Gift Wrapped

 

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Dress: Romance Was Born x Disney Cinderella twill

Heels: Jo Mercer leather, laces

Bag: French Connection vinyl

Bracelets: Jeweled Bazaar faceted beads

Facemask: Oroton woven hemp

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Getting my pre-Christmas decorating, wrapping & arranging all wrapped up today & thinking back to before the borders were opened when shopping & socialising took on a more peaceful, leisurely pace & there was time to stop for a quick "happy snap" underneath this giant light-up present box at Indooroopilly Shoppingtown! For the occasion - a little window shopping before heading to a festive party - I'm wearing a gorgeous & rather voluminous mini dress from Romance Was Born's recent Disney Cinderella collaboration, a pair of black leather lace-up heels from Jo Mercer for a modicum of height, a boxy black vinyl handbag from French Connection to carry all the essentials & finally, a stack of faceted bead bracelets from the lovely Jeweled Bazaar boutique on Etsy. Obviously the other important accessory of note is the facemask - which looks to become de rigeur again in 2022 - which is the black woven hemp option from Oroton & actually stays quite cool despite the rising summer temperatures & humidity levels. 

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Keep scrolling to see the true colour of the AMAZING print, taken from the 1950 movie credits...

Franny Gets Festive (part 2)

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Dress: Dream Sister Jane via Asos textured jacquard

Flats: Nine West leather, lace, beads

Clutch: Nine West leather, lace beads

Bracelets: Gifts, glass beads

Headpiece: Bed Bath n Table felt, faux pearls, haberdashery

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More snippets from 2019's festive celebrations with some beautiful photographs from Christmas Eve (otherwise known as "the night before the big day") before a severe storm moved in & forced us back inside. I'm wearing a stunning (heavy!) vibrant red floral jacquard tiered midi dress with tie straps from whimsical British label Dream Sister Jane via Asos, a pair of sumptuous black & beige lace pointy-toed flats with black beaded detailing & matching envelope clutch from Nine West, a trio of green & red glass beaded bracelets with charms including Frosty the Snowman, Holly & Santa Claus that were gifted by dear friends a few years ago & finally, a kitschy Christmas Pudding felt headpiece with faux pearls from Bed Bath n Table that, quite honestly, made me feel like the Queen of Hearts from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," which I very much appreciated.

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Keep scrolling to see some more pictures of this gorgeous ensemble, this time dancing in front of the Christmas lights in our neighbourhood...

Light It Up (part 2)

In yesterday's post I looked back at pictures of local Christmas lights & I'm doing the same in today's installment, this time focusing on my absolute favourites, including this amazing display that used predominantly recycled or upcycled materials to create a functioning igloo that grown-ups could actually climb inside, Nutcracker soldiers, a curved archway & Santa train with carriages! I'm posing near the aforementioned igloo (& inside it!) wearing a gorgeous bright blue stretch lace wiggle dress with asymmetrical ruffled neckline & strap detail from Aussie label Sacha Drake, black leather heeled sandals with silver buckles from Wittner & a boxy black vinyl handbag from French Connection with printed floral silk scarf from Anthea Crawford tied on the handles.

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All aboard the Santa Express!

Hillier Court, Flinders View

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Keeping the "Christ" in Christmas...

In my natural habitat... living that retro lifestyle...

He sees EVERYTHING... especially from that top window...

Nova Court, Flinders View

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He's behind me, isn't he?!

Mahogany Street, Raceview