Golden Tees, Denim, Kimonos and Louis Vuitton Bags: Weekday Wear Link Up

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! For today's Weekday Wear Link Up I'm sharing a couple more outfits from back in November. I'll share my Christmas outfits for next week's link up, I always take a little blog break over Christmas and rely on posts like this that I schedule in advance.

I love a good easy outfit formula, and these two outfits show a perfect one for summer. Denim, sneakers, a kimono, a golden yellow tee and some Louis Vuitton bags. Perfect for our humid Summers in Brisbane.

What I wore:

Jacket: thrifted digital print no label kimono
Necklace: Uniquely Made with Love Sea Change necklace
Tee: Cotton On The One fitted v tee in washed summer mango
Shorts: thrifted Jeanswest distressed denim shorts
Shoes: New Balance Coast women's running shoe in black 
Bracelets: the usual plus Cora purpleheart and mother of pearl watch c/o JORD
Bag: Louis Vuitton MM damier azur Neverfull

Why I wore it:

This was such a fun day! We spent the whole day at Sea World after staying overnight at the resort, and got to meet the dolphins in the morning before the park opened. We then spent the whole day jumping between all the rides, the kids had an amazing time!

I wanted to wear this mango coloured tee as I thought it was a good match for the orange in the print of the kimono, although not a perfect match. And shorts and tee and a kimono is the perfect theme park outfit. The Louis Vuitton Neverfull was good for carrying everything we needed too. Thankfully I wasn't wearing it when we went on a water ride in the afternoon and got completely soaked, a lot more than we usually do on that ride! My kimono was light enough to dry off quickly but my denim shorts not so much - we ended up changing back at the resort! It was a really good day though and the drenching helped us cool off as it was really warm.


Last worn: pixelated kimono, mango tee, beaded necklace, distressed denim shorts, New Balance sneakers, Louis Vuitton damier azur neverfull.

Other ways to wear: pixelated kimono and purple tee, mango tee and culottes, distressed denim shorts and stripes, Louis Vuitton damier azur neverfull worn 30 ways.

Perfect for pregnancy: Louis Vuitton damier azur neverfull at 38 weeks.
 

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Louis Vuitton Speedy Vs Neverfull Comparison

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What I wore:

Jacket: Jeanswest Kensley summer tie-dye kimono
Necklace: thrifted blue statement beaded necklace
Tee: Big W mustard v-neck tee
Skirt: JayJays distressed denim mini skirt
Shoes: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star coast blue
Bracelets: the usual plus Cora purpleheart and mother of pearl watch c/o JORD
Bag: Louis Vuitton Damier Ebene 30 speedy bandouliere

Why I wore it:

This was not such an exciting day, although it's a very similar outfit formula with a golden tee, printed kimono and distressed denim. Wore my Louis Vuitton speedy bandouliere bag as it was a rainy day and this is a good waterproof option!

I really like blue and yellow together so this mustard tee has been worn quite a lot with blue! I loved the tie dye kimono with it, and the blue Converse were another way to introduce more blue, along with the beaded necklace. Nice and colourful for a wet day with the school run, a couple errands, and multiple sports sessions for the kids.


Last worn: tie dye kimono, lozenge bead necklace, golden tee, distressed denim skirt, blue Converse, Louis Vuitton speedy bandouliere.

Other ways to wear: tie dye kimono and green jeans, golden tee and black jeans, distressed denim skirt and green duster, blue Converse and shorts, Louis Vuitton speedy bandouliere and maxi skirt.

Perfect for pregnancy: Louis Vuitton speedy bandouliere in third trimester.

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How You Can Wear It:

Tees and denim are a summer staple. Adding a printed kimono is an easy way to introduce more colour and print to your outfit. You can coordinate your tee with the colours in the print of the kimono like I have in the first outfit, or pick a more contrasting colour instead like I have in the second outfit.

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Weekday Wear Linkup #151

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Dressed Up: Maxi Dresses and Rebecca Minkoff Love Bags

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas! While I've worn both of these dresses for Christmas before (here and here) I'm wearing a different dress for Christmas this year. I wore both these maxi dresses for a couple of events earlier in the month.

