Mrs McCabe Woman is the women's counterpart to Mitchell McCabe Menswear, a family fashion business that has been trading in South Melbourne since 1901. It's the third and newest of the group's local stores, sitting alongside the original lifestyle store and The Annex on Coventry Street, and it exists to give South Melbourne women the same considered approach to dressing that the menswear side has built its name on. The racks cover contemporary essentials: jackets, knitwear, pants, skirts and dresses from labels including Scotch & Soda, Homelove and Talisman, aimed at building a wardrobe of pieces that work together rather than one-off statement buys. It's positioned plainly on the group's own website as "his clothes for her" — an extension of a business philosophy that's been refined over generations rather than a new concept built from scratch. For shoppers already familiar with Mitchell McCabe's reputation on Clarendon Street, Mrs McCabe Woman is an easy next stop, and for newcomers it's a chance to shop a genuinely long-standing local fashion name without needing to already know the menswear side of the business. Purchases can be made in-store or through the group's online store.