DNA Galleria is a shopping arcade on Granville Circuit, pretty much right beside Rise Commercial Building (which I shall have to devote a few entries to). It's quite new, and I stumbled on it with my brother while he was visiting in early October.
There are dozens of shops in there selling all kinds of stuff from Japan, Korea and local brands. The prices vary from shop to shop, with some places very reasonable and some just completely outrageous numbers at others.
My tips for making the most out of your trip to DNA Galleria are:
1) Look around the entire arcade (yes, all of the floors) before buying anything. You might see the same thing for a cheaper price.
2) Don't bow to sales pressure.
3) The higher you go, the less people there are (also because it's men's stuff mostly on the third floor).
4) Always ask if you can get some kind of promotional price. You might not get what you ask, but you never know what the staff might throw in.
They're kind of trying really hard to make it look trendy and fun, like an amusement park or something.
The first shop you see as you enter from Granville Circuit.
This is what it looks like as you enter the arcade proper. It's kind of like a marche system, where each shop has to process the payments at a cashier on each floor.
See what I mean? The high schooler working that desk looked a bit disgruntled to be stuck in Cinderella's coach.
I ended up hitting it off with the chick working this shop, and we exchanged numbers. Like her a lot. The shop mostly sells Japanese stuff.
I was drawn in by this display. It's Nobuaki Kaneko (badass and fellow leopard print lover) on the cover on some magazine! And, note the leopard print boots.
I ended up buying a couple of things at this shop, which you'll see in a future entry. They were two sale items, and I asked if I could get a further discount, which they did give me. It wasn't much but better than nothing.
Cute necklace!
Leopard print and studded leather were big motifs. Dig those spectators!
Love those low ankle boots on the left.
They also have clothes and accessories for kids. Lovely detail on the top of that dress.
The cashier on the second floor. I guess this is where Ravage ended up when cassette tapes became obsolete. I feel sad that he has been reduced to this because he was always my favourite mini-cassette.
Behold! A shop devoted solely to LEOPARD PRINT! Alas, I'd already purchased a leopard print item by then.
Another kitty. Love those bowls and vases! By the way, I notice that Hello Kitty has a multi-ethnic family.
Cute stuff.
I really like this! Does anyone know what this is about?
Style for men. I just love this look. I wish I could pull it off, myself, but alas, I don't have the right body type to carry it.
Giant backpack.
Another good look for men.
Start from Zero, a local design and graffiti company, also have a spot here.
Lovely!
