Rural Idyll

 

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Dress: Retrospec'd cotton

Cardigan: Kitten D'Amour woven silk

Loafers: Pitillos via Obsession Shoes matte leather, patent leather

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Keeping it simple & ever-so-slightly retro in these gorgeous pictures, taken at a local park that really is like stepping into another world, a peaceful rural idyll in the middle of a busy cityscape. I'm posing under the gum trees wearing a gorgeous black & blue floral cotton 50s fit-to-flare midi dress from Retrospec'd, blue woven silk cropped cardigan from Kitten D'Amour to ward off the slight chill in the air & a pair of black matte & patent leather loafers from Pitillos that I picked up in a recent sale at Obsession Shoes at the "top of town" in Ipswich for the perfect fusion of comfort & style.

Grunge Florals

 

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Dress: Forever New chiffon

Booties: Wittner matte leather

Tights: Razzamatazz 40 denier nylon

Bag: Sussan vinyl

Belt: That Shop elastic, satin

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

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

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Revisiting the 1990s with fashion this season... I'm leaning right into this new/old grunge trend & reveling in all the moody vibes by stomping around a local park wearing a dark floral chiffon v-neck pleated mini dress from Forever New that I've cinched in with a satin & elastic bow belt from That Shop, a pair of black matte leather booties from Wittner for height, black 40 denier nylon tights from Razzamatazz to keep my legs feeling toasty & a black vinyl shoulder bag from Sussan to carry all the essentials. When it came to jewellery, I chose some vintage silver pieces - a single vintage silver bangle from 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles (formerly of Coolangatta, now of Tweed Heads) & a stack of Mexican silver bangles that were given to me by some friends who now reside overseas.

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Hearts & Flowers

 

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Dress: Dream Sister Jane embroidered textured organza, satin

Heels: Gorman vegan leather

Bag: Vendula London via Mott & Mulberry vegan leather, embellishment

Hat: Forever New woven straw, grosgrain ribbon

Bangle: The Way We Wore Vintage Fair brass

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Pastoral scenes in Australian bushland have become kind of my forte over the pandemic years & I'm still leaning into the trend in a big way... This time, I'm wearing a sweet heart-embroidered-organza puff-sleeve mini smock dress from whimsical British label Dream Sister Jane as I traipse around a stunning piece of parkland near my home where, in between the dull roar of cars driving by, you could be forgiven for thinking you were a million miles away from suburbia as the birds warble & the smell of eucalyptus fills the air. I've styled it up for the season with a pair of bright purple vegan leather slingback heels from cult Australian label Gorman (otherwise known as my Daisy Duck shoes), a funky monochrome vegan leather handbag with "Biscuit Shop" embellishments from a Vendula London via Mott & Mulberry boutique in Indooroopilly to carry all the essentials including the ever-present hand sanitizer & facemask, a single vintage brass bangle from America that I discovered at The Way We Wore Vintage Fair more than a decade ago & finally, for the perfect finishing flourish, a natural woven straw boater-style sunhat with black grosgrain ribbon strap from Forever New.

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A few more in the green, green grass... courtesy of a recent flurry of rainy days...