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The versatility of a bold print skirt

January 6, 2015 / Fashion, Style tips / 19 Comments

Happy New Year!

I can’t believe that we are 6 days into January. It’s been hot and humid around Brisbane. I hear the heat hasn’t escaped down south either.

Whenever the heat starts to get to me, I tend to gravitate towards dresses or patterned pants and tees on the clothes front.

Today I wanted to share with you a skirt that has been a game changer to my wardrobe.

Truth be told, I’m not much of a skirt wearer. Mainly because I dislike the friction between my legs and I find that skirts don’t suit my frame as well as a dress or pants do.

Except when I wear my Keshet Midi skirt that was kindly gifted to me from The Butterfly House.

The versatility of a bold print skirt like the one I’m featuring today, means it can be worn many ways by simply changing the colour of your top.

The skirt has a stretchy waist band which makes it a great choice to wear during and post pregnancy.

The waist band can also be worn high, turning the skirt into a strapless dress.

I don’t like to wear strapless dresses when I’m a bit rounder on the shoulders, so I styled it as a skirt.

This skirt pattern isn’t currently featured on The Butterfly House webpage, but there are other colours featured online and you can contact the owner, Natalie, if she has any stock of this featured skirt.

Keshet are a Tasmanian brand of clothing and The Butterfly House is one of a couple of exclusive stockists in QLD of this brand.

Where I can I like to support local businesses when it comes to my fashion choices. The skirts come in a midi style like the one I’m wearing or a maxi skirt style.

Do you like to wear skirts? What do you tend to wear when the weather heats up?

I’m linking with Essentially Jess for IBOT.

Disclosure: I was gifted 1 Keshet skirt for editorial consideration. This post has been written in accordance to my disclosure policy.

What I wore Christmas Day – Adrift Bahama Chilli Dress

December 30, 2014 / Fashion, News / 0 comment

I bought three dresses to wear for Christmas Day. I know crazy and indulgent. I usually buy two – one to wear on Christmas Eve to church and another to be worn on Christmas Day.

The dress I intended to wear was a red Firefly dress which fit me well except around my belly. Such a bummer about the fit, I emailed the online shop where I purchased the dress from to see if I could swap the Large for an Extra Large, but because the dress had been featured on Styling You, it had sold out.

Not to worry. I still wanted the dress and I know that when the baby weight starts to drop off, the dress will fit me perfectly.

The next dress I bought was the Ahoy dress from Bohemian Traders but there were no large sizes left so I got the medium and although it fit me well too – that little pot belly decided to stick out again!

The third and final dress was the Bahama Maxi Dress in Chilli from Adrift. I have had my eye on it for a while and when it went on sale, I snapped it up. Unfortunately the same dress is no longer available, but this is a similar style if you are interested. There is enough drape and V-neck to allow for breastfeeding too.

What I wore Christmas Day – Adrift Maxi Dress in Chilli

I love the colours in the dress and the cross-over at the bust makes it very breastfeeding friendly.

So friendly it revealed a bit too much of my cleavage so I wore a black nursing singlet underneath for modesty and teamed the dress with my gold and black sandals from Tony Bianco which I bought last season.

I got this photo outside so you could see the colours in the dress.

A multi- coloured dress like this can be accessorized quite easily. I could have opted for some fine jewellery, or costume jewellery and I chose the latter to make more of a statement for Christmas Day.

This selfie shows the necklace I teamed with this dress.

The dress drapes in all the right places and camouflaged a Christmas Food Baby very well. 🙂

For more Christmas Day outfit inspiration, check out Styling You’s post with a wrap up of #everydaystyle entries.

What did you wear on Christmas Day? Had some online shopping near disasters like me?

Is Leopard Print a Neutral?

December 17, 2014 / Fashion / 6 Comments

On the weekend, the weather turned cooler which was a welcome relief to us Brisbanites who have had a sweltering week prior. Due to the heat and the end of the year, I have lost my motivation to create new outfits for #everydaystyle. When motivation is lacking, I wear 5 go to outfits that I know look good and are cool to wear through summer.

On Saturday night, my husband and I decided to head into the City to take the girls to see the Christmas Parade and Light show. As a mummy, I like to wear outfits that don’t require maintenance and are easy to chuck on.

I was ready within ten minutes by pulling on a pair of jeans, a black tee and this gorgeous leopard print cape that was a gift to my mum, who gifted it to me. Yeah for free clothes!

Is Leopard print a neutral? Many argue it is, and my take is that it is a neutral print. It’s a print that keeps coming back time and time again which means it’s a classic. Classics are good to have in your wardrobe.

I’ve put together a selection of items that are currently available this season in leopard print.

1. Dream House Leopard Print Cape City Beach $49.99

2. Bohemian Traders Animal Print High Low Skirt $129.00

3. Bohemian Traders Animal Print Maxi Dress $139.00

4. Hard to Find Savannah Cotton Leopard Print Cape $149.00

5. Hard to Find Zambia Cotton Leopard Print Cape $149.00

Are you a leopard print fan? Could I find leopard print in your wardrobe?

I’m linking with Kimba Likes for Wardrobe Wednesday.

Fashion Accessory Gifts under $60

December 10, 2014 / Fashion / 2 Comments

I love fashion accessory gifts. I like buying them and receiving them because they are the type of present that will fit within a tight budget, and I love receiving them because I can never have enough accessories.

I put together a collage of fashion accessory gifts under $60. It was going to be for under $50, but I really like the bracelet from Bohemian Traders and I had to include it.

The key to buying fashion accessories for someone is to watch what they wear and buy something that will suit their taste. No point buying a pink necklace because you like it. Their preferred colour may be blue.

I also find that fashion accessories are a great gift to give during the year for Birthdays.

I’ve taken into account trends for this season, so hopefully you may get some inspiration from my ideas.

First Coloumn going down: Twist Scarf $36.95, XO Sterling Silver Earrings $49.95, Spots and Bird Print Scarf $9.95

Second Column going down: Aztec Necklace $19.95, Mimco Hard IPhone Case $24.95 , Bohemian Traders Crescent Coin Bracelet in Silver $56.00

Third Coloumn going down: Flare Five Tassel Necklace $34.95, Mimco Non leather Carry all pouches $44.95, Swallow brooch $32.00

Which fashion accessories take your fancy? Do you like fashion accessories as gifts?

#shopwhatyougot Challenge – last 10 days of outfits

December 4, 2014 / Fashion / 1 Comment

Sunday saw the last of my capsule wardrobe for the month of November. If you want to see what outfits I wore in the first 20 days, head here and here.

I had to allow for a trip to Melbourne when organizing myself for the challenge. I actually found it quite easy to work out what clothes to put in my capsule wardrobe. Some days I wore the same outfit because I didn’t have time to think about putting an outfit together. I also took the challenge in a different light by choosing clothes ten days at a time.

This challenge proves that a capsule wardrobe can work for any of us if you have the right pieces in the wardrobe in the first place. You will see some double ups of outfits from previous weeks because I didn’t get my photo taken on those days.

Here is what I wore for the last 10 days of the challenge.