INDOOROOPILLY SHOPPING CENTRE | Brand Book

A NEW ERA

of style

For the Turrbul people, the traditional owners of the land

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INDOOROOPILLY SHOPPING CENTRE

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OUR story The new Indooroopilly Shopping Centre is a charismatic and sophisticated leader.

Her story started over 40 years ago in the affluent western suburbs of Brisbane. Her history is rich having spent the best part of a decade as a leader in fashion in Brisbane.

Returning to reclaim this status in 2014, the new Indooroopilly has expanded to house over 340 stores, and focuses on fashion, choice and experience.

The new Indooroopilly guides customers to find their individual food and fashion style. She offers endless choice and inspiration to keep people coming back for more and more, season after season.

New advocates are being created and more people who adore Indooroopilly are connecting with her. She is once again an icon.

A trend setter. An unforgettable shopping destination that sets the standards for others to follow.

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Š Indooroopilly Shopping Centre 2014

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Printed in Australia, 2014 A new Era

of style

ISBN 978-0-646-91817-4 322 Moggill Road Indooroopilly, QLD 4068 www.indooroopillyshopping.com.au

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CONTENTS 10

ARMANI COLLEZIONI

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TED BAKER

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CARLA ZAMPATTI

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SASS & BIDE

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ZIMMERMANN

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CAMILLA

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SAMBAG

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DAVID JONES

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MYER

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Trenery

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SHOEs, GLORIOUS SHOES

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R.M.Williams

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MOTT & MULBERRY

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Oscar Oscar Salons

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Dissh

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DINING

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NANTUCKET Kitchen and bar

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Olé RESTAURANT

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The mero BAR AND RESTAURANT

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Gourmet fresh GATHERS THE VERY BEST

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Centre art

84 FASHION DESTINATION OVER THE DECADES

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HISTORY IN THE MAKING

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INDOOROOPILLY Through the years

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As it happened

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ARMANI COLLEZIONI

Signature Style Indooroopilly welcomes the very first Armani Collezioni store in Australia, Giorgio Armani’s diffusion line of fine-tailored clothing, stylish sportswear, eveningwear, outerwear and accessories for professionals.

The brand embodies Giorgio Armani’s signature elements of clean lines, subtle coloration, exclusive fabrics, exceptional attention to detail, fit and finish.

Armani Collezioni reflects the latest, most broadly appealing new additions to the vocabulary of Armani style.

Armani Collezioni offers a ‘Made to Measure’ service, available all year round however a personal tailoring experience with the master tailor from Milan occurs only once each season.

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Indooroopilly welcomes the very first Armani Collezioni store in Australia.

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TED BAKER

Bringing unique balance to Brisbane After a long search, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre has been selected as home to the very first Ted Baker store in Queensland.

Ted Baker strikes the ideal balance when it comes to fashion, from the store being equally divided into menswear and women’s fashion, to the perfect mix of quirky surroundings and high level service for a dose of ‘retail theatre’.

Each Ted Baker store around the world is unique with the design tailored to reflect both Ted’s own style and heritage, whilst paying homage to the immediate surroundings – both culturally and geographically.

With each city inspiring its own whimsical details to the store design, the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre store is the only one of its kind, thanks to a concept influenced by its local surroundings… in this instance, the very first Observatory in the Southern Hemisphere.

The city’s founder, Sir Thomas Brisbane, had an immense love and fascination with the night sky, both of which lead Ted Baker to explore the realm of astronomy and Victorian observatories.

Ted Baker also pulled inspiration from the early development of star gazing and its rudimentary equipment, as well as the ultra-graphic photography from more recent sources.

The Ted Baker store opens new doors to stylish dressing for shoppers, with Ted’s womenswear collection awash with nostalgia and old-fashioned glamour for a modern classic approach, citing inspirations including vintage paintings and use of signature prints. Yet Ted Baker also takes unpredictable detours to the other end of the spectrum, such as the new breed of modern digital prints and bold graphics.

It’s all about statement pieces and tailoring with a modern take on power dressing, with premium accessories to complete the look. Formalwear is also a striking temptation on Ted’s fashion racks, with dramatic gowns waiting to impress.

As for the men, Ted aims to please everyone from the man-about-town to a true country gent by taking the express line to dapper and debonair for his menswear collection, as well as catering for the urban dresser right through to feature jackets and formal three-piece suits.

It is this truly global offering of fashion that sets Ted Baker apart and invites people in.

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C A R L A Z A M PAT T I

A STYLE PIONEER Renowned for beautiful clothes that combine Australian creativity with Italian style, the Carla Zampatti label is a distinctive part of the modern Australian lifestyle.

Italian-born Carla produced her first small collection in 1965, followed two years later by a national launch and in 1970, the Carla Zampatti label was established.

Today, Carla Zampatti is continuing to create high fashion with a distinct signature style.

With a strong voice in the Australian fashion industry, Carla is one of the country’s most influential fashion designers and the creative force behind many a red carpet design.

At the forefront of Australian fashion, the Carla Zampatti label is calling Indooroopilly Shopping Centre home.

“Brisbane has always been a strong market for my brand and Indooroopilly Shopping Centre was an obvious choice to open a new Carla Zampatti store,” says Carla.

As the head of one of Australia’s most authoritative fashion houses, there is no doubting Carla Zampatti is one of Australia’s true fashion pioneers.

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“Brisbane has always been a strong market for my brand and Indooroopilly Shopping Centre was an obvious choice to open a new Carla Zampatti store.�

C A R L A Z A M PAT T I

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SASS & BIDE

The rise AND RISE of sass & bide It’s eclectic, bold, edgy and feminine with a distinctively modern approach and an idiosyncratically Australian touch. Evolving from a cult favourite to an international design sensation, sass & bide has thrived from the eclectic spirit of its designers and their defined vision.

Drawing from influences that range from vintage of yesteryear to the streets of today – cocktail dresses with dramatic hemlines and embellished blazers in graphic shapes, supported by its signature denim line – the label has carved out a distinct identity with a focused and wholly unique perspective. sass & bide’s origins have influenced the brand’s DNA today. Their innovative turn at London’s Portobello Road Market selling customised jeans embodies innovative and joie de vivre of the label and their incredible popularity inspired Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton to formally launch their label in 1999. Within two years the collection expanded into seasonal ready to wear, evolving from an underground phenomenon in Australia to the runways of New York & London Fashion Weeks, gaining the brand international recognition.

Sarah-Jane and Heidi’s personal style and creativity are reflected in the label. Their free-spirited aesthetic and modern edge have moulded the label’s identity and fuelled its success.

Beyond their beginnings in denim, Sarah-Jane and Heidi have come to embody a distinct aesthetic and

have been honoured with prestigious industry awards.

