Maeli

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Dress: Ankoa cotton, lace, buttons

Cardigan: &me via Big W acrylic knit

Ankle Boots: Wittner matte leather, patent leather, buttons

Tights: Razzamatazz 40 denier nylon

Bag: Country Road vinyl, quilted satin

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Attempting to make those weekend vibes last a little bit longer with all the beautiful pictures of a morning spent traipsing around Providence with my mother wearing the beautiful Maeli dress from Aussie slow-fashion label Ankoa. This stunning, burgundy poppy print cotton prairie dress with deep v-neckline, line of small buttons through the centre, drawstring waist, puff sleeves & tiered hemline with cream lace trim looks utterly divine styled up on a very cold morning in South East Queensland with a chunky, cream acrylic knitted cardigan from &me via Big W, a pair of black matte & patent leather ankle boots with buttons from Wittner, black 40 denier nylon tights from Razzamatazz to keep my legs warm & finally, a vinyl & quilted satin crossbody bag from Country Road to carry all the essentials.

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A plate of hot chips with aioli washed down with a large chai latte from 40 West Cafe was just the ticket...

Blending In

 

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Dress: Morrison viscose

Ankle Boots: Wittner matte leather

Tights: Razzamatazz 40 denier nylon

Bag: Sussan vinyl

Bracelet: Gift, Kellie's Antiques vintage Victorian silver, filigree

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Blending in with my surroundings of these otherworldly fig trees along the gated portion of the City Botanic Gardens wearing this rather esoteric & arcane, almost-tie-dye print viscose midi dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves, highly neckline with bow back, shirred bodice & tiered hemline from Aussie designer label Morrison, styled up for an important appointment with a pair of black matte leather heeled ankle boots from Wittner for a modicum of height, black 40 denier nylon tights from Razzamatazz to keep my legs feeling toasty warm, a black 1990s-style vinyl handbag from Sussan to carry all the essentials including my ever-present mask & hand sanitizier & finally, a beautiful Victorian silver belcher bracelet with oversized filigree heart locket & teeny weeny key from (sadly now defunct) Kellie's Antiques, gifted to me by a dear friend to complete the look.

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Let Them Eat Cake

 

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Dress: Dream Sister Jane lace, satin, grosgrain ribbon

Kimono: Gift, handmade & handpainted cotton

Ankle Boots: Wittner matte leather

Tights: Razzamatazz 40 denier nylon

Bag: Sussan vinyl

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

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

Hairclip: GOMA Gift Shop handmade silver, wool

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Feeling like one of my Marie Antoinette's ladies-in-waiting wearing this stunning dusky pink floral lace confection with satin lining, tiered hemline, shirred bodice & black grosgrain ribbon detailing from whimsical British label Sister's Jane's premium diffusion line, Dream Sister Jane styled up with a beautiful, handmade & handpainted cotton kimono that my brother brought me from a vintage fair a few years ago, a pair of black matte leather heeled ankle boots from Wittner for a modicum of height, black 40 denier nylon tights from Razzamatazz to keep my legs feeling toasty warm in these freezing conditions as well as a black vinyl 90s style handbag from Sussan to carry all the essentials including the ever-present mask & hand sanitizer. When it came to jewellery, I donned a vintage silver bangle from (sadly now defunct) 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles at Coolangatta & a stack of vintage Mexican silver bangles gifted to me by some dear friends before completing the look by sliding a handmade, dusky pink wool & silver hairclip from GOMA's gift shop into side of my dark bob.

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