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Dress: Anthea Crawford embroidered mesh, satin
Heels: Kitten D'Amour vegan leather
Bag: French Connection vinyl with chrome hardware
Scarf: Anthea Crawford silk
Hinged Bangle: Wallace Bishop silver
Bangle Stack: Gift, Jewelled Bazaar beads
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Christmas is undoubtedly my favourite time of the year. I love everything about it from the hustle & bustle of choosing Christmas presents for those I love & wrapping them up in beautiful paper & ribbons to singing along with Christmas Carols in stores, to making all the yummy nibblies including rocky road, rum balls & apricot balls to decorating the tree, I am all about it. This year, of course, things are different due to Covid 19 & there was a part of me that felt absolutely devastated by all of the changes but then I realised that there was scope for making new traditions & seeing things from another perspective, so I dusted myself off & got dressed up to go & partake in some retail therapy & morning tea with my darling mother in one of our favourite places - Brisbane City. After spending some time looking around the stunning Brisbane Arcade, we headed over to Queens Plaza to David Jones & then on to the delightful Stanton for some sweet treats while the crowds were minimal before heading home before social distancing became difficult or impossible & stress could begin to set in.
For the occasion, I wore a beautiful floral embroidered mesh midi dress with black satin lining & ruffled hemline from celebrated designer Anthea Crawford, a pair of lipstick red vegan leather retro-inspired heels with rounded toes & teeny tiny bows from Kitten D'Amour, a black vinyl handbag with chrome hardware from French Connection to carry all the essentials (hand sanitizer & a face mask for example) with a vibrant floral silk scarf tied around the handles (also one of Anthea's designs), a chunky silver hinged bangle from Wallace Bishop & finally, a stack of beaded bracelets - gifted to me by some dear friends - from Jewelled Bazaar, an Aussie company found on Etsy.
Scroll down to see snippets of how it all unfolded, as well as pictures of the aforementioned "sweet treats" we chose at Stanton...
New York Baked Cheesecake
Lemon Meringue Pie
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