Thursday, October 9, 2008

Willow, Marni & Tom Binns Faux Real


Wore this out to drinks at The Botanic, had a great Mandarin & Lemongrass Mojito!


Dress: Willow silk dress - I have 3 more dresses from this collection from Australian designer Willow Podgornik, which I absolutely loved. I think this one has a Bottega Veneta & 50's vibe (which I'm a huge fan of) which is completely different from the others. Sadly this dress is 3 sizes too big for me (but still had to get it), not so apparent on the lower half of the dress, due to the style, and slightly elasticated back, but at the top it does show...may see if it can get taken in)
Shoes: Marni patent 'Caramel' stiletto heels (am not 100% used to walking in these yet)
Cuff: Tom Binns Faux Real Cuff


Close-up of the Marni Shoes

Love the little green Chinese beads, I haven't seen any other design of Tom Binns that has these (I'll have to take and post my own photos of this cuff, as I'm afraid these don't do it justice at all).

27 comments:

  1. are u living in melbourne?
    other than the net where abouts do you purchase your clothes?

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  2. what a beautiful outfit !!!
    i love the colour of the dress, the double collar (the round shape and the draped halter neck).
    the buttons look like tiny bamboos, they are so refined and elegant !!!
    and the shoes match perfectly !!!

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  3. very nice and the shoes are to kill for :)

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  4. tom binns is so brilliant. gorgeous post.

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  5. you look gorgeous! the dress is def understated chic; very beautiful!

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  6. Thanks for your lovely comments everyone!

    DYDWD - the colour of the dress is v. similar to that gorgeous silk fabric you have :)

    anonymous- I wish I lived in Melbourne! Do you? I'll be there in a month for a weekend, and these are some of favourite places I'll be heading to:
    GPO - for Akira & Belinda
    QV (Albert Coates Lane) - for Cactus Jam & Christensen Copenhagen
    Zambesi, Marais, Scanlan & Theodore, Kirrily Johnston, Empire Rose, Cose Ipanema, etc...

    Am SO sad Flinders Way is gone, that was one of my fave stores!

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  7. wow, I am so in love wit the dress!!!! The details & cut is so pretty.

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  8. That is a stunning dress. It is really different, the colour is fabulous.

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  9. Your whole ensemble is so elegant and covetable - love every piece! That Willow dress is in such a lovely, rare shade - gorgeous!

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  10. Hi you
    Your blog very beautiful

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  11. That is such a pretty dress and the shoes are stunning!

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  12. those are gorgeous shoes! i'm so jealous of your great designer pieces. it inspires me to save up :P

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  13. the nude colour of the dress looks so lovely on you and the shoes are Amazing

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  14. Your style is very inspirational. I love all the pieces you choose to put together an outfit.
    The marni shoes are tdf, and the cuffs are just gorgeous!

    (adding you to my blog list! :D)

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  15. I interviewed Tom Binns today...he's so bloody uncomprising...really admirable!

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  16. Aw, thanks everyone! :)

    susie_bubble - am utterly jealous you got to interview Tom Binns! Where will the interview be printed/posted? Now that I've bought my 1st TB cuff, I want more! Oh oh!

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  17. Love this outfit, as much as i love the dress, i gotta say the shoes make this outfit, they are seriously gorgeous =]

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  18. yet another pair of marni's?
    brig you're making me green with envy!

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  19. Thanks geri & madame dior!.

    Eeps, Tanya, I know, I'm terrible! But I just loved the heel on this! Ideally I would also like it in the pale grey colour, and in the same heeled-version but with the buckle...hehe...I'm a little greedy girl!

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  20. Wow those shoes look terrible to walk in! The cuff in just beautiful though, if the photos dont' do it justice, I can't even imagine what it looks like in real life!

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  21. your dress is pretty:) and the shoes are stunning... i really love the way you put your outfits together:)

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  22. H - thanks! Yeah, love the cute buttons! And they're on 2 other dresses I have from the same collection by Willow, can't help playing with the buttons!

    MizzJ - yeah, I need to learn how to walk in these Marni's more gracefully!

    FrouFlou - thank you! :)

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  23. I love that dress and the buttons! Do you think that you could take a more close up picture of the fastenings? I just bought a $15 vintage dress that looks very similar but needs all the buttons to be redone.

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