Colourful Knits and Printed Shorts With Chloe Paraty Bag

With warmer weather at the end of August as spring started to arrive in Brisbane, I squeezed in a final wear of my winter knits, pairing them with cute printed shorts to create the perfect outfits for the temperatures.

What I wore:

Necklace: Uniquely Made with Love Sea Change necklace
Knit: SES fashions mustard marle knit jumper
Shorts: Kmart culotte short in navy lemon print
Shoes: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star coast blue
Bag: Chloe periwinkle small Paraty

Why I wore it:

What a day this was! It was set to be a pretty relaxed day, with sports for the little one after dropping his eldest off at school, and then a little playdate before lunch and picking his brother up in the evening. However none of the kids wanted to leave the playdate! The other mums had prepared and brought lunch, we ended up having to buy some overpriced snacks as I had nothing - usually the lure of going home for lunch is enough to end the playdate. It made sense though, they had just come out of an unusually long for Brisbane 8 day lockdown the other week and had been missing their friends - so I was happy to let him keep on playing. He was not so happy though when we had to hurry up and leave  after 4 hours to get to school in time to pick up his brother though, ha!

I really like this mustard knit and it layers so well for winter. Although this is the first time I've worn it on its own and I'm realising it's maybe not the best colour for me (at least it looks like it in the photos) I loved this outfit. I liked the mustard with the lemon yellow print on the navy culottes and it was the perfect warmth for the day with just a little breeze. Kept all the accessories blue to pair nicely with the navy shorts, even though the Converse and the Chloe small periwinkle Paraty bag are different shades of blue.


Last worn: mustard marl knit, beaded necklace, navy printed culottes, blue Converse All Star, small Chloe Paraty bag.

Other ways to wear: mustard marl knit and printed jeans, navy printed culottes and pink tee, blue Converse All Star and striped dress, small Chloe Paraty bag and maxi skirt.

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Changing The Strap On The Chloe Paraty Bag:

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What I wore:

Necklace: Roie Designs feather, quartz and love charm long necklace
Knit: thrifted Valleygirl blue knit jumper
Shorts: Jeanswest Parker printed shirred short
Shoes: New Balance Coast women's running shoe in black 
Bag: Chloe periwinkle small ParatyChloe periwinkle small Paraty

Why I wore it:

Again, I loved this outfit. It was a bit of a windy day so I appreciated the knit when we were in the shade as we scooted around our local park. Headed to the shops after for a bulk birthday present buying - the lifting of lockdown back in August brought with it a flurry of birthday party invites for the kids and we had a lot of fun wandering around Kmart picking out gifts.

Since I liked the mustard knit and navy culotte combo in the outfit above, I'd actually thought of my navy striped culottes with this cobalt knit. I just couldn't make it work though, the paper bag waist didn't look good with the slouchy knit no matter how much or how little I tucked it in. Since it was too hot for jeans and a jumper, ended up pulling out these little black printed shorts that have not been worn in a while instead and they were perfect! Black and blue work really well together, especially when the blue is a bold shade like this jumper.

Wore my Chloe small Paraty bag again for more blue with the knit, even though it's a different shade. And because it perfectly fit in all our water bottles for our scoot around the park.


Last worn: cobalt marl knit, feather necklace, black printed shorts, New Balance sneakers, periwinkle Chloe Paraty bag (above).

Other ways to wear: cobalt marl knit over maxi dress, black printed shorts and cardigan, New Balance sneakers and dress, periwinkle Chloe Paraty bag and jeans.

Perfect for pregnancy: cobalt marl knit and hidden baby bump.

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How You Can Wear It:

When spring weather starts to arrive you can get a few extra wears from your winter knits by pairing them with cute shorts on warmer days.

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