Reception

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Dress: Anthea Crawford jacquard & lace

Jacket: Zara leather & suede

Booties: Wittner patent leather

Tights: Razzamatazz 40 denier nylon

Clutch: Taking Shape mesh with resin clasp

Rings: Oxfam silver

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Recently, I was privileged enough to be invited to a rather posh reception with a dear friend who was visiting from England & I'm excited to share photographs of the outfit I styled for the occasion with you. I wore an ornate, heavy floral printed jacquard fit-to-flare dress with dipped v-neckline & high/low hem with sheer black lace trim from Anthea Crawford mixed with a black leather & suede long-sleeved waterfall jacket from Zara, black patent pointy-toed booties with chunky stacked heels from my perennial favourite Wittner, matte nylon tights from Razzamatazz to ward off the winter chill in the air & an edgy chrome mesh envelope clutch with black resin clasp from Taking Shape... just large enough to carry a few essentials, including the pinky/red lipstick (called "Passion Play" of all things!) I love so much from Revlon! To complete the look & keep it youthful, I wore a matching pair of oversized silver circular cocktail rings (made in India) that I found in my local Oxfam store.

Scroll down for a closer look... this time without the jacket...

And from the back...

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