Correction (1 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed eight shopping “centres” in Armadale, among them Armadale Plaza, Maple Plaza, Armadale Outlet, Armadale Arcade and Ash Market, each with a store count, an anchor store, a food court, parking notes and an “insider tip”. We could not match any of them to a shopping centre in Armadale, and the page also said every option had been tested in person, which was not true. It has been rewritten from scratch: every shop below was checked against its own website and a second, independent listing on 1 October 2026.
Armadale’s shopping street is an old one. The High Street traders’ own history traces it back to 1879, “when the first trains ran through Armadale”, after which “High Street developed into a thriving shopping centre”. One of its booksellers describes it today as “a precinct famous for its antique dealers, art galleries and bookshops”, and the traders’ directory adds fashion labels, bridal studios, jewellers and homewares to that list.
So this guide reads High Street in street-number order, from No. 720 to No. 1234, one shop per category the strip is known for. Each shop is described by what its own site says it stocks and, where it publishes them, the prices on its own listings. Shopfronts change faster than websites, so if one shop is the whole reason for the trip, ring ahead.
The strip: High Street, Armadale, from Douglas Stewart Fine Books at No. 720 to The Paper Empire at No. 1234, in the order below.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Price point (as listed) |
|---|---|---|
| Rare books, maps and globes | Douglas Stewart Fine Books, 720 High St | Not published on the pages we read |
| Pearls, coins and charm jewellery | Fiorina Jewellery, 897 High St | $295 to $2,380 in its new arrivals |
| Antique furniture, lighting and garden urns | Graham Geddes Antiques, 899 High St | On enquiry |
| Toys for every age | Kidstuff, 1026 High St | $9.99 to $399.99 on its home page |
| Designer wedding gowns | Raffaele Ciuca Bridal, 1088 High St | By appointment |
| Original vintage posters | Letitia Morris Gallery, 1158 High St | $250 to $1,200 in our sample |
| Fine paper, cards and wrapping | The Paper Empire, 1234 High St | $19.95 to $24.95 in its featured range |
Douglas Stewart Fine Books — 720 High Street, Armadale VIC 3143
The first stop by street number, and the one for collectors. Douglas Stewart calls itself “an antiquarian bookseller based in Melbourne”, with its showroom on High Street, and its catalogue is sorted the way a collector thinks: by subject, from Captain Cook and the Gold Rush to cartography, natural history and children’s books, then by region. It also lists fine art, photographs and globes. Its contact page gives trading hours of 10am to 6pm on weekdays and 11am to 4pm on Saturday, closed Sunday and public holidays.
Known for: rare books, art books and Australiana, plus fine art and globes.
Fiorina Jewellery — 897 High Street, Armadale VIC 3143
A boutique the label says was established in 1994, with a collection built from “antique coins, tassels, charms”, precious and semi-precious stones, “pearls and the finest Italian chain”. Its own site describes the pieces as handmade designs, “often in limited editions”, and its shop menu runs to a pearl edit, bangles and gold. The new arrivals on its home page range from the Geo Pinkie Ring at $295 to the Freedom Fob Necklace at $2,380. The boutique lists 10am to 5:30pm on weekdays and 10am to 5pm on Saturday, closed Sunday.
Known for: pearls, bangles and coin and charm jewellery.
Price point: $295 to $2,380 across the new arrivals listed on 1 October 2026.
Graham Geddes Antiques — 899 High Street, Armadale VIC 3143
At No. 899, just past Fiorina by street number, and the name behind the “geddes antiques armadale” searches. The dealer’s own contact page gives its address as “899 & 914 High Street”, and its about page speaks of “two unique showrooms” on High Street, with warehouses in Cheltenham. The online collection reads like a country house being furnished from scratch: bureaux and secretaires, cabinets and armoires, consoles and commodes, chandeliers, mirrors and screens, then a garden and architectural section of urns, fountains and statuary. Alongside the antiques sits a bespoke collection, and the site offers custom manufacturing. The site shows its pieces without prices and asks you to call or send an enquiry. It lists 9am to 5:30pm on weekdays and 10am to 4pm on Saturday, closed Sunday.
