Melbourne
Sambag slipper $159 from Frisck 6 Union Street South Melbourne. Thoroughly Modern Millie finally available on DVD through Amazon.com
Millie Dillmount has arrived in New York City from small town Kansas determined to become thoroughly modern. She sets out to bob her hair, wear shirt skirts, drink illegal booze, and-most importantly-marry her boss, the richer the better. She takes up residence at the Hotel Priscilla, most of whose inhabitants are young orphaned wannabe actresses, and the proprietress of which is the rather remarkable Mrs. Meers, who wears kimonos and speaks with a thick Japanese accent. There’s clearly something fishy about her. Turns out that she’s involved in a white slavery ring, assisted by Ching Ho and Bun Foo, who ostensibly work in the laundry room. Mrs Meers shuffles by in her slippers …Sad to be all alone in the world isn’t it
