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Tag: Vogue 7303

Gelato colours

09/02/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Gelato colours

When wearing pastels, especially head-to-toe, one is in danger of looking sticky sickly sweet.  Additionally if the silhouette is too “safe” you may come across as grandmotherly or queen-motherish.  An outfit of this type needs some elements of hard-edge or…

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Khaki and lace

06/02/201021/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on Khaki and lace

Today I look a little like I’m on safari.  Hilarious, considering the only wildlife around the beach here is birds, possums, the odd bobtail and Sienna. I know I showcased this olive skirt only recently, paired with a rainbow of…

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Olive green corduroy skirt, 6 different ways

21/01/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on Olive green corduroy skirt, 6 different ways

My olive green corduroy skirt out of Vogue 7303 has been incredibly useful in my wardrobe and is something I grab without thinking on a regular basis, secure in knowing it will go with just about anything else I own.…

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Cool neutrals

11/01/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on Cool neutrals

(Can I just start by saying that I looked back over a few of my old comments and people have written such kind and uplifting comments; thankyou all so much!  Especially about my daughter’s ballgown, yes I am so proud…

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Boxing Day by the pool

26/12/200915/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized1 Comment on Boxing Day by the pool

Boxing day, and a quiet day by the pool planned, with just a few trips in and out to drop off/pick up my eldest son who is working.  I briefly considered going to the shops while dropping him off today…

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Quiet study in neutrals

16/12/200921/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized2 Comments on Quiet study in neutrals

Today’s outfit is a little drab and neutral, however sometimes one feels like being drab and neutral.  Especially if it’s the last day of one’s holiday (sad face).  One is possibly overusing the impersonal first person pronoun here.  However this…

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Purple flowered shrub, what is your name?

14/12/200915/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized1 Comment on Purple flowered shrub, what is your name?

Not as hot today as yesterday, thank goodness!  Visited Castle Rock and lay about in the sun, occasionally getting up to splash about in the cool turquoise waters.  Ah, but this is the life. Today I dressed as inspired by…

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Warm rocks and wet sand

12/12/200921/12/2016 CarolynUncategorizedLeave a Comment on Warm rocks and wet sand

Beach-combing this morning; my husband was deeply disappointed that Mr Cappuccino Man seems to be taking a day off…  So peaceful and blissfully tranquil out on the bay, we shared the beach with about fifteen people and everyone calls “good…

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