8 Best Shopping in Perth, Western Australia

Find true Aboriginal art here, as well as gifts and souvenirs, including soaps, bath, and beauty products, featuring Australian native plants. Oils and clays are made on-site and native Australian foods and flavors known as bush tucker is available to sample and buy. The gallery is owned and operated by local Aboriginal people who are branching out to include Aboriginal cultural experiences such as bush-tucker talks and tastings. 

For a mix of designer threads, high fashion, and comfy staples, head to this shiny enclosed shopping center. You'll find gorgeous Australian beauty products by Aesop; classic garments at Country Road; mature but glam women's wear at Carla Zampatti; activewear at Lorna Jane; swimwear at Seafolly; cosmetics at Mecca Comestica; and high-end everything at David Jones—they're all Australian. For international brands, seek out Chanel, French Connection, and Lululemon. There are half a dozen chic cafés, too—get a chocolate hit at Koko Black and great yum cha at Yamato Kaiten Sushi.

You can find authentic Aboriginal artifacts at Creative Native with an extensive selection of Aboriginal art. Each piece of original artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity and royalties are paid to all artists. Painted boomerangs, didgeridoo, and dishes make wonderful gifts and lasting souvenirs of your holiday Down Under. 

Commissioned work available. 

This classy department store opens onto the Murray Street pedestrian mall. Inside you'll find a wide range of designer clothing, shoes, bags, accessories, makeup and beauty items, perfume, housewares, and gift ideas. 

Get your fill of authentic Aboriginal art—far more than just dot paintings—by viewing one of the solo or group-curated exhibitions by emerging and established artists and communities at the Mossenson Galleries, which has been one of Australia's leading Indigenous commercial galleries since 1993. The gallery is open on Saturday 11--4. 

This popular upmarket department store, Australia's largest, carries all manner of goods and sundries, along with Australian brands. You can find some bargains on the clothing sale racks. 

This shop sells everything for the Australian bushman—and woman—including moleskin pants, hand-tooled leather boots, Akubra hats, and their characteristic cobalt blue shirts.

Design your own boots with their bespoke footwear service.

If you feel the need for retail therapy, here's a great spot to let loose, as every store—and there are a lot of them—sells discounted goods here. There are clothes for all ages and styles, shoes, sneakers, gifts, books, sporting gear, beauty products, and more. There are cafés to refuel in, but the food is nothing special.