Colourful Tanks: Red, Kimono and Skinny Jeans | Blue and Striped Maxi Skirt

Two more casual outfits with some colourful tank tops. I have an embarrassingly high number of basic block colour tanks but as I mentioned before, I don't wear them nearly enough! I've been trying to wear them more before the Autumn weather takes hold and they get used for layering and hidden under knits.

What I wore:

Sunglasses: Rayban new Wayfarers

Jacket: Choies red vintage pattern kimono
Necklace: Roie Designs pearl and antique gold long necklace
Tank: Cotton On red singlet
Jeans: Jeanswest Bindi skinny 7/8 jeans in indigo luxe
Shoes: black slim Havaianas thongs
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff striped coated canvas mini MAC in berry stripe

Why I wore it:

It's not the first time I've worn this printed kimono with a bright tank. The print would look nice with a striped top too, but I'm pretty happy wearing it with some plain block-colour tops. I had such a hard time looking up last time I wore this tank. I have a deep pink tank from Jeanswest, and this berry red tank from Cotton On. They are both really similar. I noticed it after I bought the Jeanswest one, when I got it home and went to put it in my wardrobe with the rest of my tanks. I probably should have returned it, but figured they were slightly different enough that I could keep them. Of course now when I add my little details under each picture of what I was wearing, I can never tell if it was the red tank or the deep pink one as they are so similar! This time it was definitely the red one, but I'm not convinced that this was the last time I wore it, I'm sure I've worn it again after that and just not tagged it correctly on the blog!

I thought the striped canvas mini MAC bag would look nice with the printed kimono, similar colours. I had been wanting to wear this bag again for a while, I seem to always pick my aquamarine mini MAC more often. I was hoping to take a video for my youtube channel with this bag after wearing it, as someone had requested one, but I ran out of time and daylight. Baby T's grandparents were over in the afternoon, but I didn't realise I should have taken advantage of the babysitting to shoot a video until after they left, ha!


Last worn: Ray-Ban Wayfarers, printed kimono, red tank, prima denim skinny jeans, Havaianas, striped canvas mini MAC.

Other ways to wear: red kimono with black and gold, ombre outfit with a red tank (and third trimester baby belly!) print mixing with skinny jeans, red striped mini MAC with navy shirt dress.

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What I wore:

Necklace: freshwater pearl strand necklace

Tank: MEV Britney bubble tank in mood indigo C/O Zibibo
Skirt: AT by Atmos&Here Mars striped maxi skirt
Shoes: black slim Havaianas thongs
Bag: Balenciaga giant hardware Day bag in 2009 tempete

Why I wore it:

Long time since I last wore this tank. It's a nursing tank I got while I was pregnant, and I wore it until the baby bump got too big for it. Then it kinda got lost in my wardrobe. I set it aside one day to wear to one of my mother's group catch-ups, but didn't make it out that day and so it got pushed to the back of my wardrobe for 'next time'. It was uncovered (along with a few other tops) during my wardrobe detox with the personal stylist. I didn't give them nearly as much love as I thought I would in the early breastfeeding days! The combo of jumper/cardigan over a breastfeeding singlet worked quite well for me. And pretty much any top becomes suitable for breastfeeding when you have one of those singlets underneath.

I thought I'd wear this tank out again for a morning at playgroup with baby and then shopping and lunch in the afternoon. As the stylist said as we went through my wardrobe, you'd never know this was a nursing top unless it was pointed out. I wore it with my blue Balenciaga because I seem to be grabbing that bag a lot for playgroup recently!

Couldn't decide on a necklace to wear with this in the morning - in the end I went for this knotted stand of freshwater pearls which also hasn't been worn recently. Held up quite well when baby T tugged on it through the day too. Does anyone remember that trend a while back where everyone had long beaded necklaces and just tied a knot in them to add 'interest'? Or was that just me? I had so many at one point!


Last worn: breastfeeding tank, striped maxi skirt, Havaianas (above), Balenciaga tempete day bag.

Other ways to wear: navy tank with a striped pencil skirt, print mixing with a striped maxi skirt, Balenciaga day bag in summer.

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Easter Lunch Outfits: Blue Printed Dresses and Bright Accessories - Rebecca Minkoff Bags

I'm still behind with blogging what I wore. Or as Ellen said when I previously pointed this out, I'm so organised that I'm prepared two weeks in advance, ha! So this is what I wore over the Easter long weekend. We ended up having two Easter lunches -  with my side of the family on Sunday, and with hubby's side of the family on Monday. I kept my outfit simple for both events and took the easy route with printed dresses, and of course they were both blue.

What I wore:

Sunglasses: Rayban new Wayfarers
Dress: boohoo.com 'Darcy' paisley print bodycon dress

Boots: Acne pistol boots in "skin"
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Swing bag in canary yellow (on sale in black or pink)

Why I wore it:

I wasn't quite sure what to wear for Easter lunch with my family and then I remembered I hadn't worn this dress in a while. Was the perfect time to wear it! Added the boots as it was a little chilly in the morning, although by lunch time it had warmed up enough that I didn't need them. Wearing another layer with my shapewear under this dress again makes it quite warm too.

Thought that the yellow bag would be a lovely choice with this dress, nice and cheerful for Easter. Had Church Online in the evening with my 'church family' as well. I am so lucky to get to work with a bunch of awesome people every week. Our leader has been away for a few week as his wife recently had a baby, but he managed to come along so it was good having everyone together again to celebrate Easter.


Last worn: Ray-ban Wayfarer, paisley print bodycon dress, Acne Pistol Boots, Rebecca Minkoff yellow Swing bag.

Other ways to wear: bodycon dress with studded accessories, Acne pistol boots with denim shorts, Rebecca Minkoff swing yellow bag with purple dress.

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What I wore:

Sunglasses: Rayban new Wayfarers
Dress: Jeanswest 'Chantelle' crochet detail blue printed maxi dress
Belt: Asos skinny pale pink belt
Shoes: Balenciaga studded sandals in sorbet RGGH
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff mini MAC with python embossed leather in aquamarine

Why I wore it:

I wore this dress for Easter last year as well! I was in the third trimester then with my baby belly. I wanted to wear it again for Easter this year, without the baby bump! Just wore it to visit hubby's family instead of mine, as I'd worn it for Easter with my family last year ;)

Decided to add some colour to this blue dress with accessories too, just like the dress I wore the day before (above). I thought my aquamarine mini MAC and my sorbet pink Balenciaga sandals looked nice, even though the hardware on the sandals is gold and it's silver on the bag.
I used to be very careful to only wear all silver or all gold things to match the hardware on the handbag I was using every day, until I got my first Chloe Paddington bag, with its silver zips and gold padlock. Since then I've gotten a lot more confident at mixing metals. When it comes down to it though I think shiny things always look good with other shiny things, no matter what colour or mix of colour they are, ha!


Last worn: wayfarers(see above), blue printed maxi dress, pastel pink belt, Balenciaga studded sandals, Rebecca Minkoff aquamarine mini MAC.

Other ways to wear: blue printed maxi dress with a clutch for Easter, Balenciaga studded sandals with a chambray shift dress, aquamarine bag with green tank.

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