It was supposed to be warm and sunny in Melbourne today, so a dress seemed like a nice idea to be comfortable for the flight down and for walking around the city. I ended up having to wear my jacket as well as it was a bit chilly, although it warmed up and I could put my scarf away after lunch.
Spent some time today walking around, catching trams, having absolutely delicious cupcakes with amazing company and visiting the usual tourist spots - I will try to put some photos up on my facebook page if you want to see. Had to take this quick one in the hotel's rooftop garden as I didn't have any other head to toe shots.
Sometimes on my work from home days I like to throw on a dress. It's a quick outfit to pull together to get the boys out the on time door for daycare drop off, and it's comfortable for sitting all day at home working.
I stuck to my usual easy dress outfit formula for two recent work from home days, and added in some colourful cardigans and Alexander McQueen skull scarves. Even though it's winter, it's nice to wear a bit of colour.
What I wore:
Jacket: thrifted SES Fashions mustard yellow cardigan
Every time I wear this dress I seem to notice it's been a long time between wears! With the thick fabric and longer sleeves, it's usually packed away with my winter things which doesn't give me many opportunities in the year to wear it. It's such a comfortable tee dress though, with a slightly longer hem in the back so that I feel comfortable sitting on the floor with the boys when I'm wearing it.
You might have seen I've just posted blue and yellow outfits, and I'm wearing the colour combination again! I like yellow and blue together, and really like this mustard cardigan with the navy striped dress. Of course with the yellow cardigan, it made sense to pick out this Alexander McQueen skull scarf. It's yellow skulls on a pink background so a nice combination with this outfit. The mustard yellow Rebecca Minkoff micro Regan bag was another further bit of matchy-matchy.
The only thing I didn't like about this outfit was the tights. Having no luck finding fleece lined leggings, I tried a pair of these footless tights - you can see the little slivers of exposed ankle. They got some pulls in them on this first wear. With the boys in daycare while I worked it wasn't like I spent a long day with the kids being rough and tumble - I'm sad that they didn't have the quality behind them (and that I didn't keep the receipt!). Otherwise, this was such a great outfit.
Unlike the outfit above, I wasn't quite as pleased with this outfit. It seemed like a great idea, a navy shift dress layered up with fleece lined tights and tall boots to keep me cosy, with a purple cardigan and pink scarf for some extra colour, topped off with the neutral silver Rebecca Minkoff mini MAC bag.
As I mentioned on Instagram, I think the white print on the dress and the mostly cream scarf didn't go that well together. I really like pink and blue together, but I think the first outfit works better as the scarf is more of a block colour. With the cream background and the hot pink skulls on this scarf, it doesn't sit as nicely with the print of the dress. Still a great colour combination and scarf, and just maybe not the right piece with this outfit.
The cardigan also was not as thick as I needed on such a cold day. The dress is long sleeved, but it's a thin viscose material and a thin cardigan on top wasn't as warm as I needed for a colder than expected winter day. Luckily I spent most of it working from home, but having to do the daycare runs and taking my son to his specialist appointment in the afternoon made me wish I'd worn something a bit warmer.
They might not be Alexander McQueen, but they are still as fun to wear!
How You Can Wear It:
It's easy to add colour to a winter outfit with bright cardigans and fun scarves. A cheerful scarf with more than one colour in the print (like the pink and yellow skull scarf in the first outfit) makes it easy to pick other pieces like a cardigan that coordinates with it. Or you can go all out and pick different complementary colours like I did in the second outfit. Sticking with a neutral outfit base like a navy dress makes adding colourful accessories even simpler.
It was such a warm sunny day today a dress was called for! I wore it during the day with sandals and changed to boots at night. We are gong out to dinner and stopping by a friend's party, should be a good night.
The dress was last worn here, and bag here.This is the first time I've worn the sandals as they are a new purchase.
Had a nice relaxing start to the year at my in-laws house with a BBQ and some games. I wanted to wear this skirt and also wanted to carry my Balenciaga clutch, so I tried a mix of gold and silver with this outfit. I'm not sure it really worked, wouldn't pair this skirt and clutch together again. Was pleased with the photo location though - wearing a blossom tee under beautiful purple blossoms!
The sunnies were last worn here, skirt here, shoes here and bag here. This is the first time I've worn the tee as it is a recent purchase.
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And here's what I wore to spend some time on the beach with DH today:
So pleased that today had the perfect beach weather after our plans were rained out last week. We headed down to the gold coast to relax and soak up some sun. Although we got stuck in traffic on the way there, the perfect beach weather more than made up for it. Took this photo on our way back to the car so please excuse the wet beach hair! Wore my Zara tunic dress over my bikini to cover up and keep my shoulders hidden from the sun.
The sunnies were last worn here, dress here, thongs here and bag here.
First day of the long weekend means a nice casual jeans and tee outfit! Wearing my fave jeans and my latest purchase, a super-soft tee from Hendrick Boards. Purchasing it also donated $10 to help a rescued puppy named Chamsky.
I found out about the company through an Oscar's Law campaigner. Every tee purchased donates to a shelter, or specifically the care of one rescued animal. For someone like me who wants to help animals and also buys a lot of tees, it's a perfect site! :) I enjoy seeing the updates they post about the neglected animals getting better too. It's nice to see sometimes that there is good in the world. And sometimes, it's fun to wear the tee and hug your adopted puppy while you're on a walk with him!
Tried to take advantage of the last of the warmth today with bare legs! Just a nice casual outfit for running around. We took Cooper to the groomers, ran some errands, and then I had Church Online in the evening. Was pleased it wasn't too cold to go bare-legged, as the boots and scarf helped keep me cosy.
Wanted to be warm and comfortable today in the cold and wet weather! Picked an outfit I could wear all day, from shopping in the morning to a party at a friend's house at night. Thought this dress was a good pick as it looks great on it's own or with layers like I wore it today. I liked the mix of prints with the leopard scarf so choose pink accessories too. What do you think?
The scarf was last worn here, dress here, boots here and clutch here.
Today was a fun girls day out! We started our day at DFO Brisbane, shopping for spring accessories, and ended the day with dinner and drinks.
We all had such a great time at DFO, and came home with at least one shopping bag each! Nothing beats the giggles and quality time you get shopping together with friends. There were plenty of different stores to keep us all interested, and with up to 70% off, something to fit everyone's budget.
Our main destinations for Spring accessories were Oroton and Forever New, although of course we stopped in to check out the other amazing sales going on in the outlets! I shared some photos of our shopping on instagram as it happened, but here's a reveal of the accessories I bought:
Oroton vanity-jewellery roll in pink. The pink is such a cheerful Spring colour, will brighten up the inside of any bag! Was $125, reduced to $50.
Forever New 'Poppy' gunmetal embellished clutch. Caught my eye from across the store, the perfect Spring bling! Was $49.95, reduced to $34.95.
Forever New 3 pack belts in orchid petal / glitter / white croc. Great pastel belts for a new season colour update to winter dresses. Was $19.95, reduced to $4.95.
Forever New coral / white wrap around charm bracelet. Such a cute piece, couldn't resist picking it up to add some colour to bracelet stacks. Was $16.99, reduced to $7.95.
Some great bargains there, I saved $114! Enough for another shopping trip.... What do you think of my purchases?
I went to Zara this morning and bought this beautiful printed tunic bib front dress that I wore to go to Bondi beach, it was perfect. Later in the day we had a cruise around the harbour and I wore jeans and an Oscar's law tee. Visited some stores for Fashion Night Out too, lots of photos of that on Instagram, @awayfromblue.
The trench was previously worn here, top here, jeans here and bag here. The dress was a new purchase.
