Groundbreaking Flowers for Spring

 

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Dress: Portmans organza, cotton

Heels: Jo Mercer leather, ribbon laces

Bag: Witchery leather, woven straw

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It's no secret that I absolutely love floral dresses & this gorgeous dark floral organza shirtdress from Portmans with its cotton slip is no exception! I've styled it up for a cooler spring day with a pair of black leather heels with satin ribbon laces from Aussie label Jo Mercer for a modicum of height & a natural woven straw handbag with black leather clasp from Witchery to carry all the essentials.

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Antiquing in the Rain

 

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Dress: The Pretty Dress Company via That Shop cotton

Cardigan: Ginger Tree mesh

Loafers: Pitillos via Obsession Shoes patent leather, matte leather, tassle

Bag: Pigeonhole leather

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

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

Cuff: Gift, Wallace Bishop brushed silver

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Finally sharing all the pictures from a recent antiquing trip with my younger brother, hitting up some of our all-time favourite places to rummage around in Brisbane - Empire Antiques & Relove Oxley, respectively - & enjoying a leisurely lunch at the delightful Farm House Kedron while the rain set in around us! For the occasion, I'm wearing a retro-inspired black & pink rose print cotton 50s midi dress from British label The Pretty Dress Company that I picked up a few years ago from That Shop, a bright pink mesh tie-front cropped cardigan from Ginger Tree that I've had for at least ten years & is still going strong, a pair of black patent & matte leather heeled loafers with tassles from a label called Pitillos that I discovered at the amazing Obesssion Shoes at the "top of town" in Ipswich for that modicum of height my five foot frame desperately needs & a black leather shoulder bag from funky boutique Pigeonhole to carry all the essentials. When it came to jewellery, I couldn't resist some of my most beloved silver pieces - a stack of vintage Mexican bangles from dear friends, a single vintage silver bangle from 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles that my younger brother gave me for a birthday gift & a brushed silver cuff from Wallace Bishop to bring all the daytime shine.

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Can't resist the call of the potato rosti wherever I go...

Bus Stop

 

Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say,

"Please share my umbrella"

Bus stop, bus goes, she stays, love grows

Under my umbrella

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Dress: Anthea Crawford twill

Heels: Jo Mercer leather, laces

Bag: Gift, Journie neoprene, textured vinyl

Belt: That Shop patent leather, elastic

Bangles: Tree of Life brass, silver

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Humming that seriously catchy little 1967 ditty by The Hollies while taking these gorgeous photographs of the old main bus stop in downtown, historical Ipswich on a rather overcast & humid day in February. I'm wearing a gorgeous large-scale floral print twill fit-to-flare midi dress from celebrated Australian designer Anthea Crawford, cinched in with a retro-style wide, shiny black patent leather & elastic belt from That Shop & styled up with a pair of black leather lace-up heels from Jo Mercer for a modicum of height, a funky tropical floral neoprene & black textured vinyl crossbody bag from a label called Journie for a touch of pattern mixing (same colour palette) while carrying all the essentials including mask & hand sanitizer & a trio of studded brass & silver bangles from my local Tree of Life store - I've probably had them for about fifteen years at this point & still love as much as the day they were purchased in a huge summer sale event - to complete the look.

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