We Are All Made Of Stars

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Dress: Anthea Crawford cotton pique

Heels: Wittner laser cut leather

Bag: French Connection suede with silver hardware

Belt: That Shop patent leather & elastic

Hinged Bangle: Wallace Bishop silver

Twisted Bangle: Showcase Jewellers silver

Watch: Guess silver

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If there is one main blessing in my life, it is that I have a strong & supportive family around me that I absolutely adore. Honestly, I love them to the moon & back. As I've gotten older, the relationship with my mother has changed from a purely mother/daughter one (as it should be when you are growing up & need guidance) into one of a close & enduring friendship. We love to go shopping together, catch a movie, peruse art galleries & eat at a variety of funky cafes & restaurants. On this particular occasion, we headed to Brisbane for some retail therapy & whilst on our way to lunch at one of our all-time favourite Thai restaurants, Phat Elephant, we stumbled on this massive art installation outside City Hall called "One Million Stars" by Maryann Talia Pau. Created as part of Festival 2018 celebrating the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, it is a vibrant work drawing attention to the need for peace & as such, peaceful activism in our world.

After marveling at the intricacy of the one million individually folded paper stars, I decided to take some outfit pictures wearing this gorgeous monochrome spotted dress with cold shoulder neckline - made from stretchy & comfortable cotton pique -  from Anthea Crawford, cinched at the waist with a thick black patent belt from That Shop in Coolangatta (specialising in all things retro, pin up & rockabilly), matte black laser cut leather peeptoe booties from Wittner & boxy suede handbag with oversized silver handles from French Connection that has pretty much been my go-to since I bought it for under $30 in the pre-Christmas sales. When it came to jewellery, I kept it simple & silver - a chunky, androgynous watch from Guess, twisted thin bangle from Showcase Jewellers & thick hinged bangle from Wallace Bishop to up the ante on daytime shine. After all, we ARE all made of stars, you know...

And a few pictures from our delicious lunch...

Family Dinner

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Dress: Anthea Crawford jacquard

Heels: Wittner leather

Bag: French Connection suede & leather with silver hardware

Scarf: Figure 8 Fashion silk & wool

Bangles: Gift, vintage Indian silver

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Finally sharing pictures from a recent family dinner at Phat Elephant restaurant in the very heart of Brisbane City. Here I am, posing in Post Office Square wearing one of my all-time favourite baroque printed jacquard dresses with cold shoulder detailing & sweet little bows from Anthea Crawford, black leather laser cut peeptoe booties from Wittner, boxy suede & leather handbag with oversized silver handles from French Connection & a pair of vintage silver bangles that a dear friend brought back from India. To ward off any sudden chill, I carried a pattern-mixed silk & wool scarf from Figure 8 Fashion... but unfortunately, the Queensland weather didn't cooperate so it remained folded atop my handbag. Typical. 

But I digress.

Scroll down for a closer peek at my ensemble as well as candid photographs of the delicious Thai fare...

Empire

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Dress: Anthea Crawford jacquard

Heels: Wittner leather

Bag: Nine West black leather & denim with silver hardware

Brooch: Vintage silver, Lancaster's Antiques

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Finally posting photographs from a great Friday night spent with one of my dearest childhood friends in the city, catching a screening of 90s cult classic Empire Records after filing up on a delicious Thai dinner from one of my all-time favourite haunts, Phat Elephant. Here I am, posing out the front of the historic Brisbane General Post Office wearing a sumptuous black, purple & blue printed jacquard wiggle dress with cold shoulder detailing & below-the-knee hemline from Anthea Crawford, black laser cut leather heeled booties from Wittner, black leather & indigo denim handbag from Nine West to make the entire look just that little bit more casual & finally, a vintage silver "Man in the Moon" brooch that I picked up from Lancaster's Antiques in Toowoomba last year.

Keep scrolling for a couple more sneaky peeks...

Vegetarian Thai Stir Fry

Waiting for the movie to begin...