Kmart Tiered Midi Dresses, Denim Jackets and Black Bags | Weekday Wear Link Up

For today's Weekday Wear Link Up, I'm wearing my Kmart tiered midi dresses again! Accessorised with denim jackets and black bags for some days out in the spring school holidays a couple of weeks ago. I really love these dresses! After noticing that Kmart had brought it out in coral recently, my mum bought it for me so now I have three of these gorgeous dresses in my wardrobe.

What I wore:

Jacket: Cotton On girlfriend denim jacket in whitehaven
Necklace: Roie Designs multi chain layered beaded necklace
Dress: Kmart short sleeve tiered jersey midi dress in amber 
Shoes: thrifted Adidas Superstar sneakers
Bracelets: the usual plus black and gold beaded bracelet stack
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff medium unlined tote in black with shellac studded dome hardware

Why I wore it:

This was such an overcast day - my tote was overstuffed with snacks, water bottles, and an umbrella. Instead of attending the last day of school term the school holidays started early as I took my son and his friend on an outing to go see the animals. It was a lot of fun, especially because the rain stayed away for most of the day. It did rain a little driving there, but by the afternoon it had brightened up considerably, and I even took my denim jacket off.

Thought the white denim jacket went well with the comfortable Adidas superstar sneakers, for all that walking around and for the long drive there and back. It was a lot of fun though, and this dress was the perfect easy light outfit to wear as despite it being a cloudy day, it wasn't cold.

With the black Rebecca Minkoff tote bag with this outfit I went with a black necklace and black bracelets for a bit of matchy-matchy.


Last worn: white denim jacket, beaded necklace, amber tiered midi dress, Adidas Superstar sneakers, Rebecca Minkoff black unlined tote bag.

Other ways to wear: white denim jacket and jeans, amber tiered midi dress worn two ways, Adidas Superstar sneakers and blue dress, Rebecca Minkoff black unlined tote bag and jeans.

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What I wore:

Hat: Big W bow detail sunhat

Jacket: Bubblegum denim jacket
Necklace: Tiffany & Co silver 5th Avenue notes heart pendant necklace
Dress: Kmart short sleeve tiered jersey dress in Fuchsia
Shoes: slim navy and pink Havaianas
Bracelets: the usual
Bag: Amerii medium sling rattan bag in black (c/o)

Why I wore it:

This was a much sunnier day! Our school holiday plans had been a bit upended, but we still managed to make it to the beach thankfully. It was a cooler morning so I added the denim jacket over this fuchsia tiered midi dress, but definitely didn't need it by the time we got to the beach - it felt more like summer than spring, so nice after a few rainy days!

I only wore my little straw circle crossbody bag for my car keys, phone and wallet, as I had a big tote with beach toys for the kids as well as towels and a change of clothes. It was perfect as when the tide went out I had quite a walk from our towel on the sand to where the boys were playing, and it was good having everything important on me. It was supposed to rain later in the afternoon but we luckily avoided that, and just got to enjoy the sunshine and playing at the beach.


Last worn: denim jacket, sun hat, Tiffany heart necklace, fuchsia pink tiered dress, Havaianas, straw circle bag.

Other ways to wear: denim jacket worn 30 ways, sun hat and shorts, fuchsia pink tiered dress and clutch, straw circle bag and maxi skirt.

Perfect for pregnancy: denim jacket in second trimester, sun hat in third trimester.

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How You Can Wear It:

Tiered midi dresses are perfect for spring! For cooler days or cold mornings or evenings, a denim jacket is a great layer. And you can't go wrong accessorising with a classic black bag.

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Weekday Wear Linkup #190

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Cardigans and Culottes With Rebecca Minkoff Edie Bag

Can't believe it's October already! While I have made a start on some Christmas shopping and covered off the basic things I get every year like clothes and books, I always like to get some fun things just to make people smile. Gifts like a custom pet portrait of our dog Cooper for my husband, and a cuddly little mantis for my insect loving son. I find gifts for dog lovers so fun to shop for, one year I got my husband custom pet socks with Cooper's face on them that were adorable! My kids have a couple dog tees, and cuddly toys, and of course I have a couple of necklaces with our dog's little fuzzy silhouette on them. 

I'm looking forward to Cooper's portrait arriving as it will look so good next to a Shih Tzu print my mum gifted us a couple years back for our new house. I've also been buying a few things for myself while shopping for others, like this handbag.

What I wore:

Jacket: Jeanswest waterfall drape cardigan in navy night sky marle
Necklace: Kmart silver long circle pendant necklace
Tee: Cotton On deep v tee in washed desert rose
Short: Kmart culotte short in navy lemon print
Shoes: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star low in white
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Edie regular shoulder bag in Luna blue

Why I wore it:

This was a busy day! Just the usual working from home, but also doing parent teacher interviews with the kids teachers in the afternoon. It was a mix of in-classroom and over the phone interviews, so I wanted to be comfortable but not too casually dressed for the in-person ones. I have worn this pink tee with these Kmart culottes before, I really like the pink and navy together. I felt the navy waterfall cardigan made it a little more formal than just the shorts and the tee alone, and was a good cosy layer for the afternoon meetings as well when it got cooler. And it was extremely comfortable for working from home - I spent my lunch break browsing a few more online shopping sites looking for the perfect Christmas gifts!

While there is some lighter blue in the print on the culottes, it doesn't really match the darker Luna blue of the Edie shoulder bag. I still thought it was a good accessory with everything though, this bag just goes so well with other shades of blue.


Last worn: navy waterfall cardigan, pink tee, circle necklace, Kmart printed culottes, Converse, Rebecca Minkoff Edie shoulder bag.

Other ways to wear: navy waterfall cardigan worn 30 ways, pink tee and maxi skirt, Kmart printed culottes with lilac, Converse and dress, Rebecca Minkoff Edie shoulder bag with pink.

Perfect for pregnancy: white Converse Chucks in second trimester.

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What I wore:

Jacket: thrifted SES Fashions mustard yellow cardigan
Necklace: Uniquely Made with Love Sea Change necklace
Tee: Cotton On The One Deep V tee in marle nep white body black 
Shorts: thrifted Kmart pastel soft culotte shorts in floral print
Shoes: Adidas Stan Smith sneakers in white and navy
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Edie regular shoulder bag in Luna blue

Why I wore it:

Since I liked the outfit formula above so much, I repeated it again! This time a white v-neck tee, with another pair of Kmart printed culotte shorts. I thrifted these a while back for just $1, such a lucky find. The mustard yellow cardigan was an opshop find too! I wore it to keep cosy on the school run and while working from home, and also to be noticeable when surprising my kids at a performance at school. It was so hot though, squished in the crowd of parents watching, that I ended up having to take my cardigan off. Had to wave quite a bit until the boys saw me but they were so happy when they noticed me in the crowd.

Unlike the outfit above, there isn't an abundance of navy that makes the outfit look more coordinated, but I still feel everything goes together well. The pastel shorts look so good with the blue Rebecca Minkoff Edie bag. The white tee and mustard yellow cardigan, while they also don't match, just flowed nicely with everything else.


Last worn: mustard cardigan, beaded necklace, white tee, pastel culottes, Stan Smith sneakers, Rebecca Minkoff Edie bag.

Other ways to wear: mustard cardigan and printed tank, white tee and blazer, pastel culottes with lilac, Stan Smith sneakers and dress, Rebecca Minkoff Edie bag and orange maxi skirt.

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How You Can Wear It:

Shorts and tee is a staple for warmer weather. For those in-between seasons, you can try adding a cosy and colourful cardigan on top, before spring temperatures really arrive.

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