Known for: European and Asian antique furniture, lighting, screens and garden statuary.
Price point: on enquiry; no prices are published online.
Kidstuff — 1026 High St, Armadale VIC 3143
A toy chain with a long memory: its own about page says it was “Originally established in 1969 in Paddington, Sydney”, and its store locator lists the Armadale shop at 1026 High St. The website shops by age, from newborn to 12-plus, and the listings on its home page on 1 October ran from a LEGO 71053 Shrek Minifigures pack at $9.99 to the Bello Metro City Train Table at $399.99. Online stock and store stock can differ, so ring the shop before you go for one particular box.
Known for: toys sorted by age, with LEGO, plush and play sets.
Price point: $9.99 to $399.99 across the listings on its home page.
Raffaele Ciuca Bridal — 1088 High Street, Armadale VIC 3143
A family bridal house with a long history: it says it has been in Melbourne bridal “Since 1956”, with its original home on Sydney Road, Brunswick. The Armadale boutique is “Designed for one-on-one appointments”, and the designer list includes Vivienne Westwood, Vera Wang Bride, Nicole + Felicia, Berta and Steven Khalil. It is also an evening option for brides who work office hours: the Armadale boutique lists 10am to 8pm on Thursday, against 10am to 5pm Monday to Wednesday and Friday, and 9am to 5pm on Saturday.
Known for: international designer wedding gowns, by appointment.
Letitia Morris Gallery — 1158 High Street, Armadale VIC 3143
The answer to “armadale vintage posters”. The gallery describes itself as “Australia’s First Original Vintage Poster Gallery”, established in 1993, and sorts its stock the way poster collectors do: French, Campari, art deco and Australian posters, and by artist, from Cappiello and Savignac to Villemot. It also offers framing. On 1 October, its own shop listed a 1980 Grand Palais exhibition poster for Viollet-le-Duc at $250 and a Bauhaus poster at $1,200, and its price filter runs from under $500 past $2,500.
Known for: original vintage posters, sorted by theme and artist, and framing.
Price point: $250 to $1,200 in the two listings we checked; the shop’s filters run past $2,500.
The Paper Empire — 1234 High Street, Armadale VIC 3143
The last stop by street number, and the one for gift wrap and letters. The Paper Empire calls itself “a family owned paper and stationery business”, in business “since 2013”, and says its High Street store is home to its design studio, where it designs its own range “just upstairs”. The shop range runs from envelopes, place cards and handmade paper to wrapping paper, ribbons, wax seals and stamps. Its featured range on 1 October included The Art of Doing Nothing Notepad at $19.95 and the It’s All Going Swell Journal at $24.95. Its contact page lists the Armadale store as open 10am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday.
Known for: fine paper, cards, wrapping and ribbon.
Price point: $19.95 to $24.95 across the featured notepads and journals.
Beyond these seven
The traders’ directory for High Street is far longer than this guide, and fashion is its biggest section. Its fashion listings include Australian labels such as Scanlan Theodore, Zimmermann, Aje, Camilla and Marc, Viktoria & Woods and Bianca Spender. Its bridal listings add Karen Willis Holmes, Luci Di Bella, Jayleen Bridal and Andrea Gorrie Bridal Couture, and its jewellery listings include Catanach’s Jewellers, Bora Bora Pearls & Fine Jewellery and Holloway Diamonds. Directories lag behind shopfronts, so check a label’s own store locator before you make a special trip.
If you want a mall
Malvern Central gives its own address as 110-122 Wattletree Rd, Armadale, VIC 3143, although its parking page describes the centre as being in Malvern. Its opening-hours page lists David Jones on Level 3 and Woolworths on Level 4, centre hours to 7pm on Thursday and Friday, and its parking page counts “over 690 undercover parking spaces”. If your search for an Armadale shopping centre turned up Armadale Shopping City, that one is at 206 Jull Street in Armadale, Western Australia.
