{If you’re a new here, this is the monthly round-up email I send out to my OG blog subscribers. I send out this format every month - with other Substack posts in between.}
I get strangely excited at the start of a new season, which if you live somewhere like I do, that excitement really needs to be tempered by the fact that the weather doesn’t just change overnight because the calendar has. There will be no dusting off the boots and getting excited about layering for some time in Brisbane. Check back in with me in May - I might be wearing jeans. Just.
Maybe the excitement of a new season is the potential of a weather change. As soon as there’s a hint of that change, I get razor focussed on what’s in my wardrobe, looking back on what I used to wear when the air wasn’t laced with a bazillion percent humidity.
Trans-seasonal pieces are what you’ll mostly see in store right now. Even if it’s still screaming summer in your neighbourhood, it’s a good time to scout around for gaps in your wardrobe. Why? Because the in-between season pieces are the pieces you can wear now and layer later. Their wardrobe power is in their cross-season versatility.
Tell me what’s on your autumn shopping list! I’ve included some ideas below from two of my partners.
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Are you right handed?
I guess that’s one question to break the ice at a Writer’s Retreat. Especially if you arrive with a cast on and your right arm in a sling. Yes, just days before I had had tendon transfer surgery but I’d booked the retreat late last year and wasn’t missing it.
It’s anyone’s guess what my three days of scribbled left-handed notes say but I do have recordings and the collective inspiration that came from just being in the room.
I signed up looking for a spark to help me get back to writing. My life has started a new chapter. A line has been dotted under part of my character’s parenting backstory. And I’m keen to write the scene for what comes next … well in about five weeks when I’m through recovery and hand therapy 🙃
Head to Lisa Clifford’s website for details of upcoming Art of Writing retreats held in Australia and Italy. I highly recommend.
Let’s hear it for all shades of blue
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Goondiwindi Cotton has just released the first of its autumn-winter collections and it’s filled with swoon-worthy shades of blue in sophisticated pieces that can be dressed up or down to suit the occasion or situation.
Click below to watch my try-on video on Instagram. I’ve included what pieces I’m wearing and in what size in the caption. Cannot get enough of ALL shades of blue!
Shop all new arrivals, including my looks HERE.
A day out in Burleigh with Stace McGregs
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Have you heard the news? birdsnest has opened its second store at Burleigh Heads, on Queensland’s Gold Coast. I hit the road with @stace_mcgregs to show you how to spend a day in this beautiful part of the world. Make time to try on ALL the things in store at birdsnest Burleigh Heads.
Did you know you can order in any styles from birdsnest’s entire online store to try before you buy? Pre-order the styles you want waiting for you in the Burleigh store with no upfront cost. Simply select “pick up in store” at the checkout and choose birdsnest Gold Coast. Allow three business days for your order to arrive at Burleigh Heads. How great is that?
Click the video below to watch on Instagram what we got up to as well as all our costume changes - details of all the outfits and sizing is in the video caption.
Shop all our looks HERE.
{Enter the code GIRLSDAYOUT at the checkout to receive $10 off orders over $70. Ends 31.03.2024, one use only}
PS. If you’re looking to holiday in Burleigh, I highly recommend. I update this blog post with tips after every stay.
I’m obsessed with these bag shapes
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Zjoosh’s new all-leather bag collection screams quiet luxury with detailing in styles to suit the every day and occasions. There are 10 styles currently available, with more in development, in both hazelnut and black. I’m not meant to play faves but this one and this one have been on high rotation for my current hands-free life.
Click below to watch my video on Instagram.
Use code NIKKI20 for 20% off full-priced items sitewide at Zjoosh (not to be used in conjunction with any other offer, online only).
What a great wrap up.
The Brissy hot weather is not done with us yet… shorts continue to be on high rotation. 🥵