Highlights include guest-editing Vogue Australia in December 2003, being the first Australian designers to be invited to show at New York Fashion Week, collaborating on a capsule collection with Topshop in 2008 and securing high profile models Coco Rocha, Suki Waterhouse and Aline Weber for their most recent online campaigns. The designers were also selected by United Nations agency, the International Trade Centre (ITC) to join a prestigious line-up of designers that included Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and Ilaria Venturini Fendi in The Ethical Fashion Initiative. Sarah-Jane is also a proud ambassador of Australia for UNHCR, and Heidi for Barnados Australia.

In 2005 sass & bide opened its first free-standing boutique on Sydney’s renowned Oxford Street which presents the label’s unique and fully formed aesthetic.

With the addition of the stand alone Indooroopilly store, sass & bide has a total of 22 boutiques in Australia, two boutiques in New Zealand, an e-boutique and flagship store in New York which opened in November 2013.

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Beyond their beginnings in denim, Sarah-Jane and Heidi have come to embody a distinct aesthetic and have been honoured with prestigious industry awards.

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Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton

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The Zimmermann design aesthetic There’s no mistaking Zimmermann’s inimitable style – sophisticated femininity, clever colour combinations and delicate original prints.

The iconic Australian label, known for its swimwear and ready-to-wear pieces was founded by sisters Nicky and Simone Zimmermann in 1991.

Fusing fashion with swimwear, the brand soon won the hearts of fashion-forward Australian women and continues to have a loyal following - both overseas, as well as on home soil.

The label’s bold, original prints, beautifully made one-pieces and sculptural bikinis create a new point of reference in flattering, sexy and stylish swimwear.

More than twenty years later, Zimmermann is going from fashion strength to strength. Zimmermann is a regular on the schedule at New York Fashion Week and the opening of international stores in New York and Los Angeles has seen this quintessentially Australian fashion story taken to a global stage.

Early in its evolution, Nicky and Simone took the step of fusing fashion with swimwear and presented it to the world. What was created was a new reference point for fashion focused swimwear that has continued to evolve over two decades.

The label’s move to Indooroopilly Shopping Centre means Brisbane’s fashion elite will be spoilt for

choice, with the store stocking a complete edit of both Zimmermann’s ready-to-wear and swimwear collections, as well as a selection of accessories and footwear.

“For our new store at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre we worked with our long-time collaborator, designer Don McQualter, on creating a space that was sophisticated and modern, but that is also casual,” says Designer Nicky Zimmermann one half of the design duo.

“A Zimmermann store should be a sanctuary from other distractions so the space has a limited, curved archway entry that provides some comfort and privacy in store.

“As a brand, Zimmermann is optimistic and we always look to find ways to incorporate that idea into our stores,” she says.

The wooden floors and raw metal ceilings are intentionally casual and are contrasted by tougher, blackened metal finishes on garment racks and lighting.

“I love the curved archways and dome change rooms that we’ve created – they feel classic but very comfortable for visitors wanting to take their time in store and play,” says Nicky.

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CAMILLA

Bold prints Reign Supreme The magic of a Camilla piece is the story of the print, its placement detail and the quality craftsmanship. It is this essence that has seen Camilla designs become must have pieces for women and the world over including fashion leaders and celebrities.

Camilla is the namesake label of designer and artist, Camilla Franks. With a background in theatre costume, Camilla’s sense of free-spirited confidence and colour that defines her personal style, provided the inspiration for her initial kaftan collection, launched in 2003.

Launched during the early stages of Camilla’s theatre career, she took the initiative to design and create flamboyant costumes to represent her characters. Her ability lies in telling a complex story with each piece.

Playful and sophisticated, Camilla infuses her signature women’s, men’s and children’s fashion and homewares with lush colour and intricate embellishments.

“The Camilla boutique at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre is an expansion of the brand into a premium Queensland shopping district,” says designer Camilla Franks.

The Camilla boutique at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre is the first of the label’s new in-store design concepts, offering customers a unique in-store sensory experience.

Combining sight, sound and varied textures to create curiosity spaces for customers to discover as they journey through, the store houses the complete Camilla range including women’s, men’s, and children’s fashion, accessories, candles, cushions and other homewares.

“The Indooroopilly Shopping Centre Camilla boutique is a one of a kind,” Camilla says.

Camilla’s unique design philosophy is that all women have the right to look and feel beautiful no matter their age, colour, size or origin.

“I design for all shapes and sizes – all personalities and walks of life. I just want to make women look and feel beautiful whether it’s in a playsuit or a lavishly bejewelled cocktail dress,” she says.

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“The Indooroopilly Shopping Centre Camilla boutique is a one of a kind.”

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SA M B AG

Fashionable formula for success Since launching in 1997 with her own highly successful version of the popular tote bag, Sambag Founder and Designer Sam Wagner has done everything at the right time in the right place to create a global brand that makes shoppers swoon.

After 16 years and 10 stores opening from Australia to Hong Kong, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre is the next location with the X factor. The Indooroopilly store is the second store in Brisbane to open in two years and the first store to open in Queensland outside the Brisbane CBD. “A second Queensland store is a wonderful milestone, having only opened the first in 2012,” says Sam. “It’s the adventurous sense of style prevalent in Brisbane that we love most of all, our customers there have a cool confidence and love trying something new.”

Walking through the store’s signature powder blue facade, Sam’s innovative store design comes into focus with a crisp white interior and natural grains, and a luminescent floating glass island acts like a beacon in the centre of the space. Such is the brand’s

strength, when Sambag makes a style statement, it sticks. When the label launched a simple, chic ballet flat at a time when the global trend saw women coveting towering high heels, the ‘Grace’ ballet flat boomed and is now joined by over 25 different styles of shoes in over 50 colours and fabrications.

The success of the brand continued with Sam, a lover of knitwear, next venturing into cashmere to extend her label into apparel, with the philosophy of priding itself on offering well-designed, sophisticated essentials, all with a sense of easy luxury and a distinctly Australian palate. With Sam’s focus on continuing to grow the brand and reinvest in her business, the Indooroopilly store features a large dedicated area to Sambag’s burgeoning fashion collection of chic, timeless separates.

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It’s the adventurous sense of style “ prevalent in Brisbane that we love most

of all, our customers there have a cool confidence and love trying something new.”

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Having studied at the London College of Fashion and Design, Sam Wagner has proven to be one of the Australian fashion industry’s true entrepreneurs, delivering her collections of shoes, bags and apparel with a certain mix of fashionability, timelessness, practicality and high quality fabrications that make each piece irresistibly covetable. In 2011 Sam was also thrilled to see ‘a fabulous marriage of fashion and the arts’ when Sambag became the official first ever Pointe Shoe Partner of the Australian Ballet.

