Ladies Who Brunch (Festive Edition)

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Dress: Aje cotton, knit

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

Bag: Country Road recycled vinyl

Hinged Bangle: Wallace Bishop silver

Charm Bracelets: Gift, glass beads, silver beads, thread

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Another joyous festive post, this time from a morning spent exploring all of the River City's Christmas displays like this truly magical one in the Brisbane Arcade, doing any last minute present shopping & brunching with my mother at one of our all-time favourites, Stanton Brasserie, Bar & Pizza, before the opening of the state borders forced us to curtail certain activities to keep vulnerable family members safe. For the occasion, I'm wearing an absolutely stunning LWD or "Little White Dress," once again from Aje with cotton puff sleeves & tiered hemline & stretchy knit bodice for comfort & shape. I've styled it up with a pair of lipstick red vegan leather t-bar heels with buttons & bows from vintage-inspired label Kitten D'Amour (the epitome of style & comfort), a vibrant red recycled vinyl shoulder bag from Aussie fashion stalwart Country Road to carry all the essentials including the obligatory facemask (the black hemp version from Oroton) & hand sanitizer, a chunky silver hinged bangle from Wallace Bishop for a modicum of daytime shine & a trio of red, white & green glass beaded Christmas bracelets that were gifted to me quite a few years ago & that I bring out every year around this time. Avid readers of this blog will already know how much I love my festive traditions & this is no exception!

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Iced Coffee with Cream

Smashed Avocado on Seed Toast with Radishes, Peppercorns & Scorched Lime

Up, Up & Away!

On "Cloud 9" in Brisbane's Myer Centre!

Cloud Nine

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Dress: Anthea Crawford silk/taffeta

Sandals: Wittner metallic leather, gold buckles

Bag: Typo vinyl with gold hardware

Bangle: Dinosaur Designs malachite resin, gold

Ring: Dinosaur Designs malachite resin

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Finally sharing all of the gorgeous pictures from a day spent exploring all of the "Big City" Christmas displays with my cousin & two rambunctious munchkins including a flying visit to Cloud Nine, otherwise known as Brisbane's "most Instagrammable" backdrop; a magical ride on the Santa Express train to Santa's Workshop in Myer where toy-testing of Nerf Guns, Lego & Frozen video games abound; a Charlie-Bucket-style trip in the "great glass elevator" inside the Myer Centre; a quick cup of coffee (for some) & a sweet treat in the Queens Plaza Food Court & a chance to colour in & post our Christmas Lists to the Man in the Red Suit at David Jones (not to mention wave to him from afar...) before heading home.

For the occasion, I wore a gorgeous, mildly festive pink, red, green & white chrysanthemum printed silk/taffeta fit-to-flare midi dress with thin straps from Aussie designer Anthea Crawford, a pair of comfortable yet stylish gold metallic leather gladiator sandals with a plethora of buckles from Wittner, a red vinyl crossbody bag with Minnie Mouse ears from Typo as well as a matching chunky green malachite resin bangle & ring from celebrated design duo Dinosaur Designs.

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Hey, you... get off of my cloud...

It's not often that you get to utter the exact phrases of Rolling Stones songs in your daily life now, is it?!

Cloud Nine

Great Glass Elevator

All Aboard the Santa Express!

Fun & Games in Santa's Workshop

Pit Stop for Refueling in the Food Court

Never can resist a ready-made tableau... 

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