Penthouse Mouse 09

It was all fun and games at Penthouse Mouse 09, held in the old Capitol building (aka. The Fun Factory) in South Melbourne.

BY jesse

March 11th, 2009

Designers, artists, fashionistas and party-goers brought life back into the old Capitol building last Friday night. Crowds came together to celebrate the opening of Penthouse Mouse 2009,a sneaky pop-up retail and gallery space which has temporarily taken over the old gaming lounge for the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival.

Photography by Mark Gambino.

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