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D AV I D J O N E S

A pioneer in Australian fashion Iconic department store, David Jones first opened in Sydney in 1838, and 176 years later the company remains synonymous with style and sophistication, with stores spanning the country.

As one of the oldest department stores in the world, David Jones is a pioneer in Australian high fashion with a rich history.

Australia’s iconic department store brought French fashion houses Dior and Balmain to postwar Australia and hosted Queen Elizabeth in 1954. Today, David Jones is Australia’s House of Brands offering the best national and international brands.

Covering two levels, David Jones at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre is home to fashion labels not available at any other department store including Finders Keepers, Mink Pink, Bec & Bridge, Cameo, C&M camilla & marc, Ginger & Smart, Nicholas, Akira, Zimmermann, Camilla and Phase Eight.

Menswear labels such as Industrie, Nudie Jeans, The Academy Brand, Deus Ex Machina, Vilbrequin, Jac + Jack and Hugo Boss also provides Brisbane’s fashion elite with plenty of choice.

Lifestyle and homeware brands including Kate Spade stationery, Papier D’Amour, Sophie Conran and Yves Delorme add to the broad mix of products on offer with beauty brands including Laura Mercier, La Prairie, Ella Bache, Philosophy and Dermalogica available from Australia’s most dynamic and interactive beauty hall.

David Jones CEO and Managing Director Paul Zahra

said, “We are delighted to be establishing a presence at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre.”

“This new David Jones store brings a unique and exciting shopping experience to the people of Indooroopilly, with customer service excellence, good value and quality brands across our most popular categories, in a contemporary environment.

“The David Jones Indooroopilly store offers something for everyone, and is a store that I am incredibly proud of,” Mr Zahra said.

While customer service remains at the heart of the David Jones shopping experience, David Jones is also at the forefront of service initiatives and technological advances.

Labelled by the company as a ‘Next Generation Store’, David Jones at Indooroopilly has technology in place to provide customers with complimentary Wi-Fi and digital charging stations as well as style advisors who are equipped with iPads to quickly provide customers with up to date product information.

Dedicated style advisors form just part of the David Jones offering, with the store also home to children’s shoe fittings, alteration facilities, a gift registry kiosk, a gift wrapping station and lingerie fittings to enhance the customer shopping experience.

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MYER

RETAIL AND FASHION ICON Immersed in more than 100 years of tradition and business success, Australia’s largest department store chain, Myer, is an icon in Australian retail.

Myer founder, Sidney Myer, arrived in Melbourne in 1899 as a Russian migrant and opened the doors to the first Myer store in 1900 in Bendigo, Victoria. Sidney’s dream was to create a department store that would become synonymous with fashion and offer world class service and merchandise.

Over a century later, Sidney’s legacy as a retail visionary continues as Myer is Australia’s largest department store chain and remains at the forefront of new retail concepts.

With 70 stores across Australia, Myer continues to focus on delivering a seamless customer experience across all retail and digital touch points, integrating both physical formats and online channels to create a unique experience for customers. Myer continues to be recognised both within Australia and internationally for its creativity and innovation in retailing.

Myer Indooroopilly opened in November 1970 and underwent its first refurbishment in 1994.

The original store consisted of three levels, and offered many lifestyle options including a cake shop located at the front doors of the Moggill Road entrance.

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“Delicious cakes were baked on site and the smell was simply amazing,” recalls a long serving team member at Myer Indooroopilly.

“A grocery store, very similar to ‘Barry & Roberts’ was also part of the Myer store and during the 1974 floods the grocery store sold out of everything, not one thing was left on the shelves.

“I distinctly remember the butcher service as well as a plant nursery and hardware department which sold lawn mowers and power tools. My husband still uses the drill I purchased for him from Myer Indooroopilly in 1973!

“The store always had a magnificent atmosphere. I remember the lolly bar situated along the escalators and how they used to sell warm nuts. The smell would spread throughout the entire store and you simply couldn’t resist buying them every day. Some customers would even come in just to purchase the nuts.”

As time progressed the product offering changed significantly and Myer Indooroopilly became known as the destination for fashion.

“I remember the fashion parades, especially the catwalk and the big red carpet. They used to attract big crowds and the fitting rooms would be bursting with customers after the shows.”

As fashion trends come and go, Myer continues to adapt to the ever-changing landscape and ranges classic and fashion forward brands for women, men, children and home.

As part of the Centre’s major redevelopment, Myer has also undergone significant upgrades. The entire store has been completely refurbished.

Customers can now enjoy shopping in a bright, modern environment with a stunning new cosmetic hall, exciting world class concepts and the introduction of over 40 new brands including many new Australian & international designers. To support this Myer Indooroopilly has introduced new services including fashion stylists, personal shopping and prosthesis fittings.

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TRENERY

Effortless style Synonymous with everyday luxury, Trenery offers simple, sophisticated collections that are modern in approach and timeless in style.

The success of the Trenery brand is in its flattering cuts, subtle details and quality fabrications. This winning combination gives the collections standout appeal.

Trenery is as much about how an outfit is put together as it is about the individual pieces. A look can be transformed from day to night with the brand’s luxe accessories. The true beauty of Trenery lies in the versatility and simplicity of its designs for men and women alike.

“Trenery’s distinctive design offers women effortless style with an emphasis on natural fibres and innovative blends in our fabrics and yarns,” says Trenery Womenswear Designer Jane Grimme.

An eye-catching graphic print, a textured fabric swatch or a bold t-shirt stripe can form the basis for an entire range.

“Our fabric teams travel far and wide to source everything from the latest European stretch denim, to perfectly weighted linen and the most luxurious cashmere Italian yarns,” says Jane.

Menswear Designer Evan Johnson prides Trenery on its attention to detail which is clearly evident in the brand’s casual and tailored suiting collections for men.

Trenery has the well dressed man’s weekend essentials covered, from a stripe knit to classic chinos, and a structured blazer. Cut from the finest Italian fabrics, Trenery’s suits combine expert design and beautiful tailoring. The range of signature classic fit and refined modern fit suits both make a sharp statement.

“There are over 220 intricate steps to construct just one of our tailored suit jackets which ensures each jacket reflects Trenery’s values of authentic craftsmanship and quality tailoring,” says Evan.

“Quite simply, Trenery’s versatile collections for women and men can be dressed up or down in equal measure”.

Indooroopilly Shopping Centre is proud to house Trenery’s flagship store in Brisbane.

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The true beauty of Trenery lies in the versatility and simplicity of its designs for men and women alike.

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LOV E O F S H O E S

Shoes, glorious shoes A woman’s desire for a variety of footwear in her wardrobe often goes beyond the practicalities of a good fit, with many women labelling their relationship with shoes to be more along the lines of a ‘love affair’.

