Franny Gets Frocked: St Nicholas Precinct

Friday 7 January 2022

St Nicholas Precinct

Dress: Coop by Trelise Cooper via Hummingbird the Shop cotton

Sandals: Birkenstock via Footgear leather, gold buckle

Bag: Etsy woven straw

Bangles: Gift, vintage wooden Kashmiri hand painted

There's nothing more beautiful than a plethora of Christmas trees & Christmas lights during the festive season & in 2021, the so-called St Nicholas Precinct (Nicholas Street) in Ipswich had both, with a stunning & imaginative display open to the public every weeknight for two weeks. I was lucky enough to be able to attend (prior to the opening of the borders & flood of Covid cases) with my cousin & her two rambunctious munchkins & enjoy the celebratory atmosphere in my hometown's newly gentrified "mall" area with its promenade of tannenbaums, lighting installations, interactive fountains, comfortable deck chairs, food trucks selling everything from gourmet pizza to coffee to ice cream & funky little boutiques dotted around in old store fronts.

For the occasion, I donned the rather special, vibrant red cotton "What's Flowing On" smock dress with ruffled neckline & straps from Trelise Cooper's more casual diffusion line, Coop, discovered at the amazing Hummingbird the Shop in Paddington; a pair of purple & gold printed "Miramar Big Buckle" leather sandals with gold accents from Birkenstock via Footgear at Indooroopilly; a bohemian-inspired, natural woven straw handbag from Etsy to keep my hands free while carrying all the essentials (mask, sanitizer) & to complete the look, a trio of vintage wooden Kashmiri hand-painted bangles in shades of red, green & gold that were gifted to me by some dear friends.

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