for his life. Why do we read these stories to our children before bedtime? I’ll tell you why. Because, Hansel & Gretel cooked that old witch, Snow White lived happily ever after, and Rapunzel found her prince. Defeat and triumph over adversaries Hans Christian Anderson was trying to say…

ArtBoy’s Fairytales will only be on view until mid April before they move on to their new exhibit 'Going Nuts'. I highly advise taking a peek at Granny Red in her bustier or the Good Huntsman who’s credits boost not only a swelling eight pack, but I think the card underneath read he was a plastic surgeon as well. I always enjoy interesting spins on Classics…