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Black Dress Project

Week 7: LBD and a light-weight trench

February 19, 2012 Black Dress Project

In Week 7 of the Business Chic Little Black Dress (LBD) Project I add a light-weight trench to keep summer rains off my LBD. So what do you do when you’re ducking out for a coffee as it starts to the drizzle? I don’t always have a brolly on me, so I find it handy [...]

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Network: Business Chicks

February 17, 2012 Black Dress Project

In this BusinessChic series, I document the various networking events that I attend. Business Chicks is a national networking group that seeks to enrich the lives of business women. Hosting a bevvy of opportunities to network (as well as the impressive Latte magazine for Premium and Corporate members), I particularly like the range of speakers [...]

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Week 6: Forget Me Knot ~ L’avion Pussy Bow

February 12, 2012 Black Dress Project

It’s Week 6 of the Business Chic Little Black Dress (LBD) Project and you have a chance to win a L’avion silk scarf illustrated by an Australian fashion illustrator! Those of you following the BusiChic LBD Project, will know that I believe that scarves make a wonderful accessory that can be used in a multitude [...]

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Week 5: The Sweater Guard

February 5, 2012 Black Dress Project

It’s Week 5 of the BusinessChic Little Black Dress (LBD) Project (#BusiChic #LBDproject for those of you following on Twitter) and I’m turning my attention to old school sweater guards. Dearest BusiChic, may I preface this post by asking you to please bear with me as I’m writing this post from the backseat of a [...]

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Yes Miss

February 2, 2012 Black Dress Project

Gosh, ever since I started the BusiChic Black Dress project myself, I’ve come across a lot of chic little black dresses (LBDs) for work! Were any of your own teachers as chic as the BusiChic I’ve captured here today? In an Alpha60 dress and sandals by Gorman, I like the overall discreet and effortless elegance [...]

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Week 4: Little Black Dress (LBD) and Breakfast at Tiffany’s

January 29, 2012 Black Dress Project

It’s week 4 of the BusiChic Black Dress Project and I’m looking to Audrey Hepburn for some sun-smart chic as I accessorise my Bento Ruby Little Black Dress (LBD) with a hat kindly loaned to me by American Rag. Those of you who have been BusiChics for sometime now, will know that one morning last year I had Breakfast [...]

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Summer in a chic dress

January 25, 2012 Black Dress Project

Hey BusiChic, How are you doing today? At the time I’m writing this, it’s been a pretty hot day here in Melbourne. I photographed today’s BusiChic who I thought was doing a great job making her way to work in a conservative environment by walking in sensible flats. While my podiatrist would recommend shoes with a bit [...]

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Week 3: LBD & the Art of Furoshiki

January 22, 2012 Black Dress Project

It’s week 3 of the BusiChic Black Dress Project and I accessorise my Bento Ruby Little Black Dress (LBD) with a colourful and multi-functional lightweight scarf and handbag. It’s the height of Summer here in Australia so I need to accessorise my LBD cleverly. This means finding the right amount of layering; not too much that [...]

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How to work biker chic

January 20, 2012 Autumn

Are you following the BusiChic Black Dress Project? Bento designer, Sam Hardman, aka the lady behind the dress that I will be styling in 52 different ways for work is and took the time to provide some ideas of how I can style the Ruby dress. One of the ideas was to pair Ruby with [...]

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Week 2: Adding a collared bib to a LBD

January 15, 2012 Black Dress Project

In this installment of the BusiChic Black Dress Project, I add a collared-bib to my Bento Ruby Little Black Dress (LBD) from fellow Aussie designer, above. My friends will know of my personal aversion to wearing anything with a collar. Being of the rounded-cheek variety, I find that collars are simply too close to my [...]

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