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New stompy boots

Brooklyn

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Hi all

We are out of lockdown now. (Yay!) I had lunch again with my mum. I wore a couple of new items.

The first is a pair of burgundy boots. I’ve been looking for burgundy stompy boots for a while. These were on deep discount. They lean a bit aubergine and make a nice complement with my See by Chloe bag. (The hardware doesn’t match, but I don’t stress about that.)

The second is a floral midaxi skirt. It will be a good Spring/Summer skirt for me because it’s quite long (better for sun protection) and machine washable.

After seeing my outfit my mum told me she had recently seen the movie “Anna”, which is about a Russian assassin. She told me the heroine in the movie wears “kick butt boots” with skirts and dresses “like you”. I haven’t seen the movie, so I don’t know about the wardrobe comparison. What surprised me was: (1) my mum watching movies about Russian assassins (for context, her favourite TV show is Downton Abbey) (2) my mum using the expression “kick butt boots”. (I did not teach it to her.)

Anyhow, we watched “The Heiress”, which is much more mum-appropriate. It’s a period drama. There were no stompy boots in evidence but rest assured the heroine still managed to kick some butt in the end.

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Tanya

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Love the new boots, they are gorgeous! They go very well with the bag. The skirt is great, too, and I love the simple styling that lets all the individual pieces shine.

Congrats about end of the lockdown! I also enjoyed reading the story about your mom.

CarolS

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Um, hell yeah. Boots skirt and overall look are smashing!

Congrats on getting out of lockdown and your mom's sudden familiarity with the "kick butt" boot. (how adorable!)

Anonymous

Fierce kick butt boots The floral skirt is divine and the top, bag and ring create an awe-inspiring ensemble. Your mom is a hoot!

sarah

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I love your outfit, almost as much as I love your little story about your kick-butt mum.

Sal

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Great new additions and yay for being out of lockdown!! woop woop!!

And are you sure you didn't teach your Mum that expression.....(or maybe she watches more crazy things than you realise).

Suz

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Wow, these are perfect for you! Gorgeous outfit all round.

I love how deliberate and careful you are about your colour curation. It takes time, but you develop beautiful rich capsules that continue to work for you year after year.

Hilarious about your mum talking about "kick butt boots." Maybe she learned the expression from the show?

Jenni NZ

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I love the story and the outfit! You had better get her watching Saga Noren next! (That might be a bit much even for her, watching Saga pick up that bloke in the bar!)

slim cat

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Fab outfit with new boots - love the necklace as well ( ties all the things together )!
Fun story as well - congrats on the end of lockdown!

lozz_oz

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Celebrating end of lockdown fellow Sydneysider!
Now these are seriously luxe kick butt boots. Love the outfit and your mums adoption of a new expression. Sometimes they do surprise us, don’t they?!

Brooklyn

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Thanks Tanya, CarolS, Nikki, Sarah, Sal, Suz, Jenni, slim cat, lozz_oz! I definitely did not teach her the expression. I always refer to them as combat boots or stompy boots. But I note that she has also been reading Jack Reacher books during lockdown. I suspect her innocence is lost.

Jenni, I don’t know what she’d make of Saga. She often knits while watching TV so I think the subtitles would be a challenge. Knitting while watching Russian assassins at work is feasible apparently (hello Madame Defarge).

Lozz, yay! So far so good. I do hope we hit 95% in the next few weeks. It’s looking promising so far.

Stagiaire Fash

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All four of these items are great on their own, and they are wonderful together.

Also great that your mom is coming round on her thinking about your boots / skirt combos, and sees her daughter when she’s watching action adventures. Her new phrase reminds me a little of when I heard my mom say something “sucked”. She won’t even say “butt” (it’s your “behind” or your “bottom” or “rear end”, maybe your “seat”) but then that sex reference popped up. Mom, really? Lol.

What does it mean to be out of lockdown? Are there any restrictions on shops or restaurants, or requirements to wear masks?

