Parklife

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Dress: Anthea Crawford guipure lace

Vest: Vintage, embellished brocade

Wedges: Betts for Her suede

Bag: Gift, vintage "carved nut" & leather

Necklace: Tree of Life silver & semi-precious stone

Cuff: Gift, silver & semi-precious stone (from India)

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Finally posting all of the outfit pictures from a day spent enjoying an "interactive" Shakespeare in the Park experience (& cider tasting!) to celebrate the birthday of a dear new friend, where participants were randomly chosen to supply the next line from the some of The Bard's most popular plays, including Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth, As You Like It & King Lear. Phew! It was lucky I paid attention when we studied the comedies & tragedies at high school & university... & also lucky that none of the historical plays were involved, as I've never been particularly interested in things that actually happened. Yep, not an enthusiastic documentary watcher by any means...

But I digress.

This green guipure lace, empire-line dress by Anthea Crawford was the perfect option for a Spring day full of celebration, particularly when mixed with this vintage, late 1960s embellished bolero vest that a haberdashery store seems to have thrown up on... Seriously, though, it is an absolute work of art & utterly unique. Scroll down for a closer look at this amazing find!

With two "busy" pieces already in the mix, sculptural accessories were chosen to "ground" the look - a pair of black suede lace-up wedges from Betts for Her & a vintage handbag made from a whole carved Brazil nut with 1970s patchwork leather strap. Dubbed the "nut bag," it was a present from a good friend & is always a talking point.

Jewellery with a bohemian vibe was a must - a chunky silver cuff with a variety of coloured semi-precious stones, brought back from a friend's trip to India & a matching (albeit inadvertently) necklace from my local Tree of Life store that actually opens up like a little pouch! Keep scrolling to see the pieces in all their glory:

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"And though she be but little,

She is fierce."

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