80s Does Deco

 

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Dress: Sally Browne via Retro World Collective crepe, viscose

Heels: Wittner leather

Bag: Renee Loves Frances painted cane

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Avid readers of this blog will already know how much I adore vintage clothing & for me, the only thing better than ACTUAL items from the 1920s or 1960s is when the 1980s decided to recreate the looks in a plethora of funky or cutesy prints, including stripes or polka dots! Case in point: this amazing navy & white spotted crepe & viscose drop waist midi dress with bow detailing by celebrated designer Sally Browne that I discovered at the awesome Retro World Collective vintage store in Uptown in the Queen Street Mall - which just happened to be a perfect fit - styled up with a pair of white leather strappy heels with back zippers from Wittner & a white painted cane handbag from cool-girl-cult-label Renee Loves Frances to carry all the essentials. No more embellishment needed.

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A Good Vintage

 

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Dress: Vintage Sally Browne via New Farm Antiques dupione silk

Booties: Wittner patent leather

Bag: Gift, Sage Moon Vintage 1990s beaded

Necklace: Gift, Etsy vintage 1960s beaded

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Finally sharing all of the pictures of this utterly stunning vintage colour-blocked pink, red & blue dupione silk drop-waisted 1980s-does-1920s dress by Australian designer Sally Browne that I picked up from the New Farm Antiques Centre, taken at one of my all-time favourite haunts in the historical town of Ipswich, the Orchid Society Greenhouse at Queens Park where the plants & flowers have begun blooming for springtime! I've styled up the dress with a pair of shiny black patent pointy-toed booties from Wittner for a modicum of height, a vintage 1990s black beaded handbag with pink floral embroidery from Sage Moon Vintage to carry all the essentials & finally, added a long, glass beaded necklace from the 1960s (gifted by a dear friend & discovered at a sweet little boutique on Etsy) to complete the look. 

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When your dress perfectly matches the flowers in the hedge outside, there's really only one thing to do... & that's pose beside it!