No outfit is complete without the perfect pair of shoes. Whether it be a gorgeous pair of leather boots, a pointed toe or perhaps the curve of a stiletto heel, each pair of shoes has a unique character and fashion appeal which means one woman can own dozens of styles and still search for more.

Beautiful collections by Scanlan Theodore, Zimmermann, Sambag, Tony Bianco, Jo Mercer, Nine West and more are adored by women who love and appreciate the satisfaction of finding that perfect pair.

Director of Tony Bianco, Anthony Bianco says “At Tony Bianco we understand that, for many women, shoes are the most important part of her look and a true expression of who she is.

Sam Wagner, Sambag Founder and Designer agrees “If the shoe fits, buy it in every colour”.

“Many women will sacrifice other areas of their overall look however their shoes remain priority for style and quality.

Shopping for the perfect new addition is almost as enjoyable as wearing the shoes themselves. The collection of footwear brands at Indooroopilly is an ode to the ‘love of shoes’ and provides the pleasure of being immersed in browsing for the perfect new additions in one location.

“Knowing that the right pair of shoes can make a woman feel more beautiful and more confident drives us to deliver perfection every season,” he says.

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R . M .Will I A M s

The R.M.Williams legend continues It’s one of the most famous Australian labels on an international scale, with the compelling history of humble beginnings with the first pair of R.M.Williams boots crafted in 1932.

Over the decades, RM (Reginald Murray) Williams developed his business, diversifying into bush saddlery and equipment and the company’s trademark moleskins, jeans and shirts.

Indooroopilly Shopping Centre can share in the R.M.Williams journey - a progressive and evolving one.

The brand already boasts a network of more than 900 stockists around the world, more than 65 retail stores in Australia and two international stores in London and New York.

R.M.Williams has been the product of choice for global leaders, international movie stars, world sporting champions and can be found in the wardrobes of everyday people who appreciate the brand’s attention to quality, comfort and style.

Established upon the principles of quality, authenticity and durability, R.M.Williams is world renowned for premium handcrafted footwear and accessories as well as a comprehensive selection of apparel for men and women.

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SPORTSCRAFT

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN LIFESTYLE It was a young Russian migrant Woolf Bardas who founded Sportscraft in 1914 and laid the foundations for what was to become one of Australia’s most enduring and trusted lifestyle brands.

Woolf’s vision was inspired by the Australian way of life and his love of sports, as well as a focus on craftsmanship and understanding the value of quality fabric and a good cut.

“It’s freedom… no boundaries… embracing sport, activity, adventure, the salty sea and smell of the bush, wind and surf… the pulse of life, in the land of the promise… Natural elements and vibrant colours, full of life.” Woolf Bardas, Sportscraft Founder.

From humble beginnings as a door to door tailoring business, Sportscraft’s century long legacy spans across three generations of Bardas men who built the company into the great Australian retail success story it is today.

“Fast forward 100 years and Sportscraft still holds true the values of style, quality and craftsmanship that were as relevant to our customer in 1914 as they are today,” says APG & Co CEO Daniel Bracken.

In 2000, APG & Co acquired Sportscraft recognising the strong heritage of a great Australian brand.

Today Sportscraft’s retail footprint has grown to over 200 locations around Australia including the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre store.

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M OT T & M U L B E R R Y

Taste of New York The inspiration behind Mott & Mulberry is reminiscent of a visit to New York in the early 1900s when an explosion of colour and tradition flooded into Manhattan.

Think narrow, cobblestone streets and the spaces beneath the fire escapes of the tenement houses, coupled with the sights, sounds and smells of fashion, cuisine and culture, and you will find a sense of what it was like to walk along Mott and Mulberry Streets in old New York City.

“Settling along Mott and Mulberry Streets, these early traders brought with them a world of fine goods, gifts, souvenirs and fashion, inspired by the richness, textures and diversity of superior quality gifts from both the east and west,” says Brett and Ellen Deans, Owners of Mott & Mulberry.

This inspired the store’s offer of a mix of interesting handmade gifts, greeting cards from local and international artists and boutique fashion and accessories from up and coming Australian labels.

“Mott & Mulberry provides a warm environment where customers are invited to embark on a journey as they slowly meander through our store, engaging their senses.”

Interesting and unique fashion points of difference is the store’s focus with gorgeous pieces from Samantha Wills, Melbourne based fashion brand Elk and Sydney label, Elms + King taking centre stage in the shop front windows.

“We chose to open at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre because the customers have a love of broad cultures and an appreciation for beautiful and unique pieces, meaning the concept of Mott & Mulberry is always embraced,” Ellen says.

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Winning salon styles Award-winning celebrity hairdresser Oscar Cullinan placed his faith in Indooroopilly Shopping Centre as a fashion destination back in 2005… a decision he still cherishes.

The success story of the Oscar Oscar Salons brand has led owner and director Oscar Cullinan from his very first store in 1989 in Brisbane to salons positioned in prestigious locations throughout Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast.

To have his Indooroopilly salon so close to his heart is indicative of the region’s love of glamorous hair and is a strong show of support for the salon’s dedicated and talented team.

“Indooroopilly was the second salon I opened. I chose the location as it was a premium shopping destination, so close to the city and with a great clientele,” says Oscar, who has twice been awarded Australian Hairdresser of the Year.

“To this day it is one of the busiest and in-demand Oscar Oscar Salons in the company,” he says.

Oscar Oscar Salons is home to some of Australia’s best hairdressers, who are regularly involved in events such as Australian Fashion Week and frequently feature in Australia’s leading fashion magazines for their expert hair advice and styling tips.

Oscar Oscar Salons is renowned for offering the best hairdressing experience in Australia, with luxury services, relaxing treatments, indulgent client refreshment menus and sleek salon designs.

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I chose the location as it was a “premium shopping destination, so close to the city and with a great clientele.”

OSCAR CULLINAN

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DISSH

A tasty Dissh to share With Dissh Founder and Director Maree Henry calling Indooroopilly her home, opening a flagship store at her ‘local’ is the icing on the cake.

Launching the flagship Indooroopilly store in November 2013 also marked the tenth store for this successful fashion boutique brand who opened its doors in 2001 on the Gold Coast.

Since then, Maree has fine-tuned the fashion feel and customer experience to cement Dissh as a prime offering of style to the youth market with a must-have label range including the likes of Minkpink, Maurie & Eve, One Teaspoon, Cameo and Somedays Lovin’.

There is also the added bonus of browsing through the exclusive mix of Dissh in-house labels which are all developed and created by the vibrant Dissh design team, which pride themselves on custom-designed prints and hand-dyed fabrics.

“It was a natural progression to bring the Dissh brand

to Indooroopilly Shopping Centre,” explains Maree.

“Our approach to fashion is all about the customer, their look, their personality and most importantly their unique style,” she says.

