Ladies Who Brunch

 

Thinking back to when the weather was a little bit cooler (only a few weekends ago) when I spent a delightful morning doing some Christmas shopping & enjoying a leisurely brunch with my mother at The Gunshop Cafe at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre. For the occasion, I wore some favourites - this stunning floral chiffon v-neck maxi dress from Australian design studio Aje, rubber & resin watch from the collaboration between the estate of artist Modigliani & Swatch, vintage silver bangle from 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles & a chunky silver, resin & paper Modigliani bangle from the Musee de l'Orangerie gift shop to complete the look.

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Cloud 9

 

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Dress: Morrison viscose, embroidery, stretch belt

Jacket: Just Jeans leather

Ankle Boots: Wittner matte leather

Tights: Razzamatazz 40 denier nylon

Bag: Sussan vinyl

Brooch: Vintage, Railway Antiques pewter

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So elated to be sharing all the pictures from a morning spent browsing & brunching in my beloved River City with my parents a few weeks ago, starting with some snaps in the awesome Cloud 9 pop-up photography studio in The Myer Centre (an Instagrammers dream, quite frankly) followed by a spot of shopping & some all-day breakfast goodness at one of our favourite haunts, Stanton Cafe & Bar at Queens Plaza. For the occasion, I wore a gorgeous poppy print viscose midi-length prairie dress with smocked neckline & cuffs & matching stretch belt from Aussie designer label Morrison, a Victorian-style cropped black leather jacket with asymmetrical collar & buttons from Just Jeans (more than 15 years old & getting better & better - smoother & more supple - every single year), a pair of black matte leather ankle boots from Wittner for a modicum of height, 40 denier nylon tights from Razzamatazz (my go-to brand) to keep my legs feeling toasty-warm & a black nylon 1990s-inspired vinyl handbag from Sussan to carry all the essentials such as the ubiquitous mask & hand sanitizer. When it came to jewellery, I kept it simple & incredibly minimal, choosing only a vintage pewter man-in-the-crescent-moon brooch that I picked up years ago at (sadly now closed... perhaps permanently) Railway Antiques in Toowoomba.

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Walking on the moon...

Up, Up & Away

Mother & Daughter

My Squad

Avocado on EVERYTHING!

Drinks of the Day

Like A Red, Red Rose

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Dress: Ganni organza

Heels: Wittner suede, elastic

Bag: Swinging Chicks Shop velvet

Necklace: Gift, vintage semi-precious stones

Bracelet: Gift, Wanfu jade beads

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Isn't it always the way that the most beautiful dresses can't/won't photograph well enough to give a true impression of what they look like in real life?! This stunner from Scandi label Ganni is a case in point: the digitalised red rose & green leaf print on a black background looks sumptuous & decadent in reality but it was hard to get it to "pop" in pictures. Regardless, the tiered organza swirled around me as I walked, the mini hemline kept me feeling cool & the positive compliments from random members of the public were a much appreciated surprise. As you can see, I've styled it up for an event in my beloved River City & brunch at on of my all-time favourite city haunts, Stanton Brasserie, Bar & Pizzeria, with a pair of black suede round-toed heels with elastic straps from Wittner for those balletomane vibes, a black velvet knot bag from Swinging Chicks Shop to carry all the essentials, a vintage semi-precious stone necklace - gifted to me by dear friends - around my neck to pick up on all the subtle colour within the print & finally, a jade beaded bracelet from Wanfu Jade, brought from a trip to China by my younger brother a few years ago, to complete the look.

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