Spring Racing Carnival Recap: High Stakes

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Dress: Anthea Crawford brushed cotton

Heels: Wittner glitter with silver buckles

Clutch: Anthea Crawford patent leather with silver hardware

Cuff: Gift, Kellie's Antiques silver

Hinged Bangle: Gift, vintage silver fleur de lis

Headpiece: Etsy velvet, faux florals

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The final event in the Spring Racing Carnival calendar is the family-orientated Stakes Day, where things are kept just that little bit more casual in terms of dress code. For the occasion, I donned a gorgeous Grace Kelly inspired 1940s style number from Anthea Crawford, updated by virtue of the blue brushed cotton fabric with silver glitter heels with ankle straps from Wittner for that touch of fun & daytime sparkle & carried a navy patent envelope clutch with silver hardware (also Anthea Crawford) to hold all the essentials without taking away from the most important thing - the divine headpiece! As soon as I saw it on Etsy I was in love - it reminded my of both a character straight out of C.S Lewis' Narnia & Princess Leia simultaneously - & when it arrived in the post I was instantly smitten with the quality & craftsmanship. Once the headpiece was in place, all that remained was to complete the look with botanical jewellery - a vintage hinged fleur de lis bangle that a dear friend gave me for my 30th birthday on one wrist & a vintage silver dragonfly on the other from the Kellie's Antiques store that used to be in the Brisbane Arcade - & have a final flutter until this time next year...