Pink Aje

 

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Dress: Aje embroidered organza, cotton

Snood: Windswept & Interesting knitted wool

Booties: Wittner patent leather

Bag: Etsy vintage beads

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

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

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Something that I love to do as a stylist is to "winterise" my pre-existing spring/summer wardrobe, which makes so much sense living in South East Queensland as our cold weather periods can be intense but very, very short-lived. Case in point: this utterly divine pink embroidered floral organza puff-sleeve midi smock dress with self-tie belt & soft cotton lining from Australian designer label Aje from a previous summer collection that I styled up for a recent event in my beloved River City. For the occasion - a matinee ballet performance with some dear friends - I added a chunky black knitted snood that I purchased years ago from the delightful Windswept & Interesting Boutique at Mt Tamborine, a pair of shiny black patent pointy-toed booties from Wittner for height & to tie the tones together, a vintage black & pink floral beaded handbag from the early 1990s that I discovered at an online Etsy store. When it came to jewellery, I kept the pieces minimal but meaningful - a stack of vintage Mexican silver bangles that were given to me by some friends who now reside overseas on one wrist & a thicker, vintage silver bangle that my brother bought me from 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles on the other.

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