Friday, 20 February 2026

Lately

 





Beautiful, fresh blooms brightening up the kitchen bench...

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Passenger Princess

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Ringing in the New Year with family, friends & champagne in this gorgeous Wedgewood flute while wearing a gorgeous blue & black floral twill strapless midi dress from City Chic with a pair of black vegan leather strappy heels, natural woven bag & black silk corsage from Kitten D'Amour & vintage silver bangles from India.

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Just like sunshine...

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Croissant for breakfast...

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Happy 44th Wedding Anniversary to these lovebirds!

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Sometimes the only thing that hits the spot is a chocolate frappucino from San Churro Chocolateria!

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Heatwave style as the sun sets... wearing a stunning white broderie cotton midi dress with shoestring straps from my local Portmans store, a pair of gold woven metallic leather heels from Bresley that I picked up from Obsession Shoes, an upcycled denim handbag with pearl & beaded detailing from a local maker & a single gold bangle from Lovisa for daytime shine.


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Bathroom selfies with my ladies... #statues #sculpture #humanform

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In my happy place (aka the "top of town") wearing a funky red & white gingham cotton seersucker maxi dress with oversized bows from Sister Jane, tan leather ankle strap sandals from Rilassare via Obsession Shoes & a natural woven straw crossbody bag with tan leather strap from Renee Loves Frances to carry all the essentials... including a little bit of cash for a red velvet brownie from Joseph & Ann Bakery, pictured below...


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Outside the historical Ipswich Antique Centre - once the Uniting Church Central Memorial Hall, built in 1985 - about to do some antiquing wearing a gorgeous upcycled vintage Mexican woven & embroidered mini dress from Retro Metro Paddington, a pair of blue leather bow sandals from Isabella that I picked up from Tides Boutique at Burleigh Heads, a natural woven straw crossbody bag from my local Target store to hold the essentials while keeping my hands free for a rummage & finally, a pair of cream resin cat's eye sunglasses from Cotton On for a funky finishing touch.




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Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day) Celebrations

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Dressed Up Business Wear in the form of a stunning emerald, black, white & silver floral silk bias-cut midi dress with ruching from celebrated Australian label Cue, a pair of black, navy & silver ombre patent leather pointy-toed heels from Carvela by Kurt Geiger for a modicum of height, a black & grey patent leather handbag from Vera May for that art deco touch & some gorgeous silver jewellery pieces.

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Classic blue denim & Saltwater Sandals kind of day...

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Sweet daytime floral cotton midi dress from Roselle Store, black vegan leather strappy heels from Kitten D'Amour, black woven straw handbag from Target & funky pink resin sunglasses from Cotton On for an overcast day out...

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Monochrome Magic in this gorgeous floral cotton broderie midi dress from Portmans, cinched in with an elastic & patent belt from That Shop & styled up with a pair of black vegan leather strappy heels & woven straw & black resin beaded handbag from Kitten D'Amour & a pair of vintage silver Indian bangles to complete the look.




Sunday, 15 February 2026

A Good Day for a Mumu






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Dress: Retro Metro Paddington vintage cotton
Heels: Gorman vegan leather
Bag: Target woven straw

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With all this rainy weather we've been experiencing, I'm thinking back to warmer, drier summer days wearing this stunning purple & blue tropical floral print cotton mumu dress with ruffles, handmade in the USA sometime in the 1960s (by the looks of it) & discovered at the always amazing Retro Metro Paddington. Truth be told, I've come to think of it as the "home" of American vintage in Brisbane, that's how good the selection is! I've styled it up for modern times with a pair of purple vegan leather slingback heels from Gorman for a modicum of height & a natural woven straw crossbody bag from my local Target store to carry all the essentials & underscore the bohemian, coastal vibes.

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