Go for: the specialist trip. High Street’s strength is the shop that does one thing in depth, whether that is rare books, antiques, vintage posters or a wedding gown, so pick the category first and plan the walk around it.
Quick answers
What shops are on High Street, Armadale?
Fashion, bridal, jewellery, homewares, galleries and specialty shops, to use the traders’ directory’s own categories. This guide covers seven, in street-number order: Douglas Stewart Fine Books (720), Fiorina Jewellery (897), Graham Geddes Antiques (899), Kidstuff (1026), Raffaele Ciuca Bridal (1088), Letitia Morris Gallery (1158) and The Paper Empire (1234). The High Street traders’ directory also lists fashion labels including Scanlan Theodore, Zimmermann, Aje and Camilla and Marc.
Where are the bridal shops on High Street, Armadale?
Raffaele Ciuca Bridal is at 1088 High Street, by appointment, and lists hours to 8pm on Thursday. The High Street traders’ directory also lists Karen Willis Holmes, Luci Di Bella, Jayleen Bridal and Andrea Gorrie Bridal Couture under bridal.
Is there a shopping centre in Armadale, Melbourne?
Malvern Central gives its address as 110-122 Wattletree Rd, Armadale, VIC 3143, although its parking page places the centre in Malvern. It lists David Jones and Woolworths, and opens to 7pm on Thursday and Friday. Armadale Shopping City, at 206 Jull Street, is in Armadale, Western Australia.
Where is Graham Geddes Antiques?
Its contact page gives “899 & 914 High Street” in Armadale, and its about page describes two showrooms on High Street. It lists 9am to 5:30pm on weekdays and 10am to 4pm on Saturday, closed Sunday. Prices are on enquiry.
Where can I buy vintage posters in Armadale?
Letitia Morris Gallery, 1158 High Street, which describes itself as Australia’s first original vintage poster gallery, established in 1993. On 1 October 2026 its own shop listed a 1980 Grand Palais Viollet-le-Duc poster at $250 and a Bauhaus poster at $1,200.
Which High Street, Armadale shops open into the evening?
Of the shops in this guide, Raffaele Ciuca Bridal lists 10am to 8pm on Thursday, and Douglas Stewart Fine Books lists 6pm closing on weekdays. Malvern Central on Wattletree Road lists centre hours to 7pm on Thursday and Friday.
How we checked
On 1 October 2026 we read each shop’s own website: its contact or store-locator page for the address and hours, its about page for its history, and its online shop for the products and prices quoted here, copied exactly as listed. We confirmed each address at a second, independent source: the High Street Armadale traders’ directory, OpenStreetMap, or, for Graham Geddes, OpenStreetMap and the Australian Business Register. Graham Geddes’ own site gives its address as “899 & 914 High Street” on its contact page and as 899 High Street in its shipping and privacy policies, but as 889 High Street on its contact-information policy page; we used the contact page. Online prices and online stock can differ from what is in the shop, and directories lag behind shopfronts. The photos are illustrative, from Unsplash: they show the kind of thing each shop sells, not the shop itself.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- High Street history and directory: High Street Armadale and its fashion, bridal and jewellery listings
- Douglas Stewart Fine Books: contact, about and home page; also OpenStreetMap
- Fiorina Jewellery: home page, about and contact; also OpenStreetMap
- Graham Geddes Antiques: contact, about and collection; also OpenStreetMap and the Australian Business Register
- Kidstuff: store locator, about and home page; also High Street Armadale
- Raffaele Ciuca Bridal: contact and home page; also High Street Armadale
- Letitia Morris Gallery: home page, Viollet-le-Duc poster and Bauhaus poster; also High Street Armadale
- The Paper Empire: contact, about and home page; also High Street Armadale
- Malvern Central: home page, opening hours and location and parking; also OpenStreetMap
- Armadale Shopping City (Western Australia): armadaleshoppingcity.com.au
