Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

Earlier in March, my family and I had a nice day out to a Bacchus Marsh strawberry farm. We've visited before and do so most summers. I had just started my first week of work and was happy to get out on a sunny Saturday.  I wore my white 'Seed' dress with big ruffle sleeves, bought at a secondhand market for $10 (a good score as I've heard Seed clothing can be expensive!) I last wore this dress over a year ago when we were surrounded by the bush-fire smoke in NSW. It's good to now associate this dress with a lovely day out picking strawberries. I also wore my op-shopped jelly shoes ($2) vintage belt ($5) and beaded bag ($5), mum's hat and some sunnies ($1). Gosh I'm cheap - my outfit only cost $23! Mum wore her gingham skirt that she made herself. She paired it with a mustard yellow shirt that has a sharp dagger collar. Mum has a thing for collars and I just love her outfit. Perfect for a strawberry field outing. Mum, dad, my sister and I really enjoyed pick...

Over the holidays, my mum sister and I went for a day trip to country town Bacchus Marsh. We visited a strawberry farm, where we roamed around the field and picked our own strawberries to purchase. It's a fun experience. Whenever we've been in the past, it's always been really hot in the field so we chose to go on a mild day so that we wouldn't bake in the sun! The strawberries weren't as abundant as the season is drawing to an end, so we really needed to search and keep our eyes  peeled for any ripe strawberries hiding beneath the leaves. Even though  it's Summer, I wore boots and tights as either the  weeds between the aisles always make my skin itchy. I also chose to wear a mini dress under my top as  I've made the mistake of wearing a longer skirt to the strawberry field in the past, and it kept getting caught in the plants! We ended our trip with a visit to a few op-shops and then we headed home.  Outfit det...