Same Same... but Different...

 

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Dress: The Pretty Dress Company cotton

Heels: Wittner patent, matte leather, grosgrain ribbon

Bag: French Connection vinyl with chrome hardware

Belt: HellBunny via That Shop patent, elastic

Bangles: Dinosaur Designs resin

Rings: Dinosaur Designs resin

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Over the next two posts, I'll be sharing pictures of the SAME dress from English label The Pretty Dress Company - the delightful, vintage-inspired cotton Hourglass Swing Dress with its body-sculpting silhouette, cap sleeves, faux wrap neckline & flared skirt - in two very DIFFERENT prints, showing you how the choice of pattern/print can really change the look & feel of any garment. I've long said that if you love a certain item of clothing & wear it a great deal, you should consider investing in a few different colours & prints (if financially possible) & this series of photographs truly proves my point - each dress is divergent enough to look unique but has that same great feeling of a shape that I love that I know works for my body type & makes me feel beautiful.

The first outfit is based around the Ivory & Black Polka Dot version of the dress & I've styled it up for a brunch date, shopping day in the city with friends, birthday party, informal wedding or the Spring Racing Carnival; a plethora of smart casual occasions where I want to look special & "dressy" but still have the cool & casual edge of cotton fabric for the summer months in Queensland. Working with the monochrome spotted print, I cinched in the waist with a wide patent leather & elastic belt from HellBunny via That Shop to create a contour line, then added a pair of shiny, white patent heeled slingbacks with black matte leather pointy-toes & a black & pink strap for a pop of subtle colour from Aussie footwear stalwart Wittner, a black vinyl handbag with chrome hardware from French Connection to carry all the essentials & matching blush-pink resin bangles in the shape of waves & rings in the shape of coral from celebrated duo Dinosaur Designs to complete the look & add a touch of boho-chic.

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