Blue Printed Dresses and Chloe Small Paraty Bag: Weekday Wear Link Up

Today's Weekday Wear Link Up features two monochromatic blue dress and bag outfits I wore recently. I've been wearing a lot of tees so thought I should switch it up a bit and get out some pretty dresses, both of these are nice and light for the summer heat in Brisbane. Even if it's officially autumn today, I wore these back in February when it was still very much summer!

What I wore:

Earrings: Piper recycled metal turquoise tassel earring

Necklace: Colette marble and gold pendant drop long necklace
Dress: Kmart strappy tiered sundress in watercolour blue and blush print
Shoes: thrifted Adidas Superstar sneakers
Bag: Chloe periwinkle small Paraty

Why I wore it:

This was a bit of a busy day! After the school drop off we had a couple of errands to run and then I took my son to the playground, before taking him home to have lunch with hubby while I went out to meet up with a friend. I ended up having to put my old knee bandage on as all the running and driving around was making my knee hurt a lot, even with the super comfortable flat Adidas Superstar shoes!

With it being such a hot and humid day, this little Kmart tiered floral print sundress was the perfect piece. I did worry a little about having my shoulders uncovered in the sun at the playground, but I sunscreened up a little more than usual and it was nice to wear something so light and simple on such a hot day!

I added a lot of blue to this with the periwinkle blue small Chloe Paraty bag and the turquoise tassel earrings. Felt like the right kind of outfit that was nice enough to wear when catching up with my friend but not too overdressed for running errands and playing in the playground.


Last worn: tassel earrings, marble necklace, tiered sundress, Adidas Superstar, Chloe periwinkle small Paraty bag.

Other ways to wear: tiered sundress and blush bag, Adidas Superstar and midi dress, Chloe periwinkle small Paraty bag and shorts.

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Revealing My Latest Opshop Buy:

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What I wore:

Necklace: Tiffany diamonds by the yard necklace
Dress: Jeanswest 'Chelsea' printed dress
Shoes: Wittner 'Jasmarie' studded sandals
Bag: Chloe periwinkle small Paraty

Why I wore it:

What a day! After the school drop off I had a dentist appointment. I don't particularly enjoy the dentist, but I thought I'd wear a pretty dress anyway to try cheer myself up. I liked how the navy dress looked with the pastel periwinkle of the Chloe small Paraty bag, it was a nice combination, especially with the studded sandals.

Later the little one and I went to the opshop to drop off a few bag of books, clothes and toys that we had cleaned out just before Christmas, they'd been sitting in the garage for a while with most of the shops closed over Christmas! We went to Vinnies which I don't often visit as it's a bit further away but I was so glad that I stopped there to donate. I wandered in to browse after dropping off the donations and found an authentic designer bag on sale, as you can see from the video above! Once I picked it up and realised it was real I wasn't going to put it back, even if it was a very expensive buy for an opshop! So thrilled with my new bag though.

My son was happy with his new to him books from the opshop, and the play in the playground afterwards before school pick up, while I was just excited about my handbag find. Made up for the less than happy morning appointment at the dentist quite nicely!

Last worn: diamond necklace, Jeanswest boho navy print dress, studded sandals, Chloe Paraty bag (above).

Other ways to wear: Jeanswest boho navy print dress and blazer, studded sandals and maxi dress, Chloe Paraty bag and maxi dress.

Perfect for pregnancy: boho navy print dress in second trimester, studded sandals in second trimester.

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How You Can Wear It:

On a hot summer day a nice light viscose dress is an easy fuss-free all in one outfit. You can even match your handbag to the colours in the dress for a simple monochrome outfit without a lot of effort! Easy mum style for the school run.

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Weekday Wear Linkup #110

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