Gingham

 

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Dress: City Chic cotton

Handmade Wrap: City Chic cotton (altered)

Heels: Kitten D'Amour vegan leather

Bag: Review vinyl with silver hardware

Hinged Bangle: Wallace Bishop silver

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Gingham - or "checks" as some people call it - has got to be one of my all-time favourite prints/patterns & not even years of wearing a truly horrendous high school uniform dress that we often referred to as a "tablecloth" could change my mind. This new season dress from City Chic is honestly one of my this summer's most underrated & excuse the pun but it "checks" all the boxes: classic monochrome colour palette, soft cotton fabric that's cool in the heat & humidity, shirred bodice for shaping, adjustable shoestring straps for comfort that are wide enough to fit a bra strap beneath & a tiered hemline with enough fabric to cut off & create a funky, long wrap with... if you happen to be only five feet tall, like me... (thanks, Mum!) Seriously handy in the air-conditioning, I've found. Anyway, I've styled it up for day out with a pair of black vegan leather Mary Jane heels with white bib detailing from French inspired label Kitten D'Amour, a boxy black vinyl handbag with white piping & bow & silver hardware from Review & a chunky silver hinged bangle from Wallace Bishop for that touch of daytime shine. Scroll down to see more...

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