What I wore:
Jacket: no label white drape jacket
Necklace: House of Harlow gold multi-strand necklace
Dress: Kmart Tropicana sleeveless tiered maxi dress
Shoes: Marc by Marc Jacobs metallic mouse flats
Bag: Amerii medium sling rattan bag in black (c/o)
Why I wore it:
Wore this a few weeks ago, in the first week of March, when hubby surprised me with a night out. Back when a night out was still possible and sensible in Australia! With the kids at their grandparents, we headed into the city for dinner and a movie like we used to do while dating. We had a decadent dessert for dinner at Max Brenner before watching a movie in an otherwise empty cinema. We've never had a whole cinema to ourselves before!There were of course other people around in the city, particularly at Southbank, but we kept remarking on how quiet it was. Of course now, a few weeks later, the then moderately full restaurants are now completely empty. How quickly the world changes.
As I had to pull an outfit together at short notice I went with a trusty maxi dress, and simple gold accessories with this gold necklace that was definitely over due a wear and my gold mouse flats. I added the waterfall jacket as it was a little breezy, especially when walking by the river. Being kid free I just needed my phone and wallet so this little straw bag was perfect.
Last worn: waterfall jacket, gold necklace, Kmart floral tiered maxi dress, gold mouse flats, Amerii circle bag.
Other ways to wear: waterfall jacket and shorts, Kmart floral tiered maxi dress in winter, gold mouse flats worn 30 ways, Amerii circle bag and skater dress.
Perfect for pregnancy: waterfall jacket in third trimester, gold mouse flats in second trimester.
What's In My Bag: Amerii Straw Round Crossbody Bag
What I wore:
Dress: Kmart tropical notch neck floral maxi dress
Shoes: slim navy and pink Havaianas
Bag: Amerii medium sling rattan bag in black (c/o)
Why I wore it:
I'll be honest - the bag is completely for show here, because what else would I do with my hands when taking a pic 😂 Unlike the outfit above, this outfit was planned out well in advance. With my son's birthday party last week we'd sent out the invites, bought all the cake ingredients, decorations, party bags, party favours...and then we were told to enforce social distancing in Australia. We figured maybe as it was in a park we would still be okay.... but then we were told that grandparents shouldn't see their grandkids.So we very regretfully had to cancel my son's birthday celebrations. I know people around the world are dealing with worse and it's a minor inconvenience, but as a mum you don't want to see your kids upset!
We went ahead with the party at home, just us, his brother and the dogs. We still played party games, still had party food and all the decorations, and I still wore the outfit (and the bag!) I'd planned even though we didn't leave our house. I wouldn't ordinarily wear such a pretty dress if no-one would see it - but I felt like I should still put the effort in to get dressed up like I would if he'd had the party we planned.
Last worn: teal floral dress, gold necklace, Havaianas, Amerii round straw bag (above).
Other ways to wear: teal floral dress for Christmas, Amerii round straw bag in winter.
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