Beautiful Burgundy

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Dress: Anthea Crawford Italian velour

Ankle Boots: Wittner metallic leather

Bag: Vendula London vegan leather, embellishment

Bangle: Musee de l'Orangerie paper, resin

Wrap: Collectorville vintage woven, fur

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While it's true that wintertime in Queensland is often painfully short-lived, it's still nice to indulge in sumptuous, cold-weather fabrics every now & then, like this cold-shoulder wiggle dress with boned bodice, below-the-knee hem & bow detailing in utterly divine burgundy Italian velour from Australian designer Anthea Crawford. I've styled it up to attend a function in the River City with a pair of edgy bright-gold metallic leather ankle boots with stiletto heels from Wittner, kitschy vegan leather "Antique Shop" handbag with three-dimensional embellishments from Vendula London, funky Modigliani "Reclining Nude" resin bangle that I found in the Musee de l'Orangerie gift shop when I visited Paris a few years ago & finally, a beautiful vintage woven wrap in a burgundy, gold, blue & silver paisley print with fur fringing that I picked up at the recent Collectorville Fair at the Rocklea Showgrounds to pull this otherwise eclectic look together.

So Fresh & So Green

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Dress: Anthea Crawford stretch lace & cotton

Slip: Taking Shape elastane

Brogues: Nine West patent leather & flatform

Bag: Urban Originals vinyl with silver hardware

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Acting cheesy among the greenery at Chermside Shopping Centre wearing a gorgeous monochrome stretch floral lace dress with "cinched" waist detail from Anthea Crawford, black elastane slip from Taking Shape (trust me when I say it was very much required as the lace is far more sheer than it looks!), shiny black patent flatform brogues from Nine West & my ever-present black vinyl crossbody bag with silver hardware from Urban Originals that just seems to "go" with absolutely everything! 

Now, as many of my readers will know, the weather here in Queensland is incredibly unpredictable, so it pays to take layers with you wherever you go... & in case I didn't get enough "greenery" at the shops, here I am - pictured below - posing in the round window (how very Playschool of me) at my friend Jenny's place wearing a sumptuous chartreuse velvet jacket with ruched sleeve detail from Tree of Life...

Finally, seeing as no trip to Jenny's place would be complete without some pictures of a certain munchkin, here he is feeling the "need for speed" on his rocking horse... Future adrenaline junkie, alright!

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