Ballet Beautiful

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Dress: Anthea Crawford embroidered mesh, satin

Jumper: City Beach knit wool

Jacket: Unknown cotton, patchwork (from Laos)

Ankle Boots: Wittner leather

Tights: Razzamatazz 40 denier nylon

Bag: French Connection vinyl, suede

Belt: Willow via David Jones twisted leather

Hinged Bangle: Oxfam silver

Bracelet: Oxfam silver, onyx

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Adding a little dancer-inspired flair with this stunning ensemble that I styled up to attend a recent ballet performance in my beloved River City. Starting with this utterly divine black mesh fit-to-flare midi dress with delicate pink embroidered flowers & satin lining from celebrated Australian designer Anthea Crawford that reminded me of a vintage tutu, I added a thin black leather twisted rope belt to cinch from Willow via my local David Jones store to cinch in the waist then pulled on a soft pink knitted wool cropped jumper from City Beach (it pays to look around because sometimes you find treasured items in the most unexpected places) & as the outer layer to ward off the chill in the air, donned a funky black cotton coat with pink & grey patches that was created in Laos & sold at an itty bitty nameless boutique in Montville years & years ago now. When it came to accessories, I added a pair of black matte leather heeled ankle boots with leg-lengthening pointy-toes from Wittner for a modicum of height, black 40 denier tights from Razzamatazz to keep my legs feeling toasty-warm, carried a boxy black vinyl & suede handbag with oversized silver handles from French Connection that I filled to the brim with all the essentials (including the ubiquitous hand sanitiser & mask that I've been toting around consistently for more than two years now) & finally, completed the look with a thin silver bangle from Oxfam on one wrist & a bohemian silver & black onyx bracelet - also Oxfam - on the other.

Scroll down to see some pictures of the look without the jacket...