Gingham

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Dress: Sister Jane via Hummingbird the Shop cotton, velvet

Heels: Kitten D'Amour vegan leather

Bag: Target woven straw

Bangle: Gift, Mrs Polly Lucite resin, diamante

Cuff: Wallace Bishop silver

Ring: Rock Shop Fine Gems & Jewellery silver, malachite

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All dressed up & ready to head to Southbank Parklands to meet up with a new friend that I connected with (initially) through Etsy & Instagram over a love of culture, beautiful things & furry friends. So many unpleasant things are said about "social media" sites & a lot of them are true (you do get some serious weirdos writing crazy things in your Direct Messages) but when it's the reverse & you can make new friends & foster new relationships with people you may otherwise have never met, it's wonderful. For the occasion, I'm wearing a gorgeous green & white gingham cotton midi dress from whimsical British label Sister Jane via Hummingbird with shirred bodice, ruffled straps & a tiered hemline with black velvet bow detailing make it the perfect trans-seasonal piece. I've styled it up with a pair of monochrome vegan leather Mary Jane heels from vintage-inspired design studio Kitten D'Amour, a black woven straw handbag from my local Targets store to carry all the essentials, a chunky green resin bangle in the shape of a coiled snake with red diamante eyes from Mrs Polly Lucite (gifted to me by some dear friends), a brushed silver cuff from Wallace Bishop & a silver & malachite rectangular ring from Rock Shop Fine Gems & Jewellery on Adelaide Street to complete the look. 

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