Striped Tee Dresses and Pink Crossbody Bag

Sharing two incredibly similar outfits today, with sneakers, striped tee dresses and my little Rebecca Minkoff Jean MAC crossbody bag. Sometimes when I follow an outfit formula I'll tweak it a little each time I wear it, but these outfits feature such similar dresses they are almost identical!

What I wore:

Necklace: Kmart silver long circle pendant necklace
Dress: All About Eve striped black tee dress 
Shoes: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star coast blue
Bracelets: the usual plus turquoise and silver bracelet stack
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Jean MAC bag in fig 

Why I wore it:

Added a little extra colour to this staple black and white tee dress with the pink Rebecca Minkoff Jean MAC bag, blue Converse and even a little turquoise and silver bracelet stack. Had a busy day with an appointment, the school run, and working from home. Because it was such a hot day and there was a little bit of running around between everything I went with this simple dress. It's a firm favourite of mine as although it's black it's a nice loose fitting shift dress and so it's perfect in the heat!

I thought the colourful accessories were great with the black and white too - all colours work with this dress!

Last worn: black and white striped shift dress, turquoise bracelet stack, circle necklace, blue Converse, Rebecca Minkoff Jean MAC.

Other ways to wear: black and white striped shift dress and leather jacket, blue Converse and midi skirt, Rebecca Minkoff Jean MAC and monochromatic blue outfit.

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What's In My Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Jean MAC

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What I wore:

Necklace: thrifted purple wooden bead 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 Jean MAC bag in fig 

Why I wore it:

This was a really hot day - I feel my face shows that well now I've decided to give up the hunt for a good BB cream or tinted sunscreen.😅 All the tinted ones I've tried since my go-to was discontinued are breaking me out. So I'm giving up and just wearing plain, sheer sunscreen. Despite the heat we had a busy day ahead of us, so a simple shift dress was the ideal outfit.

We'd picked a venue and sent our son's party invites out before the big floods hit Brisbane a few weeks ago. So when my friend told me at a playdate our favourite park was closed we were shocked and had to scramble to find someplace new for the party. We went by the park to confirm it was still fenced off and unusable after the floods, and then checked out some other possible party venue parks near us, and of course to let the kids play in the playgrounds! It was tricky as being a party for prep kids we needed toilets in the park as well as a fun playground, and lots of space for all our guests in a covered area for shade. Thankfully we found another park that worked and we were able to let everyone know the change of venue a few days before the party.

Last worn: black and white striped tee dress, lilac necklace, New Balance sneakers, Rebecca Minkoff Jean MAC (above).

Other ways to wear: black and white striped tee dress in winter, Rebecca Minkoff Jean MAC and printed shorts.

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How You Can Wear It:

Striped dresses are wardrobe staples! You really can't go wrong with stripes. In neutral black and white, you can add more colour with some brighter accessories as I've done here with the pink crossbody bag in both outfits, and the blue Converse in the first outfit.

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Floral Printed Dresses and Rebecca Minkoff Edie Shoulder Bag In Luna Blue

Sharing these two floral dresses together in a post again, although they are both very different styles and colours. The Rebecca Minkoff Edie shoulder bag works nicely with both the green in the tee dress and the blue in the tiered sundress.

What I wore:

Earrings: Kmart teal tassel earrings
Dress: Atmos & Here Willow printed tee dress
Shoes: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star low in black
Bracelets: the usual plus Roie Designs pearl beaded bracelets 
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Edie regular shoulder bag in Luna blue

Why I wore it:

Again taking advantage of the mask rules being dropped on school grounds to wear some pretty earrings! I really feel I'd been neglecting my earring collection with the mask rules, sticking to simple studs. I still carry a mask with me each day and wear one indoors but it's nice no longer having to wear them outside the classrooms dropping off and picking up the kids. Since I was mask free with the school run and working from home, pretty earrings were a good accessory with this floral print dress even if the teal tassels aren't a perfect match to the colours in the print.

Just like the earrings, the luna blue Rebecca Minkoff Edie shoulder bag doesn't match any of the shades of blue in the print either but I thought that it complimented the colours nicely. This shade of blue really goes with so much! Although I only had to do a little bit of driving around I went with my comfortable Converse - they have become a really go-to for me lately.


Last worn: teal tassel earrings, floral print tee dress, leather and pearl bracelets, Converse, Rebecca Minkoff Edie bag.

Other ways to wear: floral print tee dress and denim jacket, Converse and denim skirt, Rebecca Minkoff Edie bag and navy dress.

Perfect for pregnancy: floral print tee dress in second trimester, black Converse in third trimester.

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My Blue Handbag Collection:

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What I wore:

Jacket: Cotton On girlfriend denim jacket in whitehaven
Necklace: House of Harlow sunburst necklace in silver and grey
Dress: Kmart strappy tiered sundress in watercolour blue and blush print
Shoes: thrifted Adidas Superstar sneakers
Bracelets: the usual
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Edie regular shoulder bag in Luna blue

Why I wore it:

Last time I wore this white denim jacket I paired it with this pretty blue and blush tiered sundress for a rainy day. I was frustrated I couldn't get a good pic with the rain so I knew I'd try these two pieces together again when the weather agreed. It was one of those typical autumn days where it was summer-like temps during the day but cooler in the morning and afternoon, so the denim jacket didn't stay on all day. I really like the dress and jacket combo though, especially with the white Adidas superstar sneakers for a bit of matchy-matchy. Again I thought the blue of the Rebecca Minkoff Edie shoulder bag, while a different shade from the blue on the dress, was a nice accessory with it.

The silver sunburst necklace was an attempt at matching the silver hardware on the Edie bag but I think it gets lost a bit in the print of the dress, maybe a different necklace with a chunkier chain would have worked better. While I didn't really like the necklace too much looking back at the photos, I loved this outfit when I wore it. Good for a day of working at home while the kids were at school, with an early lunch for an appointment in the morning and some errands in the afternoon.


Last worn: white denim jacket, sunburst necklace, floral tiered sundress, Adidas Superstar sneakers, Rebecca Minkoff Edie shoulder bag (above).

Other ways to wear: white denim jacket and orange dress, floral tiered sundress in winter, Adidas Superstar sneakers and culottes, Rebecca Minkoff Edie shoulder bag and denim skirt.

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How You Can Wear It:

Dresses and sneakers are a good autumn combination! On cooler mornings try layering just a little with a trusty denim jacket like I have in the second outfit.

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