DREAMVILLE KNIT SKIRT IN SUNNY MANGO COLOUR

Hello dear friends,  hope you are well.

Last week was one of the happiest weeks of my life -  my second grandchild, a boy this time 👦, was born.  I already have a granddaughter, Edie, who is nearly 4 years old 😍.

This wonderful occasion filled me with joy and hope and these positive feelings are the reflection of my OOTD.  When I saw a skirt of a vivid colour of mango on a rack at a Sass and Bide store, I knew that I have to have it no matter what.  

My first attraction was to its sunny happy colour that is the epitome of an Australian summer🌞.  Then I saw the tassels knotted into the fabric, the silk soft strands cascading around the skirt all the way down to the ankles and I literally fell in love with it.  No wonder, it was called a Dreamville Skirt.

When one piece of your outfit projects a strong visual impact to become a focal point, you don't want the other items of your outfit to clash with it.  That's why I chose to wear just a simple white t-shirt with the skirt.  I wanted the t-shirt to be slightly cinched around the waist but at first I couldn't figure out the best way to do but then I remembered that I have a big decorative buckle that might come helpful and it did.  I just threaded a piece of fabric through one hole and secured it with a safety pin on the other side.

 This buckle was part of a set (my necklace is the other part) that I bought in Bali many years ago.  Traditionally these buckles are made of coconut shells and the Balinese people use them to secure two ends of the sarong when it is wrapped around the waist.   I was quite happy with the way it worked out and decided to add  a necklace to complete the set.  

In the past if I wore a t-shirt like this one with the crew cut, I would never wear anything around my neck, not even a slim chain but now I've seen a few young girls wearing thick gold chains or even a string of pearls over a simple t-shirt and I quite like this new trend so I am trying to embrace it myself.

I always like how the red and orange colours look well together as they are both members of the same Red family and they both project a happy vibrancy around them and for that reason I accessorised my outfit with the red colour Louis Vuitton handbag 👜.

For our first visit to the hospital, we bought some flowers for the mother, a blue balloon🎈 for the new-born and a red star-shaped one for Edie.  You can't simply buy something for one child and nothing for his sibling.  She was so excited when we handed her the bright red balloon that when the time came to say good-bye to her mom and the brother, she didn't even cry.  What a sweet day it was!!!

Outfit details:

Skirt - Sass & Bide

T-shirt - Zara

Handbag - Louis Vuitton

Shoes - French Court

DOUBLE LAYERED WRAP-AROUND SKIRT FOR A CASUAL MOVIE OUTING

 Hello everyone, how are you doing?

This is another casual outfit which I wore last Sunday when my husband and I went to the movies to see "My Salinger Year".  Two weeks earlier my poor husband ruptured the calf muscle on his right leg which is very painful, especially when he tries to walk.  

There is no such cure for it except rest, ice and elevation. So most of the time he just sits on the couch with his leg up reading a book or watching news and when he wants to go outside, I drive him to Bondi Beach, bring out a folding chair and he sits with a book or just watches the world to go by while I complete my circuit walk along the boardwalk.  Apparently, it will take up to a couple of months to heal 😟 properly so we will be taking things slowly.  However, I have to give him credit, he does everything in his will power to go out, even if it's just a drive to the movies and back.

I bought this double layered skirt many years ago at Bondi Markets but don't wear it often.  I have seen its many incarnations at almost every clothing market I've been through.  Basically, it's two layers of fabric of different patterns and length, cut on the bias and stitched to the belt in a way that you wrap it on either side which makes it two skirts in one. 

I really like it's pattern, it looks really pretty, especially the side with big red flowers on it and the the price tag was quite cheap. When I tried it on, I thought it looked slightly too bohemian for my liking and I didn't have a top of a similar vibe in my wardrobe to go with it. 

Funny enough, on the day when we were going to the movies, or driving to the movies, to be exact, I felt like wearing something different and decided to give the skirt another chance. 

 I wore it with a white loose fitted blouse with a collar and a deep V-cut neck which I bought at Zara last year and it seemed to work.  I experimented with two different ways of wearing the blouse: half-tucked inside the skirt, then tied-up in the front.  Which one do you prefer?

To keep the bohemian vibe, I wore black open toe espadrilles and gypsy looking earrings.

Have you seen this movie?  What are your thoughts?  I won't say anything, no spoiler alert from me😊

Until then,

Anna

xoxo