Franny Gets Frocked: Franny Gets Festive (part 3)

Wednesday 6 January 2021

Franny Gets Festive (part 3)

Dress: Anthea Crawford jacquard

Heels: Jo Mercer leather, laces

Bracelets: Jewelled Bazaar faceted beads

Headpiece: Boutique by Brenda Lee via Etsy felt

If you've been reading my previous posts, you'll know that we did things a little differently this 2020 festive season (owing to the need for social distancing) & spread out celebrations out over three BIG days in order to spend quality time with our beloved extended family. For the penultimate event, Christmas Day, we had our time-honoured presents-under-the-tree & traditional "nibblies" made to the family recipes followed by a delicious turkey dinner with all the trimmings including Bonbons & gameplay or relaxation in front of a classic Christmas movie (I believe that Will Ferrell's hilarious feature "Elf" was this year's unanimous choice) for six people.

Every year, I wear a new dress for the occasion & this year was no exception; I donned an absolutely divine floral jacquard dress with paneled waistline & flared skirt from Aussie designer Anthea Crawford (pretty much my go-to for all special occasions, to be honest), a pair of beige leather lace-up sandals from Jo Mercer to elongate my legs while still being comfortable owing to the chunky heels, a stack of handmade rainbow faceted bead bracelets from Jeweled Bazaar to add a bit of daytime sparkle & finally, a darling oversized red felt bow headpiece from Boutique by Brenda Lee that I found at her beautiful Etsy store last year & foresee wearing years into the future, such is its quality craftsmanship & timeless nature.

Despite the difficulties of 2020, I still wanted to commemorate the happy occasions in life with a series of beautiful pictures as memories to look back on in future years when the world is (hopefully) a Covid 19 free place, so keep scrolling to take a peek at the way it all unfolded...