Take my hand, let me stand



Hello! How was your weekend?
Mine was pretty good. 
On Saturday, I decided to braid my hair! 
I always have my hair in a ponytail, so it was nice to try something different.




The combination of the braids and my huge coin necklace made me feel rather Cleopatra-esque. I love the 1963 film Cleopatra, if only for the fashion and gorgeous snake jewellery. 


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I wore this outfit to visit a new local cannoli bar that my sister had discovered. 


My mum and I were in our element - we love all things Italian and homemade. I had the nutella canolli and can't wait to go back and try a different flavour, perhaps the chocolate or the classic flavour (it had cedro in it, which is sugared pieces of the white part of lemon skins).


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On Sunday, we went to the football and the Bulldogs won what I thought was going to be a losing game. Go Dogs!


In the morning, my mum and I went to the  market and I found two things:

This crazy glass skull and a velvet dress, $3 each.


I umm-ed and ah-ed over the glass skull, as I wasn't sure what I'd use it for. Then I figured, for $3, I'll get it, and I love how it looks filled with flowers! It's a good reminder of my own mortality too, that I shouldn't take life for granted.




I'm a big Elvis fan and heard this duet with his daughter Lisa Marie Presley on the weekend. I've been singing it for days, it's so beautiful. I love Lisa's vocals.






Outfit details:
Vintage wool sweater (made in Scotland), vintage bag (made in Italy), boots (made in New Zealand), coin necklace found last week- market finds.
Can you tell I like things that are made in different countries?!
Velvet pants and scarf- retail. 


Have a great week! 



Comments

  1. Vix15 August, 2018

    Loving the coin necklace and the braids, what a nice change to a pony tail.
    Do you watch Detective Montalbano (an Italian subtitled drama series set in Sicily)? He's obsessed with Canolli! I'm not a sweet tooth at all but that cafe looks wonderful! xxx

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    1. Jess 15 August, 2018

      Hi Vix,
      No I haven't heard of it, I'll have to check it out. I think I'm obsessed with canolli now too! Xxx

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