Shen Yun

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Dress: Anthea Crawford dupione silk & lace

Mules: Wittner satin & resin

Clutch: Alannah Hill beaded

Bangles: Gift, vintage silver

Ring: Gift, marcasite & mother of pearl

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Finally sharing pictures of the stunning ensemble that I styled up to attend Shen Yun's impeccably choreographed, beautifully danced, resplendently costumed Brisbane performance for 2018. If you've never had the opportunity to experience the divine & transcendent spectacle, then it comes highly recommended & if you have already had the pleasure, then you'll understand why I consider dressing up for the event to be so important! It is ethereal & otherwordly; truly, truly breathtaking.

For me, it was the chance to don the dress that I had already planned to wear on Christmas Day but was unfortunately thwarted by the extreme heat & humidity that Queensland was experiencing - a sumptuous petrol blue dupione silk number from Anthea Crawford with deep v-neckline & tiered high/low hemline with guipure lace inserts. When it came to accessories, it was all about the textural mix - a pair of black satin mules with silver resin heels from Wittner & heavily beaded, art deco inspired, chrome envelope clutch from girly Australian label Alannah Hill. Jewellery was simple yet effective to allow the dress to shine; a pair of vintage silver bangles that a dear friend brought back from India as part of my Christmas present & a dainty silver marcasite ring with mother of pearl centre that was a 30th birthday present to complete the look.