Woodstock

 

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Dress: Sacha Drake silk, embroidery, jersey

Booties: Wittner matte leather

Bag: Vintage Advantage jaquard, beads

Tote Bag: Tree of Life upcycled sari fabric

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

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

Ring: Precious Stones Jewellers silver, amber

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All dressed up & ready to "turn on, tune in & drop out" for the day at a Woodstock Anniversary event in my beloved River City. Most people already know about the 3 days of peace, love & music that occurred in Bethel, upstate New York in 1969 at Max Yager's family's dairy farm that is widely regarded as the absolute pinnacle of the counterculture/anti-Vietnam-war/hippie movement but what I find hardest to believe is that it was 55 years ago! So much of the sentiment, the social upheaval & the themes of the music are still current today & I've been lucky enough in my lifetime to have seen some of the performers from the festival at subsequent concerts & they still seemed as youthful & exuberant as they played to a crowd, so I guess it's true when they opine that there's nothing new under the sun.

But I digress. For the occasion, I was elated to wear this absolutely stunning orange & gold floral & paisley print silk midi dress with lightly puffed sleeves, heavily embellished cuffs & belt & soft jersey slip underneath for modesty from Brisbane label Sacha Drake, styled up with a pair of black matte leather pointy-toed heeled booties from Wittner for a modicum of height, a vintage black floral jacquard bag with fringing from Vintage Advantage to carry some essentials & a slouchy, upcycled patchwork sari offcuts tote bag from my local Tree of Life store to carry the rest. When it came to jewellery, I chose special pieces in the form of a stack of vintage Mexican silver bangles that dear friends brought back from overseas, a single vintage silver bangle from 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles that you've probably seen on here a million times by now & finally, a silver & amber cocktail ring from the delightful ladies at Precious Stones Jewellers that was a thoughtful birthday gift from my wonderful parents earlier this year.

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Well, I came upon a child of God

He was walking along the road

And I asked him, "Tell me, where are you going?"

And this he told me...

"I'm going down to Yasgur's Farm

Gonna join a rock'n'roll band

Got to get back to the land

Set my soul free."

We are stardust, we are golden

We are billion-year-old carbon

And we've got to get ourselves

Back to the garden...

McCartney Magic

 

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Dress: Aje linen, gold buckle

Heels: Jo Mercer leather, laces

Bag: TK Maxx vinyl

Necklace: Vintage Advantage gold plate

Hinged Bangle: Samantha Wills resin, gold, onyx

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Finally sharing pictures of the gorgeous ensemble that I wore to see the inimitable Sir Paul McCartney perform in Brisbane at the end of last year. For a serious Beatles & Wings fan, this was the ultimate dream concert & I dressed accordingly, donning a stunning new cream & black geometric print linen bias-cut midi dress with front side split, cowl neckline & waist belt with chunky gold buckle from Australian label Aje to both look great & attempt to "beat the heat & humidity" as much as possible. When it came to styling, I added a pair of stone leather lace-up heels from Jo Mercer for a modicum of height, a matching stone vinyl pouch bag that I found at my local TK Maxx store for under $20 that worked because I could hold it close to me when needed but wear as a crossbody bag when I wanted to have my hands free to dance, a chunky, vintage gold elephant necklace (that I suspect was a belt at one time) from the amazing Vintage Advantage at the "top of town" in Ipswich & finally, a black resin hinged bangle with gold & onyx detailing from Samantha Wills that was, in fact, a "gift with purchase" of a subscription to "In Style" magazine more than twenty years ago!

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Thunder in my Heart

 

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Dress: Zimmermann silk chiffon

Slip: Taking Shape elastane

Cape: Ra Ra Superstar upcycled blanket

Booties: Wittner matte leather

Bag: Harmony Homewares woven straw, leather

Ring: Tree of Life brass

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If you're an avid reader of this blog, you may have already realised that when it comes to fashion, I'm certainly no slave to a certain era. In fact, I like the vast majority of fashion evolution - except perhaps for the sequinned monstrosities of the 1980s, the on-safari looks of the early 1990s & the low-rise jeans nightmare of the Y2k phenomenon - & what's more, I like to mix them together in the one look. Case in point: the gorgeous ensemble that I styled up to attend a recent performance celebrating the inimitable Leo Sayer - a stunning 1920s-flapper-inspired polka dotted silk chiffon drop-waist midi dress with tiered & ruffled hemline, voluminous full-length sleeves & high neckline from celebrated Australian label Zimmermann with black elastane slip underneath from Taking Shape for modesty purposes, a pair of modern flesh-tone/beige matte leather pointy-toed booties from Wittner for a modicum of height, a natural woven straw circular crossbody bag with tan leather strap akin to those popular in the bohemian days of the 1990s from the delightful Harmony Homewares boutique that has just opened up beside my hairdresser & a chunky brass cocktail ring from my local Tree of Life store. As usual, the unpredictable weather patterns in South East Queensland meant that a further layer was required in the morning & this amazing cape from Ra Ra Superstar at Paddington (upcycled from a 1960s blanket) fitted the bill perfectly; you can see it in all its glory in the pictures below...