Marburg in the Morning

 

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Dress: Retro Metro Paddington upcycled vintage

Sandals: Pitillos via Obsession Shoes leather, elastic

Bag: Cellini via Laidley Shoez vinyl

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

Bangle: Gift, 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles vintage silver

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As many of my avid readers probably already know, I absolutely adore spending time in little townships browsing around antique stores & boutiques & this is especially true around Christmas time when I'm on the hunt for ecletic gifts for family & friends. On this occasion, I was visiting Marburg wearing a gorgeous upcycled woven cotton, ribbon & lace Mexican dress (cut really, really short) from Retro Metro Paddington, a pair of navy leather & elastic heeled sandals from a label called Pitillos that I picked up at Obsession Shoes, a navy vinyl handbag with beige ribbon accents from Cellini that I found recently at Laidley Shoez to carry all the essentials & some of my most beloved pieces of silver jewellery - a stack of vintage Mexican bangles that some dear friends brought back from overseas & a single vintage silver bangle from 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles that my brother gave me as birthday present a few years ago.

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Scenic Rim

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Dress: Gorman silk/linen

Heels: Kitten D'Amour vegan leather, buttons

Bag: Trottie Becke embossed leather

Bangle: The Way We Wore Vintage Fair vintage brass (from USA)

Bangle: Tree of Life brass

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Finally sharing all the beautiful pictures from a morning spent exploring Queensland's Scenic Rim, taking a leisurely drive through gorgeous bush & farmland before browsing at antique stores - namely The Emporium at Kalbar & Scotland Yard Antiques at Marburg - & even picking up a cold drink & a sweet treat at Lovett on the way through! The cooler weather was the ideal opportunity to wear my brand new pastel checked silk/linen smock dress from cult label Gorman (a cheeky little birthday treat to myself) styled up with a pair of chocolate brown vegan leather strappy heels with buttons from "girly" label Kitten D'Amour, chocolate brown embossed leather crossbody bag from Trottie Becke (a sweet little gift purchased with my birthday money) & a pair of brass bangles - a twisted, chunky vintage option that I picked up at least twelve years ago from The Way We Wore Vintage Fair on one arm & a thinner, brushed option from my local Tree of Life store on the other.

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Sitting Pretty

Vanilla Frappe always hits the spot...

So much greenery after so much rain...

Marburg at Midday

 

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Dress: Asos Edition broderie cotton

Heels: Jo Mercer leather, laces

Bag: TK Maxx vinyl

Sunglasses: Cotton On resin

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Sharing some sweet little pictures from a recent jaunt to the small township of Marburg for a browse around the antique shops & boutiques followed by a piping hot cup of coffee under the shade of a tree in the historical park. I'm wearing a sweet white & blush pink broderie cotton maxi dress from online emporium Asos' premium diffusion line, Asos Edition, styled up with a pair of stone leather lace-up heels from Jo Mercer for a modicum of height, a matching stone vinyl pouch-style crossbody bag from an unnamed maker that I picked up at my local TK Maxx store & a pair of pink resin large-frame sunglasses from Cotton On to keep the glare out of my eyes as the days turn hotter.

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