This Is 40 (part 3)

 

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Dress: Sheike silk/cotton

Booties: Wittner matte leather

Bag: Beach n Beyond vinyl

Cuff: Gift, Gian Paolo Maria via Lannah Dunn pewter, semi-precious stones, crystals

Ring: Gift, Swarovski silver, crystal

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For the final installment of my birthday celebration posts, I'm sharing pictures from a very special family dinner at one of our all time favourite haunts, Creole Soul Kitchen in Spring Hill where we enjoyed some of our favourite Cajun comfort food in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. I've loved coming here for years & in all honesty, it NEVER disappoints! When it came to clothing, I decided to pull out all the stops as it was a warmer evening in Brissie & donned this utterly amazing emerald green silk/cotton mini dress with blouson top, bow shoulder detailing & fluted skirt from Sheike, styled up with a pair of black matte leather pointy-toed booties from Wittner & a black vinyl cyclindrical handbag from Beach n Beyond to carry all the essentials. With regards to jewellery, I wore two of my favourite pieces, given to me on my 30th birthday by my family - a beautiful pewter, semi-precious stone & Swarovski crystal cuff that was handmade in Paris by a label called Gian Paolo Maria that was found at the Lannah Dunn store that used to be in the Tattersall's Arcade & a Swarovski crystal, semi-precious stone & silver cocktail ring to match.

Scroll down to see how it all unfolded & take a peek at the thoughtful presents & the delicious fare...

Chicken Fried Steak

Eggplant Sticks

Chicken & Biscuit

Curly Fries

Pork Belly

Sausage Gumbo

Beignets

Molten Chocolate Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream

This Is 40 (part 2)

 

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Dress: Zimmermann cotton voile, rope, shell

Cardigan: Kitten D'Amour knit

Sandals: Carvela by Kurt Geiger leather, faux pearl, studs

Cuff: Wallace Bishop brushed silver

Bracelet with Charm: Gift, vintage silver plate

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Following on from yesterday's blog post, I'm sharing more pictures from my recent 40th birthday celebrations - this time, a devonshire tea with family members under the pergola in the balmy Queensland weather. For the occasion, I wore this gorgeous white & yellow floral cototn voile shirred maxi dress with dainty tie straps, tiered hemline & a bohemian-inspired shell & twine belt from famed Australian designer Zimmermann, styled up with a retro-inspired yellow knitted crop cardigan from Kitten D'Amour, silver leather t-bar sandals with faux pearl & studs from Carvela by Kurt Geiger, a brushed silver cuff from Wallace Bishop & a vintage 1960s silver plate leaf bracelet with oversized charm (engraved with my initial "F") that some dear friends gave me last Christmas for that touch of daytime shine.

Scroll down to see how the morning unfolded...

Keep scrolling for a peek at my pressies... & the food...