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Dress: The Pretty Dress Company via That Shop cotton
Sandals: Wittner leather with silver buckles
Bag: Pigeonhole leather
Bangle: Shanghai Markets jade
Bracelet: Wanfu jade beads
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If you happen to read this blog a lot, you'll already know that I absolutely ADORE browsing around antique stores both near & far & have probably visited every single one in the surrounding area more than once! One of my all time favourites is a gem called Commercial Road Antiques, situated right where Fortitude Valley & the gentrified, somewhat hipster suburb of Teneriffe (best known for the Woolstore, for those old enough to remember) converge, down the road from the divine Brio Breakfast Cafe & their to-die-for smoothies & a hop-skip-jump from the mighty Brisbane River. It would follow, therefore, that a morning spent traipsing around the neighbourhood would be a real treat for me & therefore require a dress that was a little something special. Cue this adorable, vintage-inspired rose printed cotton number from English label The Pretty Dress Company that I found at That Shop in its new Carindale location (saves me that trip to Coolangatta, I suppose) which was last seen on the blog here, as my 2018 Christmas dress. This time, I styled it with a pair of comfortable yet stylish black leather heeled sandals with silver buckles from Wittner, carried a black leather handbag from funky little boutique Pigeonhole & kept my accessories simple with a matching market-stall green jade bangle & Wanfu jade beaded bracelet that my brother brought back from Shanghai a few years ago.
Scroll down to see how the morning unfolded & take a little peek at what's on offer at Brio...
Can't resist a (vintage) mirror selfie... even while everything in the store is being moved around to make way for some subtle renovation work...
Avocado on Turkish with Hash Browns
Bananarama Smoothie with Peanut Butter
Twirling by the Brisbane River
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