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Art Therapi: pure Sydney retail therapy

While the fast-fashion chains make Sydney look like a Bananarama bomb has exploded, women seeking beautifully wearable clothing they’ll love for longer than five minutes can take heart in Art Therapi. Not the feelgood paints and crayons kind. We’re talking pure retail therapy. And it works! A newish boutique on the Darling Street, Balmain strip, Art Therapi is not only filling a niche on the inner-western peninsular, it’s a performing a serious SOS – Save Our Style – mission on grown-up wardrobes across the city. Enter the neo-stealth wealth labels M Missoni, Coming Soon, MM6 by Maison Martin Margiela, McQ, The Local Firm, Rad by Rad Hourani (for amazing denim) and Ulrika Sandstrom with a handful of new additions en route. Also, tactile jewellery from Marion Vidal and Mor. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt everything is shown off against a sleek white backdrop courtesy of award-winning Surry Hills/London firm Design Clarity.
By Alicia Pyke
www.arttherapi.com.au