Mellon Collie

 

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Dress: City Chic viscose

Camisole: Forever New satin

Ankle Boots: Wittner matte leather

Tights: Razzamatazz 40 denier nylon

Bag: French Connection suede, vinyl

Ring: Gift, silver, onyx

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All dressed up for a baroque-themed event in the River City wearing this utterly stunning celestial cherub print viscose maxi-length wrap dress from City Chic (last worn to a birthday celebration in 2021) that I've dubbed my "Mellon Collie" dress after that amazing 1995 album - Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness - by the Smashing Pumpkins. Honestly, the artwork on it is next level & certainly made an impact on 11 year old me that I've remember to this very day. If you can't recall it, here's a little snippet to remind you:

But I digress...

I've styled up this lovely number (while humming "Tonight, Tonight" for those in the know) with a white satin cowl-neck camisole from Forever New for modesty purposes - those wrap dresses can sometimes be a little temperamental - as well as a pair of black matte leather heeled ankle boots from Wittner for a modicum of height with the dress' asymmetrically-ruffled hemline, black 40 denier nylon tights from Razzamatazz to keep my legs feeling toasty-warm, a black vinyl 90s style handbag from Sussan to hold all the necessities including my mask & hand sanitizer & finally, a chunky silver & onyx ring, given to me by some dear friends years ago.

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Sky Blue Organza

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Dress: Aje organza, cotton

Heels: Kitten D'Amour vegan leather, plaid

Bag: Kitten D'Amour vegan leather, plaid

Scarf: Trottie Becke cotton, embellishment

Bracelet Stack: Gift, Jeweled Bazaar faceted beads

Bangle: Gift, Mrs Pollys Lucite resin

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All dressed up for a ballet in my beloved River City before the weather turned bitterly cold wearing this utterly divine sky-blue organza puff-sleeve mini smock with plaiting details & comfortable cotton lining from Aussie designer label Aje. I've styled it up with a pair of black vegan leather & green & blue plaid Mary Jane heels with teeny tiny buttons as well as the matching handbag with gold hardware from retro-inspired dream label Kitten D'Amour, a boho-luxe patchwork cotton scarf with embellishment & fringing from hippie treasure trove Trottie Becke, a rainbow faceted bead bracelet stack from Jeweled Bazzar & finally, a chunky green lucite/resin bangle in the shape of a snake with red diamante eyes from Mrs Pollys Lucite, gifted to me by some dear friends.

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