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I’d never seen such a concentration of hot people in hot outfits. It was overwhelming. I wanted to cry, scream, hurl myself against the wall in rapture. But I didn't.

by Arielle Richards

Melbourne, AU

July 31, 2023, 6:46am

The streets of Melbourne on Saturday night were abysmally dry, empty and uninspired. The reason? Every last hot person in town was at 524 Flinders Street, siren-called to the bowels of the CBD by Oniomania’s launch party.

All traces of the launch party’s promotion have been wiped off of Instagram; the account’s grid has been returned to its former state of mysterious idiosyncrasy. Just a bunch of stills from God-knows-whose houses, hoarder-cluttered with clothing, knick-knacks and assorted objects – a nod to the brand’s namesake. The captions are ominous, like a mire of patience brutalised into submission and the bus goes round it does. Whatever Oniomania is, the launch party was fabulous.

Walking into the space, rows of white chairs formed a U-shaped runway, seating the beautiful and cunty masses. Located down the forgotten end of the city, beside the deteriorating relic once known as Sea Life Aquarium, 524 Flinders is somewhere between a DIY venue and nightclub. And this mysterious event promised a runway show and afterparty — standard fare for Melbourne’s club kids.

I’d never seen such a concentration of hot people, in hot outfits, as I did at the Oniomania launch party. It was overwhelming. I wanted to cry, scream, hurl myself against the wall in rapture. But I didn’t. Instead, I decided to capture what I saw, so that the memory of that night could live on.

Here it is:

it doesn't matter how many raccoons died for that choker. It's all worth it.

it doesn't even matter how many raccoons died for your choker when u look this good

and IF YOU'RE NOT MATCHING YOUR VAPE TO THE VIBE WTF ARE U DOING

rare MELBOURNE UNIForM REPRESENTATION! the fandom is dying!

CLOWN CORE IS OUT WE'RE ROCKING WITH WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST X SWAMP SLUT

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THAT MOMENT WHEN U MEET THE SCARY HOT GIRLS AND REALISE THEIR HEARTS ARE ALSO AS PURE AND PRETTY AS THEY ARE

the hot popular girls but THEIR HEARTS ARE ALSO AS PURE AND PRETTY AS THEY ARE

W SHIRT AND BOOTS. IS WHAT I WOULD SAY IF I WAS A 14 YEAR OLD BOY IN A DOLL'S TIKTOK COMMENTS. BUT INSTEAD I SAY: THE FIT IS EVERYTHING

this pic is so slutty it's dangerous to be around

and now u know why we call her bella

it's in the mf details

telling my kids this was john wayne

if you close your eyes and repeat "icon" three times she appears in your mirror

if you say "icon" three times in the mirror she appears

for every 1 of my articles you read, the odds of VICE affording to buy me a proper camera go up 0.06%

onomania co-parent joel... i think they said rick boots, and i can't remember the rest. Balenciagaaaaaaa

oniomania co-founder joel… i think they said rick shoes, and i can't remember the rest. I can make it up though.Balenciagaaaaaaa

the two wolves inside u are sweating rn

RAINBOW AND VALONA >>>>>>>

i am OBSESSED WITH THEM

IT'S INSANE HOW BEAUTIFUL LIFE CAN BE

nelly knowwwwsss

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT ATTENDING A URINAL WOULD BE LIKE

this is exactly what i think the urinals are like 100% of the time

ME WHEN IM LITERALLY AN ANGEL???

SO COQUETTE

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NOW!! THIS!! IS!! A!! SKIRT!!

she's so prettyyy

they're so prettyyy

stunning

legs... hair... face... body....... sickening!!!

legs… hair… face… body……. she's sickening!!!

started editing this and half way through it started to get annoying so i gave up. you're welcome

started editing this and half way through it started to get annoying so i gave up. you are welcome

once i get budget for a real camera it's all over. just you wait... you'll all see

this was actually the original design for the xavier college uniform, but the parents' board protested against its cuntiness. also, once i get budget for a real camera it's all over. just you wait… you'll all see