vivienne westwood

Think Inside the Square

by cecylia on October 28, 2011

Recently Melbourne Central invited me to select 5 favourite Spring Racing accessories from a myriad of their amazing boutiques, to be featured in ‘The Accessory Cube’, a Pop-Up store to get us Races-ready. Spring Racing fashion isn’t just about the dress, the emphasis is on the entire ensemble. And as we all know, the right accessories can dramatically up the style ante. I had a ball choosing the pieces but it was no easy feat, I felt like a judge at Fashion Stakes! After much wandering around the centre and deciding, I am proud to announce these favourites:

  1. Tilkah multi-strand bracelet- the 3 pretty summer colours (turquoise, clear and apricot) ensure it match nearly every outfit you have, and you won’t want to take it off as the weather warms up and your tan darkens
  2. Fame Agenda pastel pink leather belt with gold hardware – the perfect belt for a dress, a flawless balance between dainty and edgy, and only $60!
  3. Melissa Lady Dragon glittery heels – a design collaboration by British fashion doyenne Vivienne Westwood, high-end designer with an affordable price tag, plus these are uber comfy so you can last longer on your feet, and in case Melbourne weather doesn’t behave you don’t have to cry over soiled leather, you can just go home and wash them.
  4. Thurley acrylic hard-case sphere bag (comes with a shoulder chain)- again, water resistant and utter eye candy. My jaw hit the ground when I saw this bag. Plus you can practise bowling with it.
  5. Vintage Rose bouquet head piece, from Olrik – a floral fascinator is the epitome of chic in spring and is guaranteed to turn heads, all for the right reasons. 

Melbourne Central is offering their visitors a chance to win the accessories by simply uploading a picture of your favourite accessory from the Cube onto their Facebook page. What an amazing offer! Visit the Pop up store for more details.

The black dress I’m wearing may seem familar to you, and that’s because it’s a Miss Lyndel Yeo dress I wore with a vintage thermometer in this post.

 

 As you know, I am an accessories-fanatic, I was the buyer of my boutique, and was blessed to come 3rd in the Caulfield Chadstone Fashion Stakes (see here), so you can rest assured that I picked the creme de la creme accessories from Melbourne Central for you.

Visit The Accessory Cube on Level 2, available until 6th November 2011. Have a beautiful weekend everyone, especially those of you attending Derby Day. I won’t be at the Races unfortunately, I have to work at the vets. Happy snapping and happy shopping!

 All photos taken my hubby Chian, see his HILARIOUS animated blog here.

{ 68 comments }

Candidly at Caulfield Cup

17.10.2011

You may have seen from my Facebook updates lately that I’ve been so blessed to [...]

39 comments Keep on reading →

It’s Tux Time

15.07.2011

Hi folks! Did you like the RAFW looks in the 2 previous posts? There are [...]

31 comments Keep on reading →

Always wear expensive shoes. People notice.

15.08.2010

Lately I’ve been splurging and now have no money for food. That’s what 2 pairs [...]

6 comments Keep on reading →

First date with Sonia

09.08.2010

Took my new Sonia Rykiel suede pumps out for a test-wear today. They are seriously high [...]

6 comments Keep on reading →

I Wish I Could Ride a Bike

18.10.2009

Even though I can play the piano and the drums, I cannot ride the bicycle. [...]

5 comments Keep on reading →

Ebay Losses

09.08.2009

They say it is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all. [...]

4 comments Keep on reading →