The appeal for Indooroopilly shoppers reaches out on multiple levels, from the mood of an entire wall in tropical styled wallpaper and hanging neon lights to a beautiful lounge area, in addition to the encouragement for people to find their own look… all resulting in a truly unique in-store experience.

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DINING

NEW TEMPTATIONS The dining precinct at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre offers local residents who have previously needed to look beyond their neighbourhood, a quality dining and entertainment experience at their doorstep.

Playing host to five restaurants and featuring a selection of cuisines ranging from Asian inspired to sweet eats, the Station Road Plaza is a vibrant hub.

The Mantle Group’s Pig ‘N’ Whistle and Fleet Street who arrived at Indooroopilly in 1999, manage every step of the process from paddock to plate to create meals that are consistently top-quality.

Pig ‘N’ Whistle also develops their own coffee, wine and beer brands to ensure customers enjoy a true British dining experience.

A first in Australia, Nantucket Kitchen and Bar is the vision of owner TJ Peabody. Inspired by magical memories and unforgettable experiences of the very best in home-style hospitality from restaurants around the world, Nantucket Kitchen and Bar combines fabulous meals, comforting menus and cosy décor.

Another stylish restaurant located in the vibrant dining precinct is The Mero Bar and Restaurant, operated by Elie Moubarak.

With its affordable menu of simple and classic combinations that surprise diners with their combination of quality and simplicity, The Mero Bar and Restaurant offers a modern take on a traditional Italian trattoria.

Moving from Italy to Spain, Luke Stringer has added another chapter to the Olé story with Indooroopilly becoming the third in the Olé family.

The team at Olé gives local diners a taste of

Spain’s most fun and original style of cuisine, tapas.

Keeping in line with the Asian street-food trend, Harajuku Gyoza serves up dishes traditionally found on the streets of Tokyo.

From their trademark welcome greeting, to the open-plan kitchen where the excitement of frying and steaming dumplings is on-show for all to see, the Harajuku Gyoza dining experience at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre is an energetic one indeed.

The concept of delicious grilled and poached gyoza dumplings married with Japanese beer is a simple yet satisfying one.

Catering for those tempted by sweet eats is Nitrogenie, where the ice cream is as exciting as it is unique, thanks to the magic of liquid nitrogen.

Nitrogenie freezes eggs, milk and cream using liquid nitrogen in a process that would surely impress the likes of celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal, famous for his multi-sensory dining experiences and love affair with liquid nitrogen.

Leah Mienert, Centre Manager at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre says the dining precinct is feeding the demand of the local community.

“As a place where the local community can celebrate, collaborate and connect, the area adds an element of vibrancy to Indooroopilly as well as creating a destination of choice for people looking to enjoy themselves,” says Leah.

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The flagship of homely hospitality After almost a decade of traversing the globe for nine months each year and visiting so many renowned restaurants that he’s lost count, TJ Peabody is bringing this wealth of wining and dining knowledge home to where his heart is at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, and is inviting one and all to experience his new restaurant’s homely hospitality, Nantucket style.

A first in Australia, Nantucket Kitchen and Bar is designed to offer customers a truly unique food experience.

Impossible to sum up Nantucket Kitchen and Bar in a mere few words, it’s TJ Peabody’s magical memories and unforgettable experiences of the very best in home-style hospitality he’s found at restaurants all around the world during nine years travelling in the role as Managing Director of Sales and Marketing of his family’s Craggy Range Winery and award-winning Terrôir restaurant on site at Havlock North, New Zealand.

Fortunately, TJ has decided to combine all of those fabulous meals, comforting menus and cosy decors, with all that impeccable service into his lifelong dream with his wife of 19 years, Kim, for the flagship of their Nantucket Kitchen and Bar. So close to their heart is the concept, they have decorated the restaurant in the same style as their own home which they’ve spent five years creating with influences from one of their favourite parts of America, Cape Cod.

“Nantucket is one of the more lovely parts of that region and we have even brought in feature lights for the restaurant that are replicas of crab pots, with our signature dish being crab cakes done in the original recipe of north east of the USA – where I first tasted them. I had to somehow bring them home,” says TJ. The focus of the interior is the specially designed ‘theatrical’ kitchen, with the stainless steel mono block alone taking six months to design and travel from England in one piece.

“The kitchen is world-standard and you can see what’s going on in there from wherever you are in the restaurant – it has been designed as the flagship restaurant of the group and will also be a training ground in the future for our team when we go ahead with our plans to open in every capital city of the country.”

The bonus for the Peabodys is being able to take the journey of restaurant owners and hosts together, with either Kim or TJ, or both, planning to be in-house every day to meet and greet diners.

“It will be like a second home for us too, with our

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family living nearby in the western suburbs, which is why it’s even more special for us to be able to open our very first restaurant at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre which has played such a large role in my family’s life over the years, being our local centre,” says TJ. He says the Nantucket ethos is for people to feel like they can stop by any time during the day or night and feel right at home, with an international level of quality without having to venture outside Indooroopilly.

The menu will feature healthy American-style food, including a choice of nine proteins cooked every day in the Inka charcoal oven for chargrilling, ranging from steak and pork chops to salmon and Moreton Bay bugs.

With a highly accomplished team gathered from around Brisbane who’ve spent years at various high-profile establishments, including Executive Chef Chris Sell and General Manager Paul McGivern, TJ is confidant the Nantucket experience will become a familiar one for visitors to Indooroopilly Shopping Centre.

It will be like a second “home for us too, with

our family living nearby in the western suburbs, which is why it’s even more special for us to be able to open our very first restaurant at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre which has played such a large role in my family’s life over the years, being our local centre.”

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Spanish flavour of fun In the colourful country of Spain, a meal is an event in which you share your life, your smile and your food with the people you love, and it’s now an experience Olé brings to Indooroopilly.

The team at Olé Restaurant not only forge relationships with local diners by giving them a taste of Spain’s most fun and original style of cuisine, tapas, but also support local food producers.

“We import staple ingredients to maintain the dishes integrity and history, while utilising local farmers to ensure freshness and quality,” says Olé’s General Manager Luke Stringer.

Luke says Olé’s fun, vibrant, accessible and family friendly restaurant atmosphere means it fits in seamlessly at Indooroopilly. The design is bright, airy, breezy and colourful, with an open plan allowing diners to interact with the theatre of the restaurant.

“We hope to become a strong addition to the attraction of Indooroopilly as a hub for local shopping, dining and nightlife,” says Luke. “The concept will add another chapter to the Olé story, featuring an emphasis on shared dining, with Spanish inspired tapas and raciones.”

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Friendly Italian flavour With a taste of the Mediterranean coast and the traditional Italian trattoria, The Mero Bar and Restaurant brings a focus on comfort and familiarity to diners.

