All Set

 

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Top: Sheike ramie

Skirt: Sheike ramie

Heels: Wittner leather, elastic

Bag: Gift, velvet, embroidery, bamboo

Bangle: Gift, Shanghai Markets jade

Bracelet: Gift, Wanfu Jade beads

Headpiece: Big W satin, faux pearls

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Just like that the Spring Racing season has come to a close & for those who may want more content, I have one final look for the year: this stunning outfit that I put together for a styling job in some of my favourite (secret) spots in my beloved River City. I'm wearing an utterly divine, pale blue ramie puff-sleeve button-down blouse with floral embellishments & matching pencil-style maxi skirt from Sheike, a pair of flesh-tone leather & elastic gladiator-style stiletto heels from Wittner for a modicum of height & a gorgeous off-white bamboo-embroidered velvet handbag with bamboo wood handle that I borrowed from my mother, who was kindly gifted it by a colleague. When it came to jewellery, I once again chose my jade pieces - a bangle from the Shanghai Markets & a beaded bracelet from Wanfu Jade to pick up on the shades inherent in the bag's embroidery & added the all-important faux pearl headband from Big W to complete the look.

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High Stakes

 

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Dress: Aje organza

Heels: Jo Mercer leather

Clutch: Witchery woven & coated straw

Cuff: Gift, Wallace Bishop silver

Headpiece: La Plume de Fleur via Etsy faux flowers

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The final "big ticket" event in the Spring Racing season is Stakes Day, where attendees can be a little more casual & the dress code is a little more lenient. I've chosen to embrace this by wearing a bright organge organza puff-sleeve mini dress with plaiting detail from (once again) Australian designer label Aje with a pair of strappy silver leather heels from Jo Mercer for height, an envelope clutch made from natural woven straw coated with silver paint that I picked up many years ago now from Witchery to carry the essentials, a shiny silver cuff from Wallace Bishop & a gorgeous faux floral crown headpiece from the delightful La Plume de Fleur (via Etsy) that mimics Australian native flora & even includes gumnuts!

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Mighty Oaks

 

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Dress: Aje organza

Heels: Jo Mercer leather, elastic

Clutch: Asos velvet

Bracelet: Pitlochry Station Bookshop beads, elastic

Ring: Marc Jacobs metal

Headpiece: Hummingbird the Shop satin, embellishment

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Oaks Day is often informally called "Ladies Day" on the Spring Racing Carnival calendar & this year, I was determined to be "Queen for a Day" in this stunning ensemble, starting with this utterly divine burgundy organza midi dress with ruched bodice, tiered hemline & ruffled neckline/collar from Australian designer Aje that really gave me all the lovely "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" vibes that make my literature-loving heart race. I've styled it up with a pair of black leather & elastic ankle strap heels from Jo Mercer for a modicum of height, a duck egg blue velvet roll-top clutch from online emporium Asos to carry all the essentials, a heavily beaded bracelet that I picked up from the Pitlochry Station Bookshop when we visited Scotland years ago, metal flower ring from Marc Jacobs & finally, an embellished satin headband from Hummingbird the Shop that showcases all of the colours - burgundy, black, silver & of course, duck egg blue to draw it all together.

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