Sandgate

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Dress: Anthea Crawford stretch lace

Cardigan: Metallicus glitter knit

Scarf: Metallicus glitter knit

Brogues: Nine West patent leather

Bag: Nautica nylon, textured vinyl with silver hardware

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Finally sharing all the gorgeous, sunlit pictures from a day exploring the coastal suburb of Sandgate with a dear friend & her adventurous munchkin. I'm posing in front of the historical gazebo - right in the middle of town, in Sandgate War Memorial Park - wearing a beautiful rose printed, stretch black lace dress from Anthea Crawford, matching burgundy glitter knit cropped cardigan & scarf from funky Australian label Metallicus, shiny black patent flatform brogues from Nine West (for that mixture of comfort & style) & a black nylon & textured vinyl crossbody bag from Nautica to keep my hands free.

Scroll down to see how the rest of the day trip unfolded...

Organic Lime & Coconut Tart

Coco Bliss Smoothie - Cacao Nibs, Frozen Banana, Dates, Oats

Mother & Son

Looking so grown up all of a sudden! Where does the time go?!

Nothing like a big, juicy fish burger when you've spent all day shopping up a storm by the ocean...

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And some pictures from the night before, making an late afternoon dinner run to the local shopping centre...

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Dress: Anthea Crawford neoprene

Cardigan: Target knit

Brogues: Nine West patent leather

Bag: Nautica nylon, textured vinyl with silver hardware

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Posing beside one of my all-time favourite beverages - a pearl milk tea - wearing a gorgeous viola printed neoprene midi dress from Anthea Crawford, soft blue knitted cardigan from Target (clearly becoming my cold-weather staple), shiny black patent flatform brogues from Nine West & a nylon & textured vinyl crossbody bag from Nautica to carry all the essentials while keeping my hands free... evidently for this kind of nonsense...

Ryan in a Rickshaw... yes, really...

Sunshine Saturday

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Dress: Anthea Crawford twill

Cardigan: Review knit

Jacket: Trottie Becke tie dye cotton

Booties: Wittner neoprene

Bag: Pigeonhole leather

Brooches: Zing Pop Culture silver & resin

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So excited to share all the pictures from a recent sunny Saturday morning spent traipsing around the historical areas of my hometown. The cooler weather meant I was finally able to fully embrace some winter layering, so I started with a gorgeous floral twill midi-length dress with fit-to-flare silhouette from Anthea Crawford, added a bright red knitted cardigan with a retro-style cropped shape from "girly" Aussie label Review then finished with a vibrant pattern-mixed tie dye cotton duster jacket from Trottie Becke for that luxe bohemian touch. When it came to footwear, I eschewed tights in favour of a pair of neoprene pointy-toed booties from Wittner & carried a plain black matte leather handbag from Pigeonhole to allow the rest of the look to truly shine. As a finishing touch (underneath the jacket) I wore a trio of cute brooches depicting some of my favourite element/characters from Disney's "Beauty & the Beast," found at my local Zing Pop Culture store.

And without the jacket...

M is for

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Dress: Anthea Crawford jacquard

Heels: Wittner leather

Bag: Pigeonhole leather

Hinged Bangle: Wallace Bishop silver

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While the "M" in this case may actually refer to the Mecca Cosmetics mirrored window that I'm posing in, it got me thinking about another "M," singer Mika & some comments that he made a few years ago now that really stuck with me. The basic gist was that he was proud of cultivating a style that was recognisable even in silhouette - skinny, tall, big hair - & I have to admit that it's something I aspire to as well. This trio of quick selfies show me that I have pretty much accomplished what I set out to do, however inadvertently at first - small (only five feet tall), dark bob haircut (that 1920s look that I love so much), wearing a dress (always; never pants), crossed ankles/feet (a pose I just seem to naturally adopt in life as in photographs; having many ruined pairs of shoes to prove it).