Shopping Saturdaze

 

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Dress: Sass via Oh Jo Jo Boutique embroidered cotton

Heels: Kitten D'Amour vegan leather, buttons, bows

Bag: Sussan woven paper

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

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

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It's no secret that antiquing & "shopping small" at a variety of different little independent boutiques & markets is something that I absolutely love to do & that goes double for during the festive season! I'm sharing all the gorgeous pictures from a morning spent browsing around a new haunt (Vend Annerley) & a couple of favourites (New Farm Antique Centre & Camp Hill Antiques, respectively) with my younger brother as well as a leisurely lunch at the delightful Aji Spice House at Teneriffe. For the occasion - a slightly cooler morning in South East Queensland - I donned a stunning burgundy & cream large-scale embroidered floral mini dress with drawstring neckline & sweet angel sleeves from a label called Sass that I picked up from Oh Jo Jo Boutique in Ipswich, a pair of burgundy vegan leather retro-inspired t-bar heels with buttons & bows from Kitten D'Amour for a modicum of height, a burgundy woven paper crossbody bag with strap from Sussan to carry all the essentials, a stack of vintage Mexican silver bangles from some dear friends & single vintage silver bangle from 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles to complete the look & add some daytime shine.

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Antique Crawl

 

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Dress: Portmans ramie

Cardigan: Kitten D'Amour silk, knit

Heels: Kitten D'Amour vegan leather

Bag: Cotton On upcycled polyester quilting

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

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

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Finally sharing all of the gorgeous pictures from a Saturday spent browsing around some of my favourite River City antique stores & enjoying a leisurely lunch at one of my favourite riverside spots - Aji Spice House - with my younger brother as a belated birthday treat. For the occasion, I donned a gorgeous monochrome polka dot printed ramie midi dress with belt from Portmans, bright red silk knitted cropped cardigan with bow neckline & matching vegan leather wedge sandals with white stitching from "retro girly" cult label Kitten D'Amour, upcycled red quilted polyester crossbody bag from Cotton On to carry all the essentials while keeping my hands free for picking up vintage & antique treasures & finally, some of my most beloved silver pieces - a single vintage bangle from 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles as well as a stack of vintage Mexican silver bangles that some dear friends brought back from an overseas trip a few years ago - to complete the look.

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Corn Fritters with Haloumi, Egg, Avocado & Tomato Salsa

Split Pea Dhal with Eggs & Warm Paratha

Washing it all down with the famous "Bananarama" Smoothie

Antiquing

 

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Dress: Review cotton poplin

Belt: Review patent leather

Loafers: Pitillos via Obsession Shoes patent leather, matte leather

Bag: Nautica nylon, vinyl

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

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

Cuff: Gift, Wallace Bishop brushed silver

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Finally sharing all the pictures of a day spent antiquing at some of our favourite haunts - New Farm Antique Centre & Camp Hill Antique Centre, respectively - with my younger brother & sharing a delicious, leisurely lunch together at Aji Spice House in Tenerife (the spot that was formerly Brio Breakfast Cafe with the out-of-this-world smoothies). For the occasion - an unseasonably cool day in South East Queensland - I wore a stunning large-scale black, pink & green floral cotton poplin 50s-style midi dress with wide green patent leather belt from "girly" Australian label Review, a pair of black patent & matte leather heeled loafers with tassels from a European label called Pitillos that I picked up at the wonderful Obsession Shoes at the "top of town" in Ipswich, a black nylon & vinyl crossbody bag from Nautica to carry all the essentials while keeping my hands free for rummaging & providing that extra touch of sporty-chic into the mix. When it came to jewellery, I chose some beloved pieces - a stack of vintage Mexican silver bangles that some dear friends brought back from overseas, a vintage silver bangle the my brother bought me from 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles (once in Coolangatta, now Tweed Heads) & a brushed silver cuff from Wallace Bishop to complete the look & add some daytime shine.

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