When a bartender asks Shelley McColl, one half of Frocktails’ organising committee, about the playlist for the evening, she tells him it doesn’t matter. Soon the din of women talking will be too loud for anyone to hear the music.
Now in its 10th year, Melbourne Frocktails was started by a group of 30 sewers who decided to go out for dinner wearing outfits they’d made. When photos of the evening were shared on social media, others wanted to join in.
