Weekday Wear Link Up: Striped Dresses and Rebecca Minkoff Unlined Tote

For today's Weekday Wear Link Up, sharing two outfits I wore recently where I added a little extra colour to some neutral striped dresses with colourful statement necklaces. Carried all the essentials and more in this awesome Rebecca Minkoff studded unlined tote bag I got for Christmas.

What I wore:

Necklace: Ruby Olive Art series long striped pod necklace
Dress: Target navy and white striped shift dress with frill sleeves
Shoes: slim navy and pink Havaianas
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff medium unlined tote in black with shellac studded dome hardware

Why I wore it:

This was a fun day! We spent some time with my mum down by the bay. The tide was in so we couldn't walk across to King Island as we have in the past, but it was perfect weather for playing in the sea! We followed up with a lovely ice cream and takeaway for lunch too, before heading home and baking some cookies in the afternoon. Was just a really nice relaxed day!

Wore my new-to-me Rebecca Minkoff unlined studded tote I got as a present. It's the best for holding all the water bottles and snacks needed for an outing! I like black and navy together too so I had no issues wearing the black tote with this navy and white striped dress. I did feel the outfit needed a little more colour though so I added this fun bright necklace, such a good accessory.


Last worn: navy striped shift dress, colourful beaded necklace, Havaianas, Rebecca Minkoff unlined tote.

Other ways to wear: navy striped shift dress and sneakers, studded tote and maxi skirt.

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What I Got For Christmas:

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What I wore:

Necklace: Eb&Ive turquoise wooden bead multi strand statement necklace
Dress: Cotton On 'Tina' white striped tee dress in Lissy black / Gardenia
Shoes: New Balance Coast women's running shoe in black 
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff medium unlined tote in black with shellac studded dome hardware

Why I wore it:

This was a busy day back at the start of January. Took some time out of the summer school holidays to complete all of those last minute essential tasks for back to school time. Took the kids out to get a few more things off the booklist as well as buying new school shoes. A bit of an expensive day! It was a productive day though, crossed everything we needed off our list and treated ourselves to a nice lunch afterwards too.

Wanted a really easy outfit as I expected it to be a hectic day at the shops. It was a lot quieter than I expected walking around the shopping centre though. It was of course still busy in the Back to School aisles and in the shoe store though, we weren't the only ones doing school shopping!

This Rebecca Minkoff unlined tote was great for carting around snacks and water bottles along with all the essentials, and I appreciated how light the bag was as I was quickly laden down with even more bags of school necessities! With the black bag, black sneakers and black and white dress I thought this outfit needed a pop of colour so I added this awesome turquoise necklace I thrifted just before Christmas - just $1 at the opshop! Was the perfect finishing piece with this outfit.


Last worn: black and white striped tee dress, New Balance sneakers, Rebecca Minkoff unlined tote (above). First time I've worn the turquoise multi strand necklace as it was a recent purchase.

Other ways to wear: black and white striped tee dress layered for winter, Rebecca Minkoff unlined tote and maxi skirt.

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How You Can Wear It:

A simple striped dress is an easy instant outfit for a hot day. You can always add more colour and interest to your outfit with a statement necklace too.

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Weekday Wear Linkup #156

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