Embroidery

 

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Dress: 365 Days via linen, embroidered lace

Heels: Kitten D'Amour vegan leather

Bag: Witchery woven straw, leather

Bangle Stack: Gift, Lovisa gold

Bangle: Gift, Dinosaur Designs resin, gold

Ring: Gift, Dinosaur Designs resin

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Well, what bizarre weather we've been having lately, eh?! I know it sounds pretty cliche but this colder mornings/evenings thing, overcast skies & breezy atmosphere thing into late October/early November really is uncommon for South East Queensland in the springtime but I, for one, am absolutely loving it! There's plenty of time for the summer to get hot, hot, hot so I'm really leaning in to the milder temps for now. With that being said, I'm finally sharing pictures of a gorgeous ensemble that I styled up to attend a recent archaeological lecture in my beloved River City, centred around this stunning 1930s-inspired green linen midi dress with cream embroidered bodice from a label called 365 Days that I picked up last year from a boutique in Toowong, a pair of black vegan leather strappy heels with buttons from Kitten D'Amour for a modicum of height, a natural woven straw handbag with black leather clasp from Witchery, delicate gold bangle from Lovisa & chunky green resin bangle & ring with gold insets from celebrated Australian duo Dinosaur Designs. Not pictured until the final few snaps: the black leather Victorian style cropped leather jacket with buttons from Just Jeans - that I've had for about 20 years if you can believe it - that I needed to stay comfortable in this crazy weather & ward off the chill in the air. I love the versatility of this dress that I could add some "cooler weather" elements & a darker colour palette this time but could next time, could easily swap them for some "summer vibes" with cream, tan or metallic accessories.

Feeling Swell

 

Spent the last morning of our trip at the Swell Sculpture Festival at Currumbin Beach, traipsing around the sculptures in the early morning light, enjoying the realtively quieter atmosphere that you only get before the weekend crowds show up, the smell of the ocean as it rolled in & the hint of cold breeze in the air before packing up & heading back to suburbia. For the occasion, I wore my trusty pair of indigo denim high-waisted bermuda shorts from Best & Less, a white broderie englaise buttondown blouse with floral embroidered collar from Dangerfield & a funky bright green hand-knitted late 1960s poncho with fringing from Strange Days vintage store at the Tweed. When it came to accessories, I donned a pair of metallic vegan leather sandals from Blowfish Malibu that I picked up from Williams Shoes a few years ago, a natural & metallic woven handbag from Esteems Boutique at The Strand in Coolangatta (a little present to myself on this trip... I purchase a "beachy" themed bag from them every year while on holidays at the Goldie) to carry all the essentials & a pair of faux tortoiseshell sunglasses from Witchery to ward off the sun's harmful rays.

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