‘Conviviality’ sums up the atmosphere of The Mero Bar and Restaurant, where there’s a relaxed feel with a lively air of friendliness that complements the décor of rich textures in brick and timber, and other touches that make you feel like you are about to be taken good care of, explains owner Elie Moubarak.

“A lot of thought has been put into making the space comfortable, visually interesting and inviting, for spending time in with friends and family – and we are keeping it interesting with our own take on traditional elements,” says Elie.

“Customers want an appealing setting in which to eat, and the food on the plate needs to be honest not a confusing jumble of flavours so as to seem gastronomically hip. They see through all that and want food that actually tastes good and is fresh and nourishing… comfort food.

“We aim for a solid foundation in everything, rather than choosing a single thing to go crazy-over-the-top on. Each part is as important as the other in forming the whole.”

Indooroopilly was the prime place to locate The Mero Bar and Restaurant, with its affordable menu of simple and classic combinations that surprise diners with their combination of quality and simplicity, according to Elie.

“Geographically Indooroopilly is an accessible location for the surrounding suburbs and it has become a vibrant hub… nearly a city in its own right.”

“The Mero Bar and Restaurant is something we have been planning for a while and we are excited to be a part of Indooroopilly Shopping Centre,” says Elie.

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The Mero Bar and Restaurant is “ something we have been planning for

a while and we are excited to be a part of Indooroopilly Shopping Centre.�

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GOURMET FRESH

Gourmet Fresh gathers the very best A walk through Gourmet Fresh will undoubtedly present the temptation to indulge in an impressive selection of cuisines from international delicacies to tried and tested favourite flavours.

Anchored by Woolworths and Coles supermarkets, the precinct includes an Asian grocer, artisan butcher, fresh and cooked seafood market, green grocer, sushi, cafés, homewares, an acclaimed local florist, an eat-in gourmet delicatessen, French bakery, and renowned yum cha restaurant.

Centre Manager Leah Mienert says Gourmet Fresh offers customers a unique fresh food and dining experience that sets benchmarks for shopping centre food precincts.

“The quality and range of retailers within Gourmet Fresh, coupled with the distinctive aesthetic design and layout of the precinct, is a big step away from the traditional shopping centre fresh food offering,” says Leah.

“This is something our customers have been wanting for some time and we are excited to be home to a precinct that allows everyone to shop for fresh produce and enjoy a host of gourmet eat-in options in a market style environment.

“Many of the stores source products locally and can offer expert advice to customers on how to prepare, store and serve their produce.”

Those tasked with the design, pdt architects, challenged existing retail perceptions to create a

space with its own unique identity and character.

Annie Yang, an interior designer on the pdt architects team, explains that in order to break away from the traditional retail model, the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre redevelopment project was broken down into individual precincts such as Gourmet Fresh.

The fresh food precinct is the perfect example of precincts or destination points within the centre that enable customers to shop and interact and socialise with friends, she explains.

“Gourmet Fresh was created using varied materials that reflect the vibrancy and diversity of the surrounding community.

“Open shop fronts in this precinct promote an open market shopping experience different to any other shopping experience in Brisbane,” says Annie.

With the addition of sophisticated and elegant interior design elements for each and every store, the visual and ambient appeal is also irresistible.

For instance, Yum Cha Cuisine Indooroopilly brings the culinary art of yum cha to the Centre every day in little parcels of deliciousness, coupled with the restaurant’s energetic and lively ambience to deliver a unique dining session in a contemporary atmosphere.

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Gourmet Fresh offers customers a unique fresh food and dining experience that sets benchmarks for shopping centre food precincts.

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Yum Cha Cuisine Indooroopilly Chef, Master Sun, has been crafting his yum cha gems for more than 20 years and produces traditionally popular dim sum and menu options, as well as unique dim sum dishes too.

The beauty of such a precinct within the shopping centre allows diners to cross from one part of the globe to another with just a short stroll.

The spices of Asia can quickly be replaced with the authentic tastes of France and Morocco via the neighbouring Oliver & Co. Deli + Table.

This family business boasts traditional European family recipes such as chilli sauce salsa, prepared in store every day from the early hours. This daily food preparation ensures diners enjoy fresh meals as if they were served on the kitchen table at home.

Oliver & Co Deli + Table also specialises in delicatessen items such as cheeses, cured meats and olives sourced from around the world.

The rustic interior offers warm lighting, communal table arrangements, bright green potted plants, along with a quirky hand-crafted coffee truck at the front of the store serving Campos coffee.

The result is a unique deli experience, with customers feeling as if they’re at home partaking in a relaxed European long lunch of premium products and sharing platters of fresh cheeses, meats and breads.

The precinct wouldn’t be complete without fresh fruit and vegetables, with Indooroopilly Fruit providing the perfect place to hand select the very best produce available every day.

Owners Rob Carmuglia and Robby Guardala regularly conduct taste tests and begin each day at 4am at the Brisbane markets to find the best quality daily selections for their customers.

Acclaimed owner, Peter Cabassi of Cabassi & Co. Artisan Butchers said his concept store has helped move the boundaries on the traditional butcher shop design. A unique large scale dry-aging room where selected meat joints are dry-aged in a glass front Himalayan salt room is a definite talking point.

The store’s cooked meats and pastries are very popular, with Peter’s lifelong dream being to establish a true paddock to plate supply network.

“I’ve spent my life dedicated to the cultivation of meat and its production, from studying agriculture and veterinary biology at university and achieving my honours in meat science and meat tenderness to working globally, marketing our home grown Wagyu beef,” says Peter.

“I am determined to produce a network within the meat industry that takes the meat directly from the farm to the store and onto the customer’s plate with little to no disruptions.”

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Sculptures through the eyes of love The award-winning Gillie and Marc Schattner, a husband and wife team, create sculptures from the heart with a commitment to the idea that artworks should be enjoyed by the community at large. Their work makes children giggle, adults smile and everyone gaze in intrigue.

A giant gleaming stainless steel spoon juts from its concrete confinement, a spear emerges proudly with a fresh barramundi as its prize, and a dogman and rabbitwoman ride a bronze vespa without spilling a drop of their morning coffee. It is a sight that will inspire and amaze shoppers when they take a walk through Indooroopilly Shopping Centre.

“Taking sculpture out of the galleries and museums and into the public realm is an invaluable part of our cultural tradition as well as an important public service.

Gallery artworks are wonderful but for most people they are not accessible,” says Marc.

“That’s why it is so satisfying to know these sculptures are displayed at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre for everyone to see, touch and interact with.”

That’s certainly true for the 3.5 metre stainless steel spoon which has a mirrored finish to allow people to playfully view their distorted reflections in the curves of the sculpture.

“People love to feel how smooth our bronze sculptures are, and the almost life-size vespa sculpture is one of only three in existence in the world, with another in Sydney and the third in a private collection,” says Marc.

