Macquarie Centre Opening Weekend

Overview

The European fashion invasion of Sydney is nearly complete. First Gap was installed in the Sydney Westfield in 2011, then Zara graced our shores shortly after. The newest kids on the block are the Japanese fashion store Uniqlo and home of all things you didn't think you needed, H&M, in 2014.

Come Thursday, October 16, they will all be housed in one shopping centre, The Macquarie Centre in North Ryde. Yes, North Ryde. To celebrate they are hosting a weekend of all things fashion — including free runway shows, shopping deals and styling sessions. Get into Sydney's first non-pop-up Uniqlo for Harajuku DJs and Japanese drummers, and then be one of the first 1,500 shoppers at H&M to receive a free gift bag.

No longer will we have to trek it to Melbourne to get our hands on that sweet, sweet H&M goodness. No more do we have to conceal our envy as our recently returned chums show off their new overseas high street purchases. No more resentfully trawling through European fashion sites for clothes that don't even ship to Australia.

The full timetable of events for Macquarie Centre's opening weekend can be found on its website.