Wintertime in Boonah

 

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Dress: Stine Goya jacquard

Mules: Wittner leather

Bag: Elk via Mott & Mulberry leather

Ring: Tree of Life silver, turquoise

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When the weather in South East Queensland starts to cool down, one of my favourite traditions is a visit to the small township of Boonah in the Scenic Rim for a browse around the main street department stores, op shops, organic produce vendors & funky boutiques followed by brunch at Flavours Cafe, built on the site of the historic Boonah Butter Factory & home of the milkshake in the old-fashioned anodised cup! For the occasion, I donned a gorgeous black, brown & blue floral print jacquard puff-sleeve mini smock dress with tiered hemline from Danish designer Stine Goya, styled up with a pair of tan leather pointy-toed mules from Wittner, a matching tan leather crossbody bag from a label called Elk that I picked up at the delightful Mott & Mulberry boutique at Indooroopilly & finally, a chunky silver & turquoise ring from my local Tree of Life store to pick on the blue inherent in the dress print.

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New hat for a special event coming up...

Homestyle Zucchini Fritters washed down with a Vanilla Milkshake...

Fleurville

 

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Dress: Dream Sister Jane embroidered organza, satin ribbon

Heels: Ziera suede, leather

Bangles: Gift, Dinosaur Designs resin

Rings: Gift, Dinosaur Designs resin

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Finally sharing all the beautiful pictures from a misty afternoon in my backyard, swanning around in an absolutely gorgeous pink floral embroidered organza puff-sleeve midi dress with satin ribbon bow ties at the back (added by me) from British label Sister Jane's premium diffusion label, Dream Sister Jane, which practically wrote the book on fairytale, cottagecore, dreamscape frocks! I've styled it up for a genteel afternoon tea with a pair of silver leather & suede art-deco-inspired sandals from Ziera for a modicum of height & a stack of chunky pink resin bangles & matching resin rings from celebrated Australian duo Dinosaur Designs - gifted by a dear friend a few years ago - for an edgy modern twist.

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It's Showtime (part 2)

 

If you happened to catch yesterday's post, you'll know it was all about the amazing day that I spent partaking in one of my all-time favourite hometown traditions - attending the Ipswich Show! After spending most of the day with my mother, I returned for the late afternoon & nighttime festivities with my cousin & her two sons, resulting in fun & games for everyone - especially when it started pouring with rain just before the fireworks started!

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Strawberry Iced Tea for sustenance...

Piglet Racing... round 2!

All dressed up for fun in a gorgeous floral linen & cotton midi dress with longer sleeves from Portmans, styled up with a pair of white leather sneakers from Reebok, white ribbed cotton bobby socks from Target & a black nylon crossbody bag from Nautica that really came in handy when the rain started to fall!

Chicken Run Hijinks

Iced Coffee keeping me wide awake while waiting for the fireworks to begin!

Rodeo

Monster Trucks