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WIW - festive and to beat the heat

Bijou

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I have a Summer Christmas living in Australia. The weather is hot in summer. We get a dry heat and most afternoons a breeze comes in off the ocean to cool things down. Summer nights at this time of year are lovely.

My WIWs reflect my casual lifestyle, but there are a few dresses up occasions in there too. At the moment we don’t have community transmission of Covid, so I am living my normal life, having caught up with extended family and friends over the Christmas period. I know how fortunate I am and hope for all those who are in lockdown the vaccine gets rolled out quickly to you.

Teal dress - worn to my son’s graduation from primary school
Green dress - worn on Christmas Day
Gingham dress - worn to a New Years Eve bbq with friends
Both the green and gingham dresses get worn on regular days as they are cool and lovely to wear.
Other than the teal dress and star sandals, all items are not new. I am hoping to buy less in 2021, so shopping my closet is the new mantra. I could not resist the sandals as comfy flats are just so useful and well you all know I have a weakness for stars!

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J.Crew Dabble tiered gingham cotton-poplin midi dress

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35 replies

Latest reply was from Bijou

Teresa

Your dress collection is just perfection. I love them all on you, but that first one is especially gorgeous! A sunny warm normal life sounds dreamy right now.

rachylou

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The green and purple are new to me, altho I may be delusional... but they are fabulous! Totally now. The teal looks black on my cell... that’s my colour this year tho: dark teal... tho yet again, we all know my favourite colour is gingham! All these are for me!

slim cat

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Beautiful dresses for beautiful you! The new sandals are adorable - love them with your flowy almost bohemian dress ( what a fun print! ) in #6.
The new teal dress is fab!

Joy

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Such a beautiful summer wardrobe! We are scooping snow although it is an exciting activity to have during lockdown. DH and I are both over 70 but still waiting to hear about vaccinations. Tomorrow we both have Zoom meetings at different times.

Bijou

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Teresa - yes, we are very lucky to be enjoying a normal summer. Glad you like the new teal dress, I am trying to be very picky about what I add to my wardrobe, but this dress was greatly reduced at the end of winter and I could not resist it.

Rachy - not sure if I posted pictures of the green and purple dresses previously. They were both bought in 2019 and worn on weekends last summer, but I did not wear them to the office. Previously I posted my work outfits (which were more interesting) than my weekend wear. Now I am working from home it is casual clothing most days for me!

Slim Cat - I really like the sandals too. I don't have an obsession with stars, but they seem to keep cropping up in shoes that I like.

Joy - I hope that you are put to the top of the list for vaccinations. Australia is yet to commence vaccinations, but healthcare, emergency services and those over 70 are the first priority for vaccination.

Sal

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I love the teal dress too - but all the outfits look lovely. The green dress is also very pretty.

Happy 2021!!

We are yet to roll out vaccines here - and the priorities will be border workers and healthcare workers.

Jenni NZ

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Lovely! My favourite dress is the green Christmas one with the red accessories. I like the teal one but find it a bit dark? And the Gucci sandals are so high!
Of course I love the cobalt top and my fave sandals are the flat pink studded gladiator ones.
We are so lucky here too and I got to wear some more dressed up outfits eg my red dress for Christmas Day. No photos as you have all seen it several times!

Mirjana

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Wow, wow, your dresses are beautiful for beautiful you. I can't pick favorite, but I like the best green and gingham dress. Lucky you , no Covid.

Bijou

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Sal - the green dress is a favourite of mine, I really love that bright mint shade of green.

Jenni - I am glad you liked the green and red, I was wondering if it was a bit much, but as it was Christmas it felt right. As for the Gucci sandals, I am lucky that mine are lower (at about 2 inches) than the ones in Finds - that was the only picture I could find for them. They are surprisingly comfortable for heels and are my favourite 'going out shoes'. The pink gladiators are just the best, so comfy with flats being what I mainly wear now.

Mirjana - yes we are so very lucky here in Western Australia. Sometimes it pays to live in such an isolated city.

Star

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You look fabulous in all of these. For me, I love the white wrap dress the most - simple chic! Cobalt blue really suits you, and POPS with white - such a great combo.

