The South Melbourne markets have very traditionally been home to some of the city's finest delicatessen's, fruit shop, fish mongers and bakers. Yet, the offering of homewares, clothing and glorified trash on offer has been seemingly at odds with the quality produce offered. So it's with a good deal enthusiasm that we welcome SO:ME Space to the centre of the markets. Taking a space and transforming into a fitting but altogether more aesthetically pleasing setting, it's a combination of permanent and semi-permanent retailers to show their wares. A good mix of fresh fashion from the likes Asuza, Mr. Simple and Jane (housing some great local labels like Jesen and Life with Bird) pairs up with jewellery, bicycles and tidy little bookstore with some niche reads. Down the corner is a off shoot of the popular No Vacancy Gallery curated by the sharp eye of Andrew Chew. The middle sections of the space are available for short term lease for some of the city's up and comers, with cheap rent and an available cashed up audience giving these guys an opportunity to have their own stores without the commonly associated nightmares that going along with opening a standalone store. Right now Wet & Wendy weatherwear, maidenlove swimwear, Chip Chop! and the beautiful Livia Arena are holding court in the centre spaces. A great concept that not only gives a good chance for local designers to show their stuff, but ultimately bring the standard of the markets up for the better.   Couple of baguettes and some creamy chinos thanks. Tasty. SO:ME Space South Melbourne Market, Cecil St, South Melbourne Hours: Wednesday - Sunday Details: SO:ME Space [gallery columns="4" orderby="title"]

Sailor Jerry Rum are puttin' on a good old fashioned road show. Taking fresh new talent Velociraptor and Dune Rats on a tour of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, they're playing here at The Tote.Dune Rats just got picked up to play Big Day Out by Triple J Unearthed. Both these bands are on the upward, so $10 seems like a fairly reasonable price to see them before they explode. Plus, there is $5 Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum goodnesssss.We've got two tickets to give away to the gig at The Tote next Tuesday. All you have to do is 'Like' the Sailor Jerry Australia FB Page and then tell us which kick ass dinosaur you would be on our FB Page. Too Easy Player.Sailor Jerry Presents Velociraptor with Dune RatsTuesday November 15 at The Tote67 Johnston St, Collingwood7pm - $10Details: Sailor Jerry Facebook

The Sartorialist is great. A huge profile and an undeniable eye for good fashion. But don't be mistaken, he didn't come up with that instantaneous, people on the street, natural fashion shooting thing all by himself. The original sartorialist is a man by the name of Bill Cunningham. He's been shooting for the New York Times since before your parents were born and his eye for fashion is second to none. He's an unusual character, having lived by himself all his life, riding the same bicycle through the streets and denouncing any sense of fashion himself, wearing the same utilitarian jacket everyday.  If it rains, he grabs a disposable $2 poncho and tapes it up to get multiple uses out of it. And most famously he'll refuse to raise his camera at runway shows, offering a silent but scathing denial of his belief in some of the world's biggest fashion names. Somehow, filmmaker Richard Press convinced Cunningham to allow him access into his life to discover what makes this life long recluse tick. He's also interviewed the biggest names in Manhattan fashion to get the inside story on the man that gave little to nothing away about his life. Anna Wintour, Brooke Astor and David Rockefeller all go on record to reveal the mystery behind Cunningham. Gaining awards at a host of this year's festivals, this is an amazing doco if you've got any interest in fashion or photography. But it's an inspirational story about a guy who does amazing things in the most humble of ways. An amazing life that we're all the better for having documented for all of us to see. Bill Cunningham New York Now Showing at Cinema Nova Details: Cinema Nova  

Pocketto is a fresh, innovative, intelligent Melbourne fashion magazine. We couldn’t fit any more positive adjectives in there if we tried.To make themselves even more popular Pocketto are having a launch party this Friday at No Vacancy Gallery in the city.As a bi-annual book-like publication, Pocketto claims balance between visual aesthetic and a professional approach to articles and features.The magazine celebrates all things earnest, romantic, adventurous and inquisitive.Some advice from us?Take Pocketto’s simple catchphrase ‘live young, dream deep,’ in your pocket to the launch. It is sure to be a good time. Mags will be on sale on the night for $20 a pop. Oh, and free Gypsy cider. Hot damn. Pocketto Magazine LaunchFriday 26th August, 6-9pmNo Vacancy GalleryJane Bell Lane, QVOff Russell St Between Lonsdale and Lt LonsdaleDetails: Pocketto Magazine Launch

