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Summer Maxi Skirt: Fresh Fashion LinkUp 19

Billabong Boheme Skirt, The Limited Ivory Embellished Halter

Beach chic is one of my favourite looks and I love spending time by the ocean. February is officially the last month of summer and I’m already dreading the mercury dropping. Summer in Sydney (and many parts of Australia) generally means soaring temperatures, high humidity and violent thunderstorms, sometimes all in the same day!  I was recently chatting (well emailing, but you know what I mean!) with my blogging buddy Adriele from Style Assisted and we got to talking about how different our weather is at this time of year. Adriele lives in Kansas, where temps often dip below freezing in February and the extreme differences in our climates seemed like the perfect opportunity to showcase both winter and summer styling all in one post.  Read on for all the details …




 

Before we jump headfirst into this, I wanted to acknowledge some changes on the blog this week. I have recently moved from Blogger to WordPress, which has not been without it’s trials and tribulations to say the least. While I have successfully moved the blog, there are LOTS of formatting issues that I am still working through. I hope to have all the bugs ironed out in the not too distant future so please bear with me during this transition period. Right that said let do this! My photos this week were taken on the beach (duh!) in Surfers Paradise on the beautiful Queensland Gold Coast. Australia is a huge country (7.692 square kilomteres to be exact!) with a small population (23m) and four out of every five Aussies live within 50 kilometres of the coast so that leaves a whole lot of sparsely populated red earth in the middle! Given our temperate climate it shouldn’t come as any surprise that many summer days are spent lazing on any of the sensational beaches along our 25,760 kilometres of coastline, so using one of our most famous beaches as a backdrop seemed like to prefect contrast to Adriele’s snowy landscape. Aussie style when we are off duty is fairly casual, so I’m keeping it simple with a flowing maxi skirt that I recently purchased, paired with an old favourite. Beach chic is all about not trying too hard and I could just as easily have gone barefoot but I decided to really dress up and add some sparkly sandals lol. It was really windy on the beach and the design of this skirt meant that it trailed fabulously behind me but I also wanted to show you how it looks when its not blowing a gale so I threw in a couple of shots while browsing luxury row on the way to dinner.

Billabong Boheme Skirt, The Limited Ivory Embellished Halter, Surefers Paradise Beach

London Rebel Muso Soft Gold Sandals, Surfers Paradise Beach

Tiffany T Bangle & Lovisa Ring, Surfers Paradise Beach

Billabong Boheme Skirt, The Limited Ivory Embellished Halter, Surfers Paradise Prada

Billabong Boheme Skirt, The Limited Embellished Halter, Surfers Paradise Louis Vitton

Skirt: Billabong Boheme Skirt Top: The Limited Embellished Halter Top Shoes: London Rebel Muso Soft Gold Sandal Bracelet: Tiffany T Square Bracelet Ring: Lovisa Ring

In contrast, Adriele and her little man couldn’t be further away from beach chic if they tried! They are currently bundled up to the max to deal with the cold and they just look completely adorable! Adriele from Style Assisted is a personal stylist from Kansas, USA. Her blog came from a love of all things style and beauty while she worked in politics for a decade. Now she stays at home with her son Alexander and blogs about the best beauty products, outfit posts and makes the occasional YouTube video. Go say hi!

Style Assisted on Sydney Fashion Hunter

Style Assisted On Sydney Fashion Hunter

Style Assisted On Sydney Fashion Hunter

 

Love link ups? See my complete list of Fashion Blogger Link Ups here. Check out more from the Sydney Fashion Hunter archives.

 

One of the pitfalls of moving from Blogger to WordPress is that I have lost every single one of the comments on my blog. I can’t tell you how much it pains me that all the effort that you have gone to in the past has been obliterated in one fell swoop. Your comments and interactions mean so much to me and I would love you all to leave me a bunch of comments today to try and make up for everything I have lost. 

 

Until Next Time …

 

Happy Hunting!

 

SFH xoxoxo

 

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links for which a small commission may be paid. Items marked C/O have been provided courtesy of retailer. All opinions are my own.

