Back to the 80s

 

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Dress: Portmans cotton poplin

Heels: Kitten D'Amour vegan leather

Bag: Witchery woven straw, leather

Bracelet: Mimco via Lifeline gold

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All dressed up in my best 1980s inspired ensemble to attend an event celebrating all things John Farnham's "Whispering Jack" album, which is celebrating 40 years this year! As an Aussie child of the 80s, I absolutely loved all of the songs then & still love them just as much after all this time. In my opinion, it's a supremely talented man's Magnum Opus. For the occasion, I'm wearing a gorgeous large-scale floral cotton poplin puff-sleeve fit-to-flare midi dress with belt from Portmans, styled up with a pair of black vegan leather strappy heels from Kitten D'Amour for a modicum of height, a natural woven straw handbag with black leather clasp from Witchery to carry all the essentials & a chunky gold Mimco bracelet that I picked up at a local Lifeline store for under $10.

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Sunshiny Afternoon

 

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Top: TK Maxx broderie englaise, lace

Shorts: Best & Less denim

Sandals: Laura Vita via Obsession Shoes leather

Bag: Oh Jo Jo Boutique vinyl

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

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

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Finally sharing all the beautiful pictures from a sunshiny afternoon in South East Queensland - we haven't experienced many of those lately, to be honest - both in my backyard & my Aunty's backyard, which also contains the sweet & loveable puppy, Henrietta. I'm wearing a gorgeous white broderie englaise cotton top with lace trim from TK Maxx, a pair of 70s-inspired, faded denim high-waisted shorts from Best & Less, a pair of funky yellow handpainted leather mule-style sandals from a French label called Laura Vita that I picked up from Obsession Shoes at the "top of town" in Ipswich & a yellow vinyl handbag from Oh Jo Jo Boutique for a sweet pop of pastel colour... & to carry all the essentials. When it came to jewellery, I chose some favourite & familiar pieces - a stack of vintage Mexican silver bangles that some dear friends brought back from overseas & a single vintage silver bangle that my brother bought me from 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles when it used to be at the end of Griffith Street in Coolangatta.

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West End Girl

 

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Dress: Sheike denim

Sandals: Eos via Obsession Shoes leather

Bag: Witchery woven straw, leather

Bracelet: Mimco via Lifeline gold

Bracelet: Gift, Lovisa gold

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Wearing my favourite floral printed denim mini dress with puff sleeves & teeny tiny gold buttons from Sheike for an appointment at West End... which I then followed up with an icy cold chai latte from a sweet little coffee place along the way... I've styled up the aforementioned mini dress with a pair of chunky black leather sandals from a Melbourne label called Eos that I picked up from Obsession Shoes at the "top of town" in Ipswich, a natural woven straw handbag with black leather clasp from Witchery that is fast becoming one of the all-time standouts in my wardrobe, a chunky gold bracelet from Mimco that I found at Lifeline for under $10 on one wrist & a thin gold bangle from Lovisa on the other to add a touch of daytime shine.

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