Hello everyone, hope you are doing well and keeping the Christmas fever in check.
Although, according to the calendar we, in Australia, are in the midst of summer, but the weather has been really jumped around so far that you don't know what to wear from one day to the next.
Luckily for us, the day these pictures were taken was very hot and I was able to wear my new over-sized cotton dress that kept me as cool as a cucumber during the photo shoot. We were having lunch with friends at one of the hottest restaurants in the neighbourhood,
Chiswick, and afterwards, on the way back to our car, we had a short stroll through the grounds of the restaurant where these photos were taken.
As a rule, I am not a big fan of over-sized dresses, especially when it comes to on-line shopping. Despite their promise that one size fits all, I quite often find that they don't fit as well as I would like hence I prefer to buy them at a real brick and mortar establishment where I can try before I buy.
Having said that, I didn't buy this dress at the clothing store, I bought it at the Collective Market on our recent trip to Brisbane. Walking from stall to stall, I spotted two young women dressed in quite attractive dresses who were busy unzipping big clothing bags and hanging out their stock on the racks. We came over to have a closer look. It was hard not to spot this dress due to its unique print.
I asked if they have it in my size which is medium, the girl explained to me that this is an over-size style of dress where one size fits all. They didn't have a proper fitting room just a big mirror propped against the wall so I slipped it over the clothes I was wearing that day which happened to be a pair of linen pants and a plain t-shirt to get at least a vague idea of what would I look like in it.
My husband assured me that I looked nice, the price on the tag looked very reasonable and I thought, why not. Even if the bad comes to worst I wouldn't like it on me, it is not going to be a big deal.
Back in Sydney, I once again tried it on but this time properly and actually liked it. It has a full cocoon silhouette through the lower body with side pockets and is made of pure cotton and is very light and breathable. But I think its main feature is its unique print that is haphazardly placed all over the dress thus breaking the monochromatic monotone and thus drawing your eyes back to it wanting for more.
Since the print is quite delicate and my skin looks quite pale against the white colour of the dress, I decided to go for rather bold strong accessories like black onyx beads around my neck, a wide heavy bracelet around my wrist and a red painted handbag and matching lipstick for a dash of colour.
What I wore today:
Dress - H.S.J.P
Handbag - Louis Vuitton (old)
and my brand new sunglasses from
Valley
I am aiming for one more post in 2018, fingers crossed I will not fail
Love to you all
Anna
xoxo
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