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Dress: Anthea Crawford embroidered lace, tulle
Heels: Kitten D'Amour patent leather
Bag: French Connection suede with silver hardware
Hinged Bangle: Wallace Bishop silver
Bangle: Dinosaur Designs resin
Ring: Dinosaur Designs resin
Headpiece: Target satin, mesh, ribbon
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Aside from "the race that stops a nation" on the first Tuesday of November, the event most people remember with regards to the Spring Racing Carnival is usually Derby Day, ostensibly because they remember the monochromatic dress code. The first recorded mention of the so-called "black & white rule" was in an October 1960 edition of The Australian Women's Weekly but most pundits believe it's origins stretch back far longer than that.
Personally, I'm not so great at sticking with hard & fast dress codes for myself (it's something different when it comes to my styling clients, however, as I recognise that some people don't like to push the boundaries regardless of subtlety) so I slightly tweaked my look to include black & dove grey moreso than a stark white in the form of this ABSOLUTELY divine embroidered lace & tulle dress from Anthea Crawford with its gorgeous A line silhouette & just-below-the-knee hem. To add height, I chose a pair of shiny black patent t-bar stiletto heels from Kitten D'Amour for that retro-with-a-twist vibe, carried a matching compact yet boxy black suede handbag with oversized silver handles from French Connection & rocked a HUGE black mesh & ribbon fascinator on a satin Alice band that I found at my local Target store last year & utterly adore. It just goes to show that you can find suitable attire for any occasion at a variety of stores & price points. When it came to jewellery, I wore a chunky silver hinged bangle from Wallace Bishop & matching edgy black resin "wave" bangle & "rosette" cocktail ring from the celebrated design duo Dinosaur Designs, completing the look with added punch.
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