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Dress: Anthea Crawford cotton
Booties: Wittner patent leather
Bag: Colette by Colette Hayman woven vinyl with chrome hardware
Scarf: Anthea Crawford silk
Hinged Bangle: Wallace Bishop silver
Bangle with Charms: Pandora silver & onyx
Ring: Pandora silver & onyx
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Spent a wonderful Saturday morning "showering" a dear friend with all manner of baby boy related paraphernalia to celebrate her impending arrival! After playing the requisite party games - identifying the different types of baby food by sniffing nappies (spoiler alert: it all looks & smells pretty much the same), guessing the number of milk bottle lollies in the plastic baby bottle & deciding on the size of "the bump" using lengths of twine - it was time to delight in the delicious high tea offered (served in the traditional way), washed down with flutes of sparkling champagne & write down one piece of advice for the mother-to-be to cherish. Cue tears of both joy & laughter. Each attendee was then given a chocolate cupcake with blue icing (made by the talented Abby) in a cute spotted box to take home... mine didn't even make it to the parking lot, I'm ashamed to say. Well, actually, I'm not ashamed; they were scrumptious.
And then there were the presents...
I decided to eschew the "gift registry" in favour of a Bunnykins hamper I compiled myself, containing a blue & white woven cotton rug; sumptuous thick cotton hooded towel & washer with the ubiquitous bunny embroidered on the front in delicate dove-grey; plush bunny rattle & cuddly toy; baby fork & spoon set & finally, a vintage 1930s deco-style Royal Doulton trio (cup, saucer, plate) that I found at Lancaster's Antiques in Toowoomba to be away as a keepsake.
For such a special occasion, I decided to wear a vibrant blue & red floral cotton dress with slight v-neckline, cap-sleeves, paneled waist (ideal for creating that hourglass figure) & "tulip" hemline from Anthea Crawford; black patent pointy-toed booties with a chunky heel (nothing like merging height & stability) from Wittner & a white woven vinyl "bowling" style handbag with chrome hardware from Colette by Colette Hayman to "lighten up" the darker hues of the dress & shoes for a Spring weekend morning. For added flair, I tied a floral silk scarf in complimentary primary colours - also by Anthea Crawford - around one of the bag handles. A simple stylist's trick that can really make an outfit "pop." When it came to jewellery, I kept things simple to allow the dress & scarf to remain the focus - a thick silver hinged bangle from Wallace Bishop & a matching silver & onyx charm bracelet & ring from Pandora.
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