Butterflies & Poppies

 

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Dress: Anthea Crawford x Van Gogh Museum lace, silk

Jacket: Just Jeans leather, buttons

Ankle Boots: Wittner leather

Bag: Witchery leather, woven straw

Rings: Redcliffe Jetty Markets handmade brass

Mask: Oroton woven hemp

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Finally sharing all of the gorgeous pictures of the utterly divine Butterflies & Poppies Lace Chiffon Floor Length Gown from celebrated Australian designer Anthea Crawford's recent collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam that I wore to attend a fashion event in my beloved River City. Despite the fact that the seasons are clearly changing, the last vestiges of cooler weather remain & so a jacket was required to ward off the early morning chill... cue this awesome black cropped leather number from Just Jeans with a stunning, fully buttoned Victoriana collar that I've had for at least ten years & that only continues to get better & more supple each time its worn. When it came to accessories, I donned a pair of black matte leather ankle boots from Wittner for added height (owing to the length of the dress), carried a black leather & natural woven straw handbag from Witchery to fit in all the essentials including the obligatory hand sanitizer, a pair of funky handmade brass rings that I found at a little stall at the Redcliffe Jetty Markets a few years ago & finally, the black woven hemp mask from Oroton that is practically glued to my face at all times in this new Covid normal.

Scroll down to see more... including a close up of the beautiful Van Gogh work inspiration, originally painted in 1889...