During the period of 1930-1960s, an influx of talented photographers caught the growth of Melbourne in a series of photographs. They have seemingly managed to encapsulate Melbourne as one of those 'cities of the future' that we retrospectively laugh upon because of their gross inaccuracy in actually occurring.Many of the pictures were taken for commercial activities and they're displayed amongst their original source material in magazines, fashion shoots and architectural resources.As part of the exhibition, Broadsheet have created a competition to help the gallery encourage people to recreate these photos in a modern context. We're looking forward to seeing these re-interpretations of modern day Melbourne.Exhibition until 5 FebruaryBroadsheet Comp ends 19 AugustAs Modern As TomorrowKeith Murdoch Gallery, State Library of VictoriaSwanston St, CBDWebsite

If you're dying to be fashion forward but lack the funds, this weekend’s Ellery Sale is your calling.Sequin-encrusted frocks with jutting shoulders, beautiful dyed silk shirts, ankle-breaking perspex heels (watch out for the slippery mat in the change room, 'nuff said), short skirts, pants and tees will still set you back a handful of pineapples. But it is undeniably a must-visit. This stuff is worth elbowing another chick out of the way for. Ellery Sale106 Bridge Road, RichmondFriday 24th, Saturday 25th of June, 10am-6pmSunday 26th, 12pm-5pmMonday 27th, 10am-5pmDetails: Ellery Sale

Rocco has been making hand made shoes in Melbourne for 40 of his 75 years. Jet, The Strokes, The Dandy Warhols, Bon Jovi and The Rolling Stones are some of Rocco’s more high profile customers.Thankfully Rocco doesn’t just favour rock stars. I once took Rocco a picture from Vogue of a pair of Yohji Yamamoto ankle boots worth around a$1,000. Rocco made me an almost identical pair for $200. Specialties seem to be cowboy boots and leather brogues, with a number of amazing pre-made pairs gracing the shelves, particularly some very snazzy loafers. For those with more specific desires allow Rocco’s ‘sweet Italian Nona’ wife to trace both your feet to ensure custom fit and designate the colour of the leather, buckles, straps, and the best bit, the heel. Rocco makes a mad Cuban heel. Shoes take up to three to four weeks as they are made with stringent love and care using irreplaceable 100-year-old presses, heelers and trimmers. Word is Rocco’s son John is now the family business frontman. It makes me happy to think Rocco has a day or two to kick back and smoke a pipe (or whatever old Italian men enjoy doing) after all these years.The shop is adorably old-fashioned. It has a Facebook page that appears to have launched in accordance with the opening of a new boutique for more modern designs next door. The original store still has no website, no email and no phone. You will have to trace the footsteps, the face paint, the safety pins, the glitter, the long strands of greasy hair and the skull heads of rock stars to find dear old Rocco.Or I’ll just tell you where it is. Rocco’s Shoes43 Station Street, MalvernMon - Fri: 10:00am-4:00pmSat: 09:30am-1:00pmDetails: Rocco's Shoes