Bijou

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Your Mum's comments made me smile - she sounds so much fun! What fabulous boots, such a stunning colour. I happily mix metals too.

Brooklyn

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Thanks Fash! My mum is also generally very “proper” (I mean that in a loving way), so I was pretty surprised too! Re: lockdown. Yes, plenty of ongoing restrictions. Still required to wear masks indoors and there are capacity restrictions on restaurants etc. Plus unvaccinated people aren’t (yet) allowed to go to restaurants or attend gatherings. They have tied the easing of restrictions with increasing vaccination rates. At the moment our case numbers are declining but we’ve only be out of lockdown for just over a week.

Brooklyn

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Thanks Bijou!

Katerina

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Fabulous kick butt boots! They look great with the See by Chloe bag. Love the skirt too and the whole outfit. You look gorgeous as always.
I am sure that Russian assassins could only envy your outfit
Happy for your end of lockdown and increase in vaccination rates.

Kate

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Gorgeous boots and skirt. Love your Mum's comment. They can certainly surprise us sometimes!

Joy

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The stompy boots look great on you and with those beautiful outfits.

Star

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Ha-ha Mom's can be surprising Love the burgundy kick butt boots and the entire outfit.

Star

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Oh and interestingly, just yesterday I saw a very old painted Christian Orthodox Icon on the TV and the colours were brinjal/eggplant and a light orange/coral and what an unexpected and amazing pairing that I have never considered and here it is in your beautiful skirt pattern.

lyn67

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Wow, great color for a stompy boot-looks lovely with the skirt-and am sure will do great with your existing wardrobe!!! I saw "Anna" -a good show and although I can't really recall her exact outfits MOM has probably right about stompy boots to skirts and dresses (I am probably much more used to the look to remark it that way and you can guess the character needed those boots anyway to her edgy girl outfits:-)).

Brooklyn

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Thanks Lyn and Katerina. I am only guessing but I suspect Russian assassins do not favour floral skirts. I am envisaging lots of black. And leather

Thanks Star. Serendipity! For me one of the attractions of wearing pattern is the colour mix. I can struggle with colour mixing myself.

And thanks Joy and Kate.

Anonymous

I think you have color mixing nailed- so there!
re: your mom and the kick butt boots!

lyn67

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Hah, came back to give more credits to your sweet Mama. Anna was a talented ballet dancer recruited via blackmail to work with Russian Secret Service for doing them some ugly jobs (under cover)- and so,...feminine clothes (maybe even florals) may have been succesfully represented in her wardrobe, too. I would really watch again for focusing on the clothes, more..:-)

Brooklyn

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Lyn, I may have to see this movie! If only for the clothes. Like Killing Eve. Great fashion in that too. (And a pretty good show.)

Awe, thanks ST! Maybe I am learning from spending time around here

RobinF

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Gorgeous! Love the boots!

Your mom sounds like a hoot. I feel like we are there with you on your visits.

Janet

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Haha, your description made me think of Killing Eve too!

I adore the boots and have some similar — I wore them with a skirt and tee a couple of weeks ago.

And I’m now seriously considering copycatting that skirt. It has a matching top, which would potentially be a good two-piece dress contender since I’m striking out on finding actual cool-weather dresses…but the top is a high neck, and I’m not so sure that’s the best look for me. I might order it to try. Thanks for the inspiration!

Roxanna

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I adore this! I recently thrifted burgundy stompy boots (inspired by you!) and you are giving me ideas...

And go mum! I love that she thinks you kick butt

nuancedream

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I would love to attend a movie night with you and your mum. Her commentary would be a hoot! Love the kick butt boots and the skirt. It's Monday so, thanks to your mum, I'm going to wear my kick butt boots!

Angie

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Yay for lockdown-lite!

Your kick-butt boots are KILLER! Just like your adorable fun Mama, and this outfit

How special to be able to spend quality time with each other. I am vicariously living through you.

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