Back in Black

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Dress: Anthea Crawford satin-backed crepe

Heels: Kitten D'Amour vegan leather, buttons

Bag: French Connection vinyl with chrome hardware

Belt: HellBunny via That Shop patent, elastic

Brooches: Gift, Taking Shape diamante

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A change of pace with a darker-hued ensemble, worn on my last trip into the River City a few weeks ago for a meeting about potential collaboration opportunities. For the ever-so-slightly cooler Autumn weather, I styled up this gorgeous black crepe cold-shoulder dress from Aussie designer label Anthea Crawford, cinched in with a chunky black patent belt from HellBunny via That Shop, a pair retro-inspired, black vegan leather heels with buttons & bows from Kitten D'Amour, a black vinyl cylindrical handbag with chrome hardware from French Connection to carry all the essentials & a pair of funky, oversized red & black diamante ladybug brooches from Taking Shape, gifted to me by some thoughtful family & friends for Christmas last year.

Shades of Grey

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Dress: Anthea Crawford jacquard

Heels: Carvela by Kurt Geiger lurex

Bag: Vera May via Simona Ricci patent with gold hardware

Bangles: Gift, mixed metal, sparkles

Bracelet: Handmade beads, buttons, faux pearls (gift shop in Pitlochry)

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Finally sharing some of the pictures of the outfit that I "styled up" the last time I attended a fashion event in the River City, before coronavirus social distancing/quarantine/lockdown came into effect. I'm wearing a gorgeous printed jacquard dress in shades of gold, silver, grey & pewter from Anthea Crawford, a pair of lurex heels from Carvela by Kurt Geiger to add height seeing that the dress has a below-the-knee hemline & a retro-inspired grey patent handbag with gold hardware from Vera May that I purchased from Simona Ricci Shoes at Mt Ommaney a few years ago. When it came to jewellery, I wore some of my favourite pieces - a trio of sparkly mixed metal bangles that a dear friend brought back from a trip to India & a handmade, beaded & faux pearl bracelet from a little boutique in Pitlochry that I fell in love with during our trip through Europe in 2012.

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Krop + Coffee

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Dress: Anthea Crawford polyblend

Sandals: Wittner leather

Bag: Forever New vinyl with silver hardware

Bracelets: Gift, Shanghai Markets jade

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Loving that freshly cropped hair/coffee-fueled mornings in Norman Park wearing a gorgeous old-school floral printed polyblend dress with a slight v-neckline & tiny capped sleeves from Aussie label Anthea Crawford, a pair of white leather strappy heeled sandals from Wittner with matching vinyl crossbody handbag with silver hardware from Forever New & a pair of green jade beaded bracelets from the Shanghai Markets that my brother brought back from a trip a few years ago now...

Hair courtesy of the supremely talented Shabana at Krop Hair & piping hot, takeaway chai latte of dreams courtesy of the amazing Hello Garry Espresso, both on Bennetts Road.

Happy Birthday Rayne

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Dress: Collectif Clothing via Love Daphne Retro cotton

Mules: Country Road leather, wood

Bag: Sportsgirl woven straw

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Finally sharing all of the photographs from my father Rayne's low-key birthday celebration a few weeks ago, just as this whole coronavirus thing really got started here in the land of Oz. Rather than dinner at one of our favourite restaurants, we opted for a lamb roast & vegetables at home followed by a marble cake for dessert made by my mother. Despite being stuck indoors & without my brother & sister-in-law, we made the best of it & I dressed up accordingly in a happy little vintage-inspired blue & white checked/daisy printed cotton fit-to-flare dress from Collectif Clothing via the darling Love Daphne Retro, a pair of white leather pointy-toed mules with wood heels from Country Road & a woven straw bucket bag from Sportsgirl to complete the look.

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