The pair say the female rabbit and the male dog symbolise themselves and their differences living alongside each other in harmony and going on the ride of life together... with a cup of coffee.

“Yes, we are both very big coffee drinkers,” says Gillie.

She explains that each sculpture takes around eight months to create and the vespa piece weighs close to 300 kilograms “so it’s a lengthy and enormous task just to get one there and in place.”

It’s the first time the pair have agreed to feature their sculptures in retail space and they are delighted that milestone will be for Indooroopilly Shopping Centre.

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The fashion destination over the decades With Indooroopilly widely considered as the destination for fashion in Brisbane throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Brisbane’s fashion industry elite still hold many vivid memories of those delightful days where models paraded to packed crowds who would travel from far and wide to enjoy the fashion spectaculars.

When Di Cant talks fashion, the whole of Brisbane listens, so when she reminisces about her decades spent working at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre it’s almost magical to hear.

Having become one of the most respected and knowledgeable identities in Queensland’s fashion industry thanks to decades of multiple roles as a fashion show stylist, compare and coordinator, it was inevitable that she would have some special moments to recount following her time spent at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre over the years.

“In its original heyday it was the place to shop,” says Di, who organised and compared seasonal fashion shows and fashion events at the shopping centre several times a year for more than two decades beginning with the grand opening in 1970.

With the 1970s and 1980s seeing many new generation designers emerge from within Australia, it was an era where clothes merged elements of fashion, music culture, art and craft resulting in artistically sculpted, patterned and printed pieces to add flair to any wardrobe.

Even Di’s personal sense of style was satisfied, with some of her favourite stores including L’ Officiel, owned

by Win Schubert, leader in fashion who would go on to become a highly regarded art dealer, art collector, benefactor and philanthropist. Back then Win had hordes of loyal clientele who adored the store’s high-end

international labels such as Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Missoni, and Emilio Pucci, which hung next to well-appreciated Australian labels such as Anthea Crawford and Prue Acton.

“Mrs Schubert was a wonderful rag trader then. The shop was beautiful with pieces from Diane Freis and expensive gypsy boho girl dresses like Fleetwood Mac would wear, some quite frilly and flouncy dresses – I did buy a couple of great pieces from there that were timeless, edgy and colourful,” says Di. “There was also the Stiletto store which carried a selection of gorgeous lines, perfect for young girls wanting to choose something different for their formal dress that was a bit edgy, like a Studibaker Hawk dress which, in the ‘80s was the hottest thing to buy for that age group.

“For myself, I remember buying a dress by Lyn Hadley from Stiletto. Lyn Hadley was a designer in the 1980s and won a few fashion awards. It was a lovely bright blue stretch singlet dress that came right down long and had a ruched derriere and back then I was a slim little thing and thought it made me look like the bees knees!”

The late renowned milliner Patrick Ogilvie’s fashion store was also one to visit when wishing to dress to impress.

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Di Cant, image courtesy of Russell Fleming

“He had beautiful women’s fashion imports in his store but he would also make beautiful handmade hats for private clients that were just so elegant and classy without being flamboyant,” recalls Di. Patrick’s daughter Sarah Ogilvie says her father whose millinery magic was acknowledged in 1996 with an exhibition of his hats at the Queensland Museum - was proud to have his Ogilvie Boutique at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre in the 1970s and 1980s.

“It was considered ‘quite a fashion hub’ back in those days and Dad was a big force behind that image and reputation. He was great friends with Di Cant and they ensured that the top models of the day wore his clothes beautifully in the parade,” reminisces Sarah.

As the decades rolled on a new fashion expert to town, Kellie Alderman, recalls arriving as a young fashion writer at The Courier Mail in 1989 and instantly being made aware of the stylish reputation of Indooroopilly Shopping Centre.

“Over the years as I wrote for The Courier Mail and then moved on to become Fashion and Beauty Editor at The Sunday Mail, I would often source pieces from Indooroopilly for our fashion shoots and of course, the parades and events were always highlights on the social event calendar,” says Kellie, now a freelance style editor and fashion commentator.

“I remember going to Cue back then at Indooroopilly and buying a racing outfit of a peplum dress in black and white with gold buttons. It was very Julia Roberts out of Pretty Woman!

“Indooroopilly was never too far to travel for the woman who knew her fashion trends, not only for purchases but for style advice on looks or whenever the centre held its regular fashion parades that would draw in enormous crowds,” Di remembers fondly.

“Ladies would travel from Toowoomba and beyond.

The women from the country had beautiful taste and money to spend so the parades and boutiques attracted people from beyond the western suburbs,” says Di. “I treasured my time with Indooroopilly because everyone looked like a star and felt like a star in the parades. I would walk around to every boutique and meet the retailers and select the best looks of the season, and then have some fun with models coming out on stage riding a vespa, wearing rollerskates or even driving a car in and looking fabulous behind the wheel.”

Now more than 40 years on from the grand opening fashion parade, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre will once again take centre stage and reclaim her rightful position as Brisbane’s leading fashion destination.

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History in the making With the hilly suburbs of Brisbane ever sprawling and the growing population hungry to keep up with the city’s status of having fashion sophistication, the 1960s saw the emergence of a grand plan to build a shopping centre at Indooroopilly that would claim the mantle as the largest shopping mall in the southern hemisphere.

On July 8, 1970, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre opened its doors to welcome a crowd of thousands all flocking to inspect this new marvel of massive retail space with stunning international features ranging from the mall’s Arabian blue carpet and ceiling of Romanesque tiles, to a Czechoslovakian chandelier and Roman fountain.

Newspaper headlines spread the news of Myer, Target, Woolworths and 59 specialty stores accompanied by 25 offices being under the one roof, the largest combined area of food and variety stores in Queensland.

The grand opening brochure featured the highlights of this incredible new venture in flamboyant language with 1970s flair - ‘Another World Of Shopping Comfort’ reads the brochure, going on to note car parking for more than 14,000 cars a day and the bonus of trained parking attendants, a certified nursing sister overseeing the care of children in the Child Minding Centre which was a first for Brisbane at the time, and the shopping centre servicing a surrounding population of 223,000.

Other notable features included the fountain described as ‘A Roman fountain three stories high with colourfully floodlit falls and cascades! … a liquid art form to fascinate the young, and delight the old.’

And of course, the striking chandelier bought for $80,000 and originally made for the Leipzig Fair in 1927, which the Centre imported from Czechoslovakia, described as ‘the most magnificent single source of illumination in all Australia.’

By October 1975, an additional 52 specialty stores opened and Best & Less was introduced to shoppers.

Such was the status of the shopping centre by 1977, it was even visited by royalty when Prince Charles, HRH The Prince of Wales, actually walked through to officially open an exhibition of Royal Couches during his visit to Australia as part of Her Majesty The Queen’s Silver Jubilee Celebrations.