What I wore:

Earrings: Prouds gold and silver spiral drop earrings
Necklace: Tiffany diamonds by the yard necklace with Tiffany & Co silver 5th Avenue notes heart pendant necklace
Dress: Jeanswest Sophia high-low maxi dress
Shoes: Rebecca Minkoff Georgina studded gladiator sandals in blush
Bracelets: the usual
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff chevron quilted small Love crossbody bag in pale coral

Why I wore it:

I wore this for a family photo shoot. We did our annual family photos that we put in our Christmas cards back in November, but the in-laws had booked in some time with a photographer to get photos of their extended family. Couldn't decide what dress to wear as we hadn't been told to try coordinate or wear any particular colour, just to not dress too casually. Decided this colourful dress would work with whatever everyone else was wearing, with all the colours in the print. Thankfully we were well prepared with bug spray too as the photos were in the afternoon and there were a lot of bugs around.

As well as carrying my usual essentials with my phone and wallet, I decided to bring along a couple books for the boys and all our water bottles. Put all of that in the big backpack so it was easy to carry, and decided to wear this little peach Rebecca Minkoff small Love bag just for my essentials. Didn't really need it, just thought it would be helpful to have everything I needed close by and not have to rummage through the backpack when my phone went off. There isn't any orange in the print of this dress but I liked the contrast the orange small Love bag gave with it.

Kept it simple with the rest of the accessories that were actually in the photos, with these staple sentimental Tiffany necklaces and some earrings hubby bought me.

Last worn: spiral earrings, Tiffany diamond necklace, Tiffany heart necklace, mandala print maxi dress, studded gladiator sandals, Rebecca Minkoff small Love bag.

Other ways to wear: mandala print maxi dress under a knit, studded gladiator sandals worn 30 ways, Rebecca Minkoff small Love bag and jeans.

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Rebecca Minkoff Love Bag Comparison

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What I wore:

Earrings: Piper glass beaded chandelier earring in cream and gold
Dress: Jeanswest 'Sierra' embellished black maxi dress
Shoes: Wittner 'Jasmarie' studded sandals
Bracelets: the usual
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff quilted jumbo Love bag in cobalt

Why I wore it:

Wore this for a fun family event my son was performing in. It was fun to get dressed up! After this big event in the morning we had lunch at home and then got changed for our trip to Movie World theme park that afternoon. I liked this outfit, just wanted something more festive for the Christmas experience at the theme park!

It's been a while since I last wore this maxi dress so it's either stretched out on the hanger or I've forgotten how long it was - with my flat sandals I felt I kept tripping over the long hem on this! Really need to get it altered to be a better length on me. With the beautiful beading on the neckline I couldn't decide what necklace to wear - decided not to wear one in the end and wear these big statement beaded earrings instead. The gold beads on the earrings coordinated nicely with the gold beads on the dress and when I tried it on I was pleased it didn't look as overly accessorised as I thought, it was a nice combination.

The big bold cobalt Love bag was a practical choice to fit all my essentials and my camera in it for taking photos and video of my son up on stage. Hubby had the backpack with everyone's water bottles in it too. It was a really fun morning, although I did feel overdressed when we stopped to do an errand on the way home, ha!

Last worn: beaded earrings, embellished black maxi dress, studded sandals, Rebecca Minkoff cobalt Love bag.

Other ways to wear: embellished black maxi dress and kimono, studded sandals and pencil skirt, Rebecca Minkoff cobalt Love bag and jeans.

Perfect for pregnancy: embellished black maxi dress at 39 weeks, studded sandals in second trimester.

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How You Can Wear It:

When you're not sure what to wear a pretty maxi dress is perfect - easy to dress up or dress down. And of course I can never resist adding more colour to an outfit with a bright bag!

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I hope you have a very Merry Christmas on Saturday and get to enjoy time with family and friends! I'll have a post up on Monday for the regular Weekday Wear Link up as usual, and a few more scheduled posts over the Christmas season.

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