Tuesday 31 July 2018

Lots of Soul









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Dress: Anthea Crawford guipure lace
Cardigan: Leaf mesh
Jacket: Matoomba upcycled cotton & tribal fabric (from Laos)
Ankle Boots: Wittner matte & patent leather
Tights: Razzamatazz 40 denier nylon
Bag: Pigeonhole leather
Ring: Georgini silver & onyx

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Sharing all the hilarious photographs from the night we took a dear friend out to experience dinner at one of our all-time favourite restaurants, Creole Soul Kitchen in Spring Hill. I'm not sure whether it was the awesome company, the fact that I was starving for the delicious food (particularly the eggplant sticks) or because that I managed to drink two bottles of East 9th Brewing Co's Future Memoirs of a Root Beer alcoholic root beer, but there aren't any food pictures, merely one selfie of "the girls" at the table & a few choice shots from our usual location near the verdant hedges on the side of the road on our way back to the car... fast becoming a tradition, as it happens...

For the occasion, I donned a gorgeous grey/mauve floral guipure lace dress with satin lining & fluted hem from Anthea Crawford, black mesh three-quarter sleeved mesh cardigan that can be tied in a bow at the front to create shape from a now-defunct label called Leaf, stunning upcycled cotton & tribal fabric jacket (handmade in Laos) that I found in a boutique called Matoomba on the main street in Montville, black matte ankle boots with patent toes from Wittner, 40 denier nylon tights from Razzamatazz to keep my legs feeling toasty & a black leather shoulder bag from Pigeonhole that is fast becoming my wintertime staple. Jewellery was kept simple - a single silver & black onyx cocktail ring from Georgini.

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Monday 30 July 2018

Holidaze









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Dress: Anthea Crawford neoprene
Cardigan: Target wool knit
Jacket: Tree of Life cotton
Shoes: Converse "Chuck Taylor" High Tops leather
Tights: Razzamatazz 40 denier nylon
Bag: Nautica nylon, textured vinyl with silver hardware
Ring: Thousand Island Dressing resin

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Indulging in some school holiday fun & games at a local shopping centre with my cousin & her two rambunctious munchkins; messing around in boats before having lunch at a retro style American "burger joint" called Ruby Chews, painting "Jurassic World" plaster dinosaur figurines & scaring ourselves silly with the roaring animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex & (perhaps slightly inaccurate) Triceratops. 

I'm mixing prints like it's my job (oh wait, it is) wearing a gorgeous large-scale floral neoprene midi dress from Anthea Crawford, cropped blue knitted cardigan from Target & striped cotton jacket in a complimentary colour palette from Tree of Life for those bohemian vibes I love so much. With regards to accessories, black seemed to be the order of the day - a pair of leather Converse "Chuck Taylor" high top joggers on my feet (seriously the last word in comfort), 40 denier matte nylon tights from Razzamatazz to keep my legs feeling toasty & a nylon & textured vinyl crossbody bag with silver hardware from Nautica to hold all my essentials while keeping my hands free for toddler wrangling. Jewellery was kept to a minimum - a bright yellow resin cocktail ring from Thousand Island Dressing for a pop of colour on rather bleak winter's day.

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Friday 27 July 2018

Luck of the Irish










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Dress: Diana Ferrari stretch lace
Shirtdress (worn as Jacket): H&M synthetic
Ankle Boots: Wittner patent leather
Tights: Razzamatazz 40 denier nylon
Bag: Vera May patent leather with gold hardware
Ring: Inkuku lapiz lazuli

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There are few places better to eat lunch in the wintertime than an Irish pub... & not just because of the proliferation of "comfort food" options or the fact that there's lovely, warming Guinness in practically ever dish on the menu, although that may play a VERY large part in the decision-making process... Irish Murphy's Pub in the middle of Brisbane is absolutely full of those cosy details (bulky leather couches, wooden floors, polished wooden bannisters, taxidermy, antiques, good craic) that just transport you to the Emerald Isle & make you feel right at home.

For the occasion - a day of shopping in the city followed by lunch on the pub's upper floor - I decided to wear one of my all-time favourite cold-weather ensembles: a gorgeous royal blue & black stretch lace fit-to-flare dress from Diana Ferrari, chartreuse & royal blue swirl-printed synthetic long-sleeved shirtdress (worn as a jacket) from H&M for those bohemian vibes, shiny black patent leather ankle boots from Wittner, 40 denier nylon tights from Razzamatazz to keep my legs toasty & a funky chartreuse patent leather "statement" handbag with gold hardware from Vera May that I purchased from the Simona Ricci store at Mt Ommaney Shopping Centre. Jewellery was kept minimal - a chunky lapiz lazuli ring from a Fair Trade store called Inkuku in my hometown.

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Guinness Pie with Mashed Potato


Side of Crispy Chips with Aioli