Moonhorse

 

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Dress: Anthea Crawford textured jacquard

Heels: Carvela by Kurt Geiger lurex

Belt: Sacha Drake metal

Bangle: Gift, Megan Hess gold, enamel

Bangle Stack: Gift, gold, silver, diamantes

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Finally sharing all the pictures of an outfit worn to celebrate a very special milestone birthday for a dear family friend! For a certain Moonhorse's 50th birthday, I styled up the utterly divine blue floral textured jacquard "Avery" midi dress from celebrated Australian designer Anthea Crawford with a pair of gold lurex deco-inspired heels from Carvela by Kurt Geiger, a thin gold stretch belt from Sacha Drake to cinch in the waistline even further, a chunky gold & navy enamel "fashion sketch" bangle from Megan Hess that my parents gave me as a Christmas present a few years ago & a trio of sparkly gold, silver & diamantes from India on the other for that final flourish.

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Cobb & Co Trail

 

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Dress: Topshop cotton

Sneakers: Converse recycled denim, rubber

Bag: Loqi via QAGOMA Art Gallery Gift Shop nylon

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All of the sweet snaps from a morning spent enjoying the leisurely pace of downtown Rosewood with my father, walking along the tracks at local parks, immersing ourselves in the history of the area & enjoying some sweet treats from the bakery... before heading to a local nursery (or garden centre as the youth of today call it) for a few more pots & plants... For the occasion, I kept it casual in a cottagecore brown & navy checked cotton prairie dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves from British high street stalwart Topshop, a pair of upcycled/recycled denim sneakers from Converse with comfortable rubber soles & a funky nylon crossbody/bum bag featuring a print of Hokusai's "Great Wave Off Kanagawa" (1831, part of his famed "Thirty Six Views of Mt Fuji" series) from a label called Loqi via Queensland Art Gallery's amazing gift shop to keep my hands free while exploring.

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For good measure, a few of the charming views at the local nursery in the sunshine...

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