Friday, 31 May 2024

Dido & Aeneas

 












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Dress: Sheike ramie, embroidered cotton
Heels: Jo Mercer leather
Bracelet: Gift, Wanfu Jade jade beads
Bangle: Gift, Shanghai Markets jade

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If you're an avid reader of this blog, you'll already know about my penchant for utterly devouring Greco/Roman myths & my love of all things operative & balletomane so you can imagine my delight when I was recently invited to a hybrid performance of "The Enchanted Lovers," taken from Virgil's epic story of the ill-fated romance between Dido, the Queen of Carthage & the shipwrecked Trojan price Aeneas. For the occasion, I donned this sublime floral ramie maxi dress with blouson asymmetrical bodice (floral embroidered cotton strap added by my talented seamstress Desley), pleated waistline & tiered hem from Australian label Sheike, styled up with a pair of stone leather lace-up heels from Jo Mercer for a modicum of height & matching jade jewellery pieces - a beautiful beaded bracelet from Wanfu Jade & a thicker bangle from the Shanghai Markets, both brought back as thoughtful souvenirs when my younger brother visited China a few years ago - to complete the look.

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