Thanks all!!
I just wanted to add a few comments more as it was a very quick and busy trip. I arrived home 2.30am Sat morning and was out pretty much the rest of the weekend with sport and events on.
It was a lot of fun to meet Brooklyn in person - she is a delightful person and I enjoyed the lunch and her local knowledge. It is a little strange meeting people that you meet online, but you quickly get over that.
My trip was based around two work meetings, and Jon had a conference for the day as well. We also met a friend who I had lost touch with for dinner, and did some sight seeing. It was a lovely time to visit Sydney, there were great floral displays in David Jones and the Queen Victoria Building, and of course lots of spring fashion to eye up. I did more browsing than shopping. I loved looking at the high end designer footwear in David Jones (Stella McCartney/Valentino etc) and also the beautiful swimwear and lingerie. I did some trying on of jeans (Paige and AG brands mostly) but did not purchase because I was not 100% confident about the styles and it is a significant purchase. I do know my size now and loved the Paige denim so feel confident I could buy online if needed.
My purchases were
- Uniqlo sports jacket
- Flat woven tan leather sandals (from tiny shop on relocation sale)
- Black work brogues for Jon
- Two polo shirts for Jon
- tennis gear for son
- Hat for other son
- Throw and cushion from Zara Home
We ate out, did a lovely walk from Bondi to Bronte and back, and I walked under the Sydney Harbour Bridge and hired a bike for a bit too. The weather was mostly sunny but a bit colder than anticipated.
I was so rushed I did not photograph my capsule but this is what I took (three long days, two overnights, two three hour plane journeys, two client meetings, two social occasions, shopping and sightseeing and walking/biking)
Shoes
Camel ankle boots
Silver loafers
Pants
Black cropped trousers
Black joggers
Straight blue jeans
Tops
Blue silky tee
White and black striped tee
Black long sleeve boat neck tee
blush silky tee (unworn)
Navy slouchy Sweater
Cream jacket
Wine and cream spotted dress
Two pendants
Toffee bag
Gear
Black leggings
Running shoes
Pink tee
White jacket
Black long sleeve gear tee
Black and white backpack
I could have done with a slightly warmer jacket, but in general it all worked well. My only unworn item was one top - the dress was only worn for 2 hours for a meeting (with the boots), and one tee was only worn for the flight home. Transitional weather is hard to pack for, and I did a lot of walking so I needed a couple of changes.
I only took a few pics but have attached them below.
Pics 1-3 walking and biking around Sydney city
Pics 4-6 inside David Jones (big department store)
Pics 7-8 Bondi-Bronte walk
Pic 9 David Jones window
Pic 10 looking up inside the beautiful Queen Victoria Building, there is a ring of flowers.
Thanks Brooklyn for the lovely meetup!!
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