Every Wednesday evening in Melbourne’s inner city suburbs, a group gathers to play the ukulele. Titled the Melbourne Ukulele Kollective, and outnumbered by beginners, the group is united through a passion for the instrument. Having performed at Federation Square and the Port Fairy Folk Festival, it might not be long ‘til you can claim you knew this group before they went commercial.If you’ve been watching the new TV program Fringe Lane, you’ll know what I’m on about. In only the show’s second week on air, Fringe Lane has featured segments on Melbourne’s Ukulele Kollective, St. Kilda’s Veg Out Community Garden, West Footscray’s Women’s Circus, and other quirky attributes of this city.Fringe Lane focuses on Melbourne’s art, fashion, food and music culture. Hosted by four young women, the show presents stories on emerging and undiscovered pastimes, enterprises and events that slip under the mainstream media radar. ‘We just felt there was no room on Australian television for something a bit different, a little left-of-centre, so this is our way of trying to change that’, says Fringe Lane Producer, Tahlia Azaria. Better yet, Fringe Lane is associated with Yourthworx Productions, enabling at-risk minors to get involved in the show’s production. Watch Fringe Lane, and you’ll be supporting Melbourne youths gain skills in editing, and operating cameras, audio and lights for the program. Fringe Lane Wednesday evenings 8:00pmChannel 31 (Digital Channel 44)Details: Fringe Lane

Today's review is the maiden post for our new film and literature reviewer Jen Wake. This post is exactly why we've taken her on, dry and darkly funny with more reviewing talent than the illicit love child of David and Margaret. I’m Still Here is hilariously funny, brilliant, satirical, clever and full of lines you’ll want to memorise and recite to your mates. It will make you a better person. Well, not better perhaps but definitely more entertained. JP performs his role with the true skill of an actor who studies his subject with passion and intensity. He, his extravagant hair, a naked-more-often-than-most friend, Casey Affleck and his camera cruise around LA and NY trying to break into the world of rap. The fact that it’s a hoax, (and I find it hard to believe anyone can see the film and not realise this) is irrelevant to the greatness of the film, it only speaks of their dedication to the cause. Affleck produces a film that ticks all the boxes. I really hope Hollywood embraces this film in a friendly fashion. It’s cutting, yes, but not caustic. Not born of spite but perhaps, frustration? Whatever the initial catalysts, this film is so entirely necessary I can’t remember the world before it. Hyperbole aside. Watch it. Brilliant cameos from Hollywood giants make you realise the actual warmth of a genuine community behind the often shallow and ridiculous nature of fame. Not for the weak hearted, this film does contain moments of extreme embarrassment. Which is only further testament to the acting and the fact that it feels so very real. Need I say more really?     This is my first time as a guest on Daily Melbourne, first of many. Films and books are my wheelhouse. You and I could develop a special thing here, but it should be known I have tendency to exaggerate both my admiration and disgust, a bit of a hindrance for a reviewer you might think? However I think you’ll come to find over time that my taste is flawless. Bye for now. Now screening at Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton

It's the store with no name also known as 'that cool store on flinders with the bikes in the window' or 'that shop that stocks Krink pens and shoes and cameras and rad tees and shit from Japan' or more officially 239 Flinders Lane. The store is run by urban fashion aficionados that scour the globes' hippest corners from downtown Tokyo to NYC to bring the freshest wares, labels and trends back to their tiny store on Flinders. A limited drop of Fujifilm Instax Mini Instant cameras, including limited editions (cite: Hello Kitty) came straight from Japan. A super rare drop of fluoro patent Sperry Top-Siders, straight from New York. If you are sporting anything found in this store, it's likely you've been travelling in the last 12 months or have a chronic e-Bay problem. Get down check the fresh wares at this spot and spread the word about the store they call 239 Flinders Lane. Details: 239 Flinders Lane

Today is the last day to grab a sneak inside the Royal Exhibition building and visit the Design:Made:Trade exhibition as part of the State of Design festival. Featuring over 60 inspiring designers from the fields of furniture, fashion and industrial design, all exhibitors are housed within massive Visy cardboard boxes. Royal Exhibition Building, 9 Nicholson St, Carlton MapDetails: State of Design

Greville St has now become the new proud home of a Ladro pizza outpost. For those of you unfamiliar with the original, it resides at 224 Gertrude St in Fitzroy. Fashion pizza as some have dubbed it, but whatever you say, its good eating in great surrounds. The new outpost is bigger, shinier and bolder. It's certainly a welcome change to the mediocre providores that surround it and inhabit the remainder of Chapel St.Lardo Prahran, 162 Greville St Prahran Map9510 2233Details: Ladro