Happy Birthday Rayne

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Dress: Collectif Clothing via Love Daphne Retro cotton

Mules: Country Road leather, wood

Bag: Sportsgirl woven straw

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Finally sharing all of the photographs from my father Rayne's low-key birthday celebration a few weeks ago, just as this whole coronavirus thing really got started here in the land of Oz. Rather than dinner at one of our favourite restaurants, we opted for a lamb roast & vegetables at home followed by a marble cake for dessert made by my mother. Despite being stuck indoors & without my brother & sister-in-law, we made the best of it & I dressed up accordingly in a happy little vintage-inspired blue & white checked/daisy printed cotton fit-to-flare dress from Collectif Clothing via the darling Love Daphne Retro, a pair of white leather pointy-toed mules with wood heels from Country Road & a woven straw bucket bag from Sportsgirl to complete the look.

Scroll down to see snippets from the rest of our celebration...

Hey Hey

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Dress: Gorman x Rachel Castle cotton, embroidery

Sandals: Wittner leather, silver buckle

Bag: H&M woven straw

Bangle: Zsiska via Sea Wish Coolangatta resin

Ring: Zsiska via Coolangatta resin

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Finally sharing a few of the sweet pictures from an afternoon celebrating the birthday of someone near & dear to us with choc chip cookies, a cheese platter & gifts galore! As far as fashion was concerned, a warmer-than-average spring evening meant that crisp, cool cotton was the way to go, ostensibly this amazing black tiered mini dress with tie shoulder straps & rainbow "Hey" embroidery from Aussie label Gorman's recent collaboration with artist Rachel Castle, a pair of black leather sandals with silver buckles from Wittner, a black woven straw shoulder bag from H&M to carry all the essentials & finally, a matching clear & yellow resin bangle & ring from a label called Zsiska, found at the delightful Sea Wish Coolangatta boutique a few years ago.

See below for a few snaps of Olivia opening her presents...

Birthday Bella

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Dress: Kowtow via Brown's General Store cotton

Cardigan: Metalicus knitted

Ankle Boots: Wittner leather, patent, silver zips

Hinged Bangle: Wallace Bishop silver

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Celebrating the birthday of a very special 15 year old with a morning filled with laughter, a mischievous kitten called Konig, caramel mud cake & music by way of a retro-themed record player as a birthday present! For the low-key affair, I'm wearing a gorgeous navy & white striped cotton maxi dress from Kowtow via the divine Brown's General Store in Paddington, white knitted longline cardigan from Metalicus, funky black matte & patent leather ankle boots with silver zippers from Wittner & a chunky silver hinged bangle from Wallace Bishop.

Scroll down for a peek at the festivities...

Happy Birthday Isabella!

May all your dreams come true...

By The Beach #8

Sick & tired of this "rain event" that the East Coast of Australia is currently experiencing? Well, scroll down to see sunny skies, crystal clear water & sparkling sand in the next installment of my Gold Coast holiday series...

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Dress: Bohemian Traders cotton broderie

Kimono: Orange Sherbet embroidered mesh, lace

Sandals: Saltwater Sandals via Sea Wish Coolangatta leather

Bracelet: Du Monde silver beads, shell beads

Anklets: Sabah Lifestyle shell, silver beads, twine

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Getting ready for a day spent exploring the gorgeous natural beauty of the beach behind me with my cousin & her two rambunctious munchkins wearing stuning shades of navy, white & silver. The broderie cotton Bohemian Traders mini dress with its voluminous "angel wing" sleeves & scalloped hemline was ideal for looking stylish while keeping my shoulders & upper arms covered from the harsh Queensland sunshine, particularly when mixed with a hippie style white embroidered mesh & lace kimono from Orange Sherbet in Redcliffe to ward off the slight chill in the air owing to a sneaky southerly breeze. When it came to footwear, I donned a pair of silver leather Saltwater Sandals (my new Spring/Summer favourites!) that I picked up from Sea Wish Coolangatta & for a very first wear - all day, on sand & bitumen - they once again impressed me with the way they moulded to the shape of my foot, leaving me blister & blemish free. Jewellery was predictably bohemian: a chunky silver & shell beaded bracelet from Du Monde in Paddington & a trio of shell, silver bead & twine anklets from Sabah Lifestyle in The Strand, Coolangatta to complete the look.

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Braving the cold water in a gorgeous palm printed lycra one-piece swimsuit from Autograph Fashions, white cotton & lace cover up from Ava Ruby from the stunning Fiera Boutique in Bulimba, woven sunhat from Before Sunset & shell, silver bead & twine anklets from Sabah Lifestyle in The Strand, Coolangatta.

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Dress: Maiocchi cotton

T-shirt: Seed Heritage cotton

Sandals: Saltwater Sandals via Sea Wish Coolangatta leather

Bag: French Connection vinyl, pompoms with silver hardware

Bracelet: Tibetan silver from a boutique in Maleny

Hat: Before Sunset woven

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Nothing better than a morning spent walking around the old Porpoise Pool, past Froggy's beach & up the hill to Point Danger before heading down the stone steps to Duranbah beach & around to a little children's playground at the Tweed. I'm posing on the remains of concrete wall wearing the sweet "reach for the stars" dress in denim-blue star-printed cotton from Maiocchi with a grey marle cotton t-shirt from Seed Heritage underneath like a pinafore, comfortable silver leather Saltwater Sandals from Sea Wish Coolangatta, navy vinyl crossbody bag with pompom details on the strap from French Connection to carry all the essentials while keeping my hands free for child-wrangling, chunky Tibetan silver bracelet from a little boutique in Maleny & a navy woven sunhat from Before Sunset. Keep scrolling to see how it all unfolded...

Sandcastle Destroyers

Getting into the swing of things...

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Celebrating a certain little fellow's 4th birthday with a few presents & an amazing chocolate cake from The Coolangatta Pie Shop covered in four plastic dinosaurs!

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Sunset Shenanigans