Collette Dinnigan | Oxford Street | Soho Bar | The Freezer

There are great shops in Paddington along Oxford Street, but my favorite shops are on Williams Street. You've got Belinda, which is full of young designers, some of them local, some imported. It's expensive, but it has fantastic vintage stuff and some of the best finds I've ever come across. Then there's Collette Dinnigan, one of Australia's most famous designers. She sells all over America. She has shops in London and Paris. She's one of our biggest exports. Her dresses are very feminine but very modern and classic at the same time. She's a friend of mine and I have worn her things on several occasions and to several functions. There's also a fantastic shop called Orson & Blake that sells great clothes, but mainly what I like about it is the furniture. Then there's Queen Street, which has great antiques stores and galleries and things. Great shops and cafes, too.

Does the nightlife get wild down under?
My nightlife days are kind of long ago. There's a bar called Soho Bar in King's Cross that I'd go to. And I had my 18th birthday in a small club called The Freezer. In those days I had aspirations to become a dancer, so I did a dance routine there that I had rehearsed. I actually performed at my 18th birthday. I don't know what I was thinking. Somebody should have stopped me. It was one of those classic dances to Janet Jackson, where I was the girl and I was being fought over by two men.

You did the routine at The Freezer?
I did the routine. The music stopped and the lights went down and on I went. In front of about 100 people. I mean, what a lunatic. I still remember the day.

Speaking of performing, have you done any theater in Sydney?