Blast from the Past

 

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Dress: Touche via Roselle Store cotton

Sandals: Easy Steps leather

Bag: Sussan woven paper

Necklace: Thousand Island Dressing beads

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

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

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So excited to finally be sharing all the pictures from a mother/daughter morning spent taking a trip back to the age of dinosaurs at Ipswich's Nicholas Street Precinct! The animatronic displays were absolutely amazing & timed to perfection thanks to sensor technology (making them roar when little children walked by... leading to some hilarious jump scares) & the realistic mega fauna borrowed from the Railway Workshops display reminded me of the Queensland Museum of my childhood. What a trip down memory lane! We took our time wandering around Tulmur Place among the incredibly well-behaved crowds before sitting down in one of the shaded seating areas to enjoy some food van donuts & Stella Rossa coffee from a local cafe... which also offered some hilarious dinosaur-themed dishes including dinosaur nuggets on a mashed potato volcano with cascading gravy & a little "Dinos Rule" flag on a toothpick!

For the occasion, I wore a gorgeous pastel checked cotton puff-sleeved, drop waisted midi dress from a label called Touche, sourced from the Roselle Store at Paddington & styled up with a pair of white & tan leather deco-inspired sandals from Easy Steps for the ideal fusion of comfort & style & a natural woven paper shoulder bag from Sussan to carry all the essentials (including facemask and hand sanitizer). When it came to jewellery, I chose some favourite pieces - my stack of vintage Mexican silver bangles that dear friends brought back from overseas & a single, heavier vintage bangle the my younger brother gave me from 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles as well as a funky beaded drop necklace in pastel shades that I picked up years ago from Thousand Island Dressing to complete the look.

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Can't resist a selfie together!

Going, Going, Gone... a tragedy in 3 acts...

Lately

Shirtdress Style: 

Loving this gorgeous embroidered mesh number from celebrated designer Anthea Crawford, styled up with a funky 80s-inspired denim jacket from Bianca Spender, black matte leather booties from Wittner, a blue suede slouch bag from Cotton On & some of my all-time favourite silver jewellery pieces.

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A delightful family birthday celebration at the New Farm Deli...

All dressed up in this gorgeous floral cotton midi-length smock dress with fringed cuffs from a label called Touche that I picked up from the delightful Roselle store at Paddington, a pair of blush suede slingback heels from Forever New for a modicum of height, a brown vinyl camera bag from Sportsgirl (used as a handbag) to carry all the essentials & finally, a chunky pink stone rosette ring from Thousand Island Dressing to complete the look.

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Rugged up in a stunning floral silk burnout wrap dress from Sacha Drake, black jersey cropped jacket with chiffon ruffles from Metalicus that I found at Vinnies Rosewood for $5, a printed silk scarf from The Two Mrs Grenvilles to keep my neck warm, a black matte leather booties from Wittner, blush satin shoulder bag from Nine West to carry most of the essentials & an upcycled patchwork sari tote bag from Tree of Life to carry the rest, as well as my new baby: a gorgeous silver & amber cocktail ring from Precious Stone Jewellers.

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A blustery day in town wearing this stunning floral lurex number from Elly-Rae Fashions at Rosewood, styled up with a black jersey cropped jacket from Metalicus, black suede pointy-toed mules from Wittner & an upcycled black leather & natural woven straw crossbody bag - handpainted with flowers - from Arttime Gallery & Fine Art Supplies in Ipswich.

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Classic with a twist:

Beautiful floral brocade princess-seam midi dress from girly Australian label Review cinched in with a silk obi-style belt from Vinnies Boonah, black jersey cropped jacket from Metalicus via Vinnies Rosewood, black matte leather heeled booties from Wittner & a black embroidered jacquard 90s handbag with fringing from The Vintage Advantage to carry a few essentials.

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In my happy place (a boutique changing room surrounded by beautiful dress options) wearing a gorgeous floral cotton frock from Portmans...

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Sometimes a classic burger just hits the spot...

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Decisions, Decisions

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Love love love a cold-shoulder style dress like this beautiful jacquard floral option from Elly-Rae Fashions in Rosewood, a pair of beige leather & elastic gladiator-style stiletto heels from Wittner, a natural woven paper slouch bag from Cotton On & some 1960s vintage shell jewellery pieces from Etsy to complete the look...