Franny Gets Frocked: Sistine Chapel Experience

Thursday 16 December 2021

Sistine Chapel Experience

Dress: Aje cotton poplin

Heels: Kitten D'Amour vegan leather, buttons, bows

Bag: Country Road recycled vinyl

Scarf: Gift, vintage satin

Hinged Bangle: Precious Stones Jewellers silver

Bangle: Gift, 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles vintage silver

Bracelet: Gift, vintage bakelite

Following on from my last art-filled post, I'm sharing all of the beautiful pictures from an afternoon spent with family at Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Exhibition, held in the revitalised Peters Ice Cream Factory in the hipster cultural enclave of Brisbane's celebrated West End. While I'll admit that I was slightly disappointed by the experience due to a distinct lack of ambience that I'll blame on the complete absence of mood lighting, music that was much too-soft & unable to be heard amongst the crowd of people (don't worry, I wore my mask when I realised how close together we would all be standing) & the fact that despite paying for the "VIP package" with what was supposed to be my choice of poster at the end, I was only able to choose from two options, neither of which appeared to be best sellers, it WAS wonderful to not only be able to see (recreated/enlarged) masterworks by a true artistic genius of the Renaissance without having to travel all the way to Italy but spend some quality time as a family, exploring the gardens, sculptures by talented Australian artist David Bromley & boutiques in West End Village before heading over to the Little Greek Taverna for a delicious family meal.

For the occasion, I wore a gorgeous, voluminous white cotton poplin midi-length smock dress with puff sleeves, asymmetrical neckline & funky braiding from Aje, a pair of lipstick red vegan leather t-bar heels sweet round toes, buttons & bows from vintage-inspired label Kitten D'Amour, a red recycled vinyl shoulder bag from Country Road to carry all the essentials including hand sanitizer & the exhibition tickets, a chunky silver wave-shaped hinged bangle with art-deco leanings from the delightful ladies at Precious Stones Jewellers, a vintage silver bangle from the sadly now-closed 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles in Coolangatta & finally, a vintage red bakelite bracelet that was gifted to me for Christmas this year & has already seen much wear throughout the festive season.

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