Rosewood when the sun shines...

 

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Dress: Sacha Drake silk, jersey

Cardigan: Danni Minogue Petites via Target woven acrylic

Mules: Wittner suede

Bag: Sussan vinyl

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

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

Ring: Thousand Island Dressing silver, turquoise

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All the pictures from a morning spent enjoying the sunshine in one of my all-time favourite places to visit, the tiny township of Rosewood. It's really got everything I love in one beautiful package - gorgeous, bushland-but-close-to-the-city surroundings, horses & cattle in the paddocks, historical parks, a couple of funky boutiques, some op-shops, cafes & a bakery that serves some delicious sweet treats at old-fashioned prices. For the occasion, I wore a gorgeous black & blue floral silk, three-quarter-sleeved wrap dress with black jersey slip from Australian designer Sacha Drake paired with a grey & black speckled woven acrylic cardigan from the Danni Minogue Petites collection at my local Target store, a pair of black suede pointy-toed mules from Wittner that are so comfortable they are beginning to surpass sneakers as my go-to off-duty shoe choice & my trusty black vinyl 90s-style shoulder bag from Sussan to carry all the essentials. When it came to jewellery, I chose some of my most beloved pieces to "amp up" the everyday - a stack of vintage Mexican silver bangles that some dear friends sent, a single vintage silver bangle from 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles that my younger brother gave me as a birthday present a few years ago & an oversized turquoise & silver cocktail ring from Thousand Island Dressing at Paddington (that I'm pretty sure I've had for at least fifteen years) to add a bohemian finishing touch to the look.

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Penny Farthing

 

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Dress: Morrison crepe, elastic, embroidery

Cardigan: Target knit

Boots: Wittner matte leather, patent leather, buttons

Tights: Razzamatazz nylon

Bag: Sussan vinyl

Necklace: Gift, Sonia leather, wood

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Another day, another trip to the small town of Rosewood with its mouth-watering bakery, sweet boutiques & pretty historical parks. This time, I'm tapping into the cottagecore trend & sitting pretty on one of the Penny Farthing bicycle statues in the Cobb & Co Heritage Park - in the bright winter sunshine - wearing a gorgeous red floral crepe prairie midi dress with embroidered, elasticated neckline & cuffs from Australian designer label Morrison, styled up with a green knitted cardigan from my local Target store, a pair of black matte & patent leather ankle boots with buttons (known colloquially as the "Anne of Green Gables" boots around the house) from Wittner, black 40 denier nylon tights from Razzamatazz to keep my legs warm, a black vinyl shoulder bag from Sussan to carry all the essentials & finally, a handmade black leather necklace with wooden pendant from a label called Sonia, gifted to me by a dear friend.

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