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Officially the last outfit we documented from 2013 before W and I took some time out to enjoy the holidays. I hope everyone had a good start to the new year! It was a great couple of weeks for us - W’s birthday is early in the year so we celebrated with a lemon meringue pie I made and today is the last day of my break before I start work again. I can’t believe how fast it’s all over, we only managed to hit the beach today!

So here’s my first outfit post for the year. This is one of my new favourite dresses I picked up at the December sales. I was very tempted to shop like crazy but managed to resist - so many great bargains everywhere! I fell in love the diagonal lines and the heavy jersey fabric.. certainly does not look like the $30 it cost, at least not to me! The pockets go all the way down to the hem, too, which is quite unique (literally deep pockets!) though at the moment the only practical use I can think for them is to go shopping for baguettes with.. haha. Also finally found the perfect black cap, of all places at the markets in Chinatown :) #lovebargains

ASOS dress (in blue, shorter version) / Birkenstock sandals / Cuyana tote / Tiffany & Co necklace / UO ring / Celine Audrey sunnies /Black cap from Market City. Photos by W.

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  • http://awayfromtheblue.blogspot.com/ Mica

    That black maxi is beautiful on you! Looks perfect for summer too :)

    Hope you enjoyed your last day of leave, and had a happy new year :) I go back mid-next week and I’m not looking forward to it haha.

    Away From The Blue

  • Johanna Vilhunen

    Nice dress, so chic and comfy! ♥ xx

  • http://www.DoYouSpeakGossip.com/ Call me M

    Nice and simple! Oh I saw that lemon meringue pie and I’d love a piece! It looked delicious!

    Call me M | Do You Speak Gossip?

  • sonia de macedo

    That pie! I’m still thinking about it hahaha! God it looked amazing!

    SDMxx
    http://www.daringcoco.com

  • http://lovefromberlin.net/ rae

    really cute look - reminds me a lot of korean fashion. and wow you MADE a lemon meringue pie? that is one of my favorite types of pies :) following you via instagram now, lovely!

    rae from lovefromberlin

  • Sooae Lee

    love the sunnies and the dresss so awesome together! xO! http://www.thehautecookie.com

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  • http://www.averysweetblog.com/ Kim A.

    that’s a great dress and what a fabulous price! LOL about the pockets! Mmmm, i love lemon meringue pie. it’s so good.

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  • MiliR

    Big pockets are every girl’s dreams! (or maybe just mine… but really, it’s unfair that men get stuck with the big pockets and we’re stuck shoving things into the nonexistent pockets in our skinny jeans.) I love how the dress looks in action, and dig the pairing with a cap and birks. Glad to hear the UO shirt worked out well for you :)

    Mili from Call me, Maeby

  • findmeamuse

    Happy New Year’s Steph! I’m late to the party but better late than never right? That dress is an absolute steal and such a beauty. Love the super-sized pockets and dreamy floaty look of the fabric. I’m glad you managed to refrain from over shopping. Me too! Woo hoo he he…

    x Mandi

  • tia_cherie

    Amazing look, lovely.

    http://tia-cherie.blogspot.com

  • Sarah Betty Andrews

    I like this outfit. It’s perfectly relaxed and stylish, and can take you from day to night in the heat!

    Sarah Betty xx
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  • http://www.faiiint.com/ Stephanie / FAIIINT

    Ohh, I’ve been eyeing this dress up for ages! I couldn’t make make my mind up about it, especially cos it’s far to cold to wear it currently, but now I’ve seen it on you I’m so gutted I didn’t grab one whilst I had the chance, it’s gorgeous! The pockets are such a nice detail too. I managed to avoid too much sale shopping as well, only allowing myself a couple of cheap-ish things, as I am supposed to be saving!

    • http://www.absolutely-fuzzy.com/ steph / absolutely-fuzzy.com

      It’s a bit odd but this dress is back again under “new arrivals” if you’re still interested! x

  • Sue

    Stephanie, I’m going to take you food shopping whenever I need someone to carry my baguettes! I have to say the dress looks fab on you and I love the black baseball cap. Sometimes you just never know where little goodies like this will crop up.

    • http://www.absolutely-fuzzy.com/ steph / absolutely-fuzzy.com

      I’ll gladly carry your baguettes Sue – not sure you’ll get them back tho! :)

  • ODYSSEYhome

    Birks have never looked so stylish! Well done. Love this.

  • Emilie

    You look amazing in this all black outfit! I loooooove that dress! You even made me change my mind a little bit about the shoes (that I normally hate hahah) xxx
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  • Anthea L

    love this outfit a lot! you look amazing in this simple maxi dress. love the contemporary design too, very unique :)

    P.S. i was in Sydney in the past few years too!

    Check out my latest outfit post :)
    AL xx
    http://www.superrassspy.com

  • thestylecrusader

    Whoa. (insert wide-eyed emoji here). Totally love this dress. Cannot believe it’s from Asos - looks very high end. The fabric and shape… plus the asymmetric him. Totally spot on. Really love it. xx

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