With the Centre cemented as the place to go for all the current fashion and accessory trends, Nadim Sckaf and his late brother George would join the ranks of retailers in 1979 with their high-end fabric store aptly named Sckafs – a name still so well known today amongst anyone handy with a sewing machine or designers searching for their perfect fabric, embellishment, millinery and sewing products.

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“Thirty-four years ago I spent a great deal of time overseas travelling to France, Italy, Korea, Japan and China, to attend fairs and hand pick fabrics our customers would appreciate,” says Nadim, who still works in his store today.

“We would plan so far in advance as it took almost three months to arrive - that’s if they were ready to be shipped.

It was very important then to be planning for future seasons and knowing what our customers wanted.”

Dee Martufi, a Customer Service officer at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre for the past 20 years, remembers the excitement felt by the locals following the 1995 and 1998 major extensions. It’s a buzz in the air she saw all over again in the lead up to the opening in 2014.

“I think the huge variety in the past has always made people happy to come here and they have been looking forward to that all over again,” says Dee, who makes a point of knowing every retailer in the Centre and visits regularly to keep up with what they have in store.

Over the years Dee recalls some memorable moments, from a trolley minding service where shoppers could leave their trolleys loaded with shopping bags, to the towering palm trees which replaced the original fountain and chandelier, growing to reach the third level with ease.

On a daily basis it’s the customers that make Dee’s job so satisfying, along with the family atmosphere shared amongst the Indooroopilly team of staff and retailers.

“I love the one-on-one rapport with a customer – that’s just lovely and every day is different, and I’ve watched children grow into adults who I first remember when their mothers would shop here and bring them in their stroller.”

“You look around and think it looks fantastic and wonder how on earth they will improve things, but with each new development they always seem to come up with these ideas and it’s just even more beautiful. This time we know the Centre will be really spectacular.”

Right: A Roman fountain and Czechoslovakian chandelier were the jewels in the crown at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre.

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INDOOROOPILLY Through the years Nestled on the hillside for more than four decades, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre has been a beacon of excitement and activity at the busy heart of the western suburbs. It has now become not only a part of people’s lives who call the western suburbs and its surroundings home, but has also become part of Indooroopilly’s long and engaging history.

There has always been some debate over whether the suburb’s title was named after either a variation of the Aboriginal word Yindurupilli, meaning ‘gully of running water’; or Nyindur-pilly, meaning ‘gully of the leeches’. What is agreed on however, is that the first English name given to the area was Witton, from Witton Flats, a popular local picnic spot.

Before 1870 there were very few houses built in the area, until the railway opened in 1875 from Brisbane to Ipswich. When the Albert Bridge was finished the following year, passengers and goods had to cross the river by punt. Shops and houses began to appear and quite prestigious estates were built high with commanding views. While there was a setback with the 1893 floods washing the main span of the bridge away, it was rebuilt the following year.

A push for the Government to build a road bridge over the river at Indooroopilly had begun around 1886, but would take years to eventuate. Meanwhile,

the town continued to grow with a State School opening in 1898.

In 1925 one of Indooroopilly’s most well-known talking points came closer to fruition, as the President of the Progress Association of Graceville, Walter Taylor, prepared a design and estimate for a road bridge. Then, in 1929, he presented a plan to Brisbane City Council that used surplus steel cables from the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which was subsequently approved.

Work on the concrete reinforced structure from Indooroopilly to Chelmer began in 1932 and the Indooroopilly Toll Bridge was opened in 1936.

The bridge became quite a focal entry and exit to town with its gothic white towers that were originally home to the tollgate keeper and his family, and would continue to house his descendants until 2010.

It was renamed the Walter Taylor Bridge in 1956 as a tribute to its designer a year after he died.

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The opening of the Walter Taylor Bridge in 1936, with (from left) the Governor’s aide, Mayor Jones, W. N. Green, Governor Sir Leslie Wilson and Walter Taylor after whom the bridge was named.

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In 1970 Indooroopilly Shopping Centre opened and was hailed the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere at the time.

In 1979, a respected newspaper journalist Sallyanne Atkinson was elected Alderman for Indooroopilly, a title now known as Councillor, and Indooroopilly was the name of the Ward.

Alderman Atkinson represented her constituents from the office tower of the shopping centre.

“A few years later the centre was extended at the Station Road end and part of the extension was the Brisbane City Council Library (in 1981) and included in the Library was the Ward Office, with me in it,” recalls Ms Atkinson.

“This was to be something new and different. Up until then libraries had been quiet places with dull-coloured furniture, where people spoke only in whispers. I wanted people - and especially children - to feel that their library was a place they could come easily for talk and discussion, and to meet their friends, and their

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Council representative! I well remember the resistance I encountered from Council officers when I insisted on the furniture being in bright colours, and the walls of my office bright yellow.”

Ms Atkinson’s ties with the suburb extended well beyond her busy office and library, as she was settled with her family there as well.

By 1985 Ms Atkinson farewelled the shopping centre and her local office where she had been so proud of all that the area had represented to not only the local residents but to the greater Brisbane region which had come to know Indooroopilly’s status and appeal, as she had a higher calling to explore.

“I had to leave the shopping centre for City Hall when I became Lord Mayor in 1985 and I did so with some sadness. Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, as the heart of Indooroopilly, was very much part of the life of my family, and I’m sure it continues to be for many others.”

Historical information sourced from Indooroopilly Library, Your Brisbane Past and Present.com and The Courier Mail (1864-1933).

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As it happened The announcement of the redevelopment in January 2012 set the stage for one of the largest redevelopment investments made in Brisbane’s retailing sector over the past decade.

The sheer magnitude of the extensions and alterations has resulted in a whole new experience and atmosphere for customers visiting this iconic retail hub.

Highlights of the new Indooroopilly Shopping Centre include a brand new David Jones, a $16 million Gourmet Fresh food precinct and over 120 new specialty stores, taking the total number of stores to over 340. Not to mention foundation department store, Myer was reconfigured and rebuilt over two floors with the addition of two new entrances.

A new Coles next generation supermarket was also welcomed to the Centre. Woolworths, Target and Kmart relocated into brand new stores and significant upgrades were made to the existing malls and the food court. Â A new restaurant plaza precinct on Station Road has created an active frontage to local retail and commercial areas with a range of restaurants and open spaces presenting a welcoming, community-focused entry.

The overall customer experience was enhanced with the addition of new car parks, taking the total number to 4,700.

New centre entrances were created and the surrounding road network was improved and reconfigured. The number of lifts and escalators inside the Centre was more than doubled.

With David Jones headlining a collection of new brands including Australian and international designers, a new age of fashion dominance began. The new Indooroopilly Shopping Centre allows customers to enjoy a unique and refined shopping experience.

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