Star

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Oooh, and love the lilac bag - what a colour!

kkards

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That gingham dress...so unexpected. And l love the way you’ve used the bags to add a pop of color! Lovely
and so happy for you that you were able to visit with friends and family over the Christmas and New Years holidays

Helena

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What a stunning collections of outfits ... each different, but each expressing the pretty, stylish, fun style that I associate with you Bijou.

Congrats to DS on his graduation - an exciting milestone!!

Liesbeth

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Great outfits, I cannot pick a favorite! Looking forward to seeing you shop your closet. I would do something similar were it not that just starting 2021 with no clear outlook on when our lockdown will be over has turned me to retail therapy again, already ;p.

JAileen

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Oh I just love your Christmas outfit! You have a nice, varied collection of sun dresses. Your shorts outfit is very cute, too.

Bijou

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Star - my lilac bag is a firm favourite and quite the signature item. I really love its vibrant colour.

Kkards - I love gingham, but find the pattern in traditional items looks too preppy on me, so the pattern in a different style seems to sit better on me.

TG - yes DS is growing up fast.

Liesbeth - you are not alone in reverting to retail therapy... I totally understand. I bought a few things for my autumn and winter 2021 in November 2019 in the Black Friday sales!

JAileen - Thankyou! I really enjoyed having a green dress to wear on Christmas day. I have yet to find a perfect red summer dress.

Runcarla

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*runs off with star sandals*...*comes back for lilac satchel!*

Jaime

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Gorgeous! I think my favorites are the gingham and the one in #6, but if I look again I am liable to pick two others!

Suz

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Best feminine dress collection ever! You look so pretty in all of these, and I love how versatile many of these dresses seem. Not too "uptight" for daily wear, but still professional enough for work, or fun enough for play. Love your accessorizing, too.

Bijou

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Carla - I am trying to not be too much of an enabler - but frankly a lilac satchel would be a very nice addition to your wardrobe. My bag is my most used - it is the perfect size, shape and colour for me.

Shevia - you made me laugh. #6 has such a fun and light fabric.

Suz - that is such a compliment - Summer dresses are my jam, I like to have a bit of variety as each year it feels like we have an endless summer! It is always a complete relief when Autumn arrives bringing cooler temperatures.

Cee

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Lovely

Angie

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I remember my hot Christmases when I lived in South Africa

Bijou, your KILLER Powerfully Pretty, Glam and Playful style shine through no matter what. What a treat to see these beautiful dressy yet relaxed looks.

#6 is my best! LOOK AT THOSE STAR GLADIATORS! Soooo you!

Anonymous

The gingham is gorgeous!

Deborah

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Bijou, you have the most beautiful collection of dresses and a good thing to because it is SO hot here I can't pick a favourite, each outfit is just stellar xx

Bijou

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Cee - thank you - dressing for the summer heat is always a bit of a challenge!

Angie - I know - how lucky to find pink star sandals! Thankyou for all the advice and style inspiration. Dressy yet relaxed is exactly where I want my wardrobe to be at the moment, you are the Master of this style of dressing.

Nikki - this dress is from JCrew a few years ago, sometimes I really strike it lucky with JCrew and always like to keep them in mind if I need something.

Deborah - I expect you are getting the weather we had late last week. Good news, things have been cooler here this week, so relief is on the way. Smiling at the use of "stellar", given my love of stars!

lyn67

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I remember the gingham dress you hacked it, if remember it well, the others all also gorgeous, nr 1 is beautifull! Love your sandals, too! I long for sunshine!!!:-)

RobinF

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You do dresses so well! I especially love the last two, kind of opposites but that makes it interesting.

Anonymous

I like #3 most- and jealous of summer Christmas

Bijou

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Lyn, I have yet to hack the gingham dress, I just folded a layer up inside the dress to see what it would look like. I was intending to hack it, but thought I would get some wear from it as a maxi and have enjoyed the longer length. When I am bored of it being long, I will convert it to a traditional sun dress.

Robin, I agree, the white dress is a nice clean look and a refreshing change up from some of my maximal dresses.

Suntiger, the only problem with a summer Christmas is when people insist on serving roast dinners for Christmas lunch. As a child, my Nana was English and she always served traditional Christmas fare, beautiful food, but just not what I felt like eating on a hot summers day.

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