 

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  2. I’m loving the blue combo! The photo that heads your post is brill – makes me look forward to my holiday in the sunshine! ?

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  5. I do love the new layout of the website. WordPress is much better for you in the long run. As for summer, we are waiting for it to arrive anxiously especially as we sit here freezing in -45 degrees celsius! Yup, if that’s not col, I don’T know what is…We might be saved from some natural disasters but snow storms and company are often present here.

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    • Thanks Rania. That’s what I keep telling myself but sooooo much reformatting to do lol. -45c seriously! I would die. We had 40c the other day which is hot in anyone’s language! I’m in Bali at the moment and it’s around 35c most days! Love it 🙂

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  6. I really love your skirt – it’s so pretty. It’s tough losing all your previous comments but I think you will like WordPress!

    I hesitated about joining the link-up this week as my latest post is about ‘how to pack’ and so there aren’t any photos of me! But, I thought the advice may be useful for anyone else who is travelling and it works – I have just finished packing and have plenty of weight allowance for shopping!

    http://www.thevelvetrunway.com

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  7. Your new blog is lovely! I had a snoop about, it’s super easy to navigate too.
    There are some beautiful & stylish women in your link up – some I already know but many I don’t, yet. I’m looking forward to checking the rest out on the weekend.
    Thanks for taking the time to invite me & for hosting, especially as you must be so busy getting to grips with your new dashboard on wordpress. I really like wp but all of this blogging stuff is a completely different language to me so I know where you’re coming from. Thank god for YouTube tutorials!
    xM

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    • Thanks so much for stopping by! I am really struggling at the moment. So much to fix on all the old posts although it is a nice trip down memory lane as when I go in to fix one thing I can’t help reading the post which takes soooo long lol. It will take time but I’ll get there in the end. I think the short term pain will be worth it in the long run! Google is my best friend right now as I figure everything out lol

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  9. That skirt is fabulous. Thank you for adding your link to my Powers the Flower link up. I have a new post publishing tomorrow and it would be great if you stopped by again and adding a post or two to it.

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  10. Perfect beach outfit! These pics remind me of summer, which I cannot wait for!

    P.S. Following you on Bloglovin!

    Chelsea
    Chow Down USA
    Bloglovin

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    • Thanks so much Chelsea! I’m hearing you. I love summer and feel exactly the same way when it’s not here ?

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  12. These photos are REALLY making me want to visit a beach! Love how flowy and fun this skirt is.

    https://forsevenseasons.wordpress.com

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  15. Hey it’s your other Maxi skirt, look at you, going from none to two in a row :). Losing all of the your comments, that is painful! Good luck with the rest of the transition.

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  16. Thanks for hosting!! I love this skirt—did you wear blue shorts under it or did it come like that? Very smart, I must say!! jodie
    www.jtouchofstyle.com

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    • Thanks Jodie. The skirt has a blue short liner (like a skirt not shorts) which can in very handing when the wind was up!

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  17. The blog looks great as do you. Crazy that you guys go into Autumn as we go into Spring. Adriele – whose style I love – is adorable all bundled up with her son. Cute coat and duck boots.

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  18. Aw, thanks so much for the feature this week!! These shoes are DEFINITELY amazing and they were super affordable too 🙂 Thank you for hosting the link up!

    xoxo, Kacie
    RegallySoled.com

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  20. I live in a climate with cold weather (not far from Kansas, actually) and am very jealous of your beachy maxi look! 🙂

    Thanks for hosting and hope to see you on Monday at the Fashionably Employed link up!

    Jen

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  21. Oh how awful to have lost all of your comments when migrating from one platform to another 🙁 I hope you get plenty more to make up for them. I’m sitting in London freezing right now, so I’m super jealous of your beach photos and lovely maxi skirt, enjoy! xx

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  22. Your photos are so hard to look at, being that it is snowing and 20 degrees here! Lovely beach pictures – great maxi skirt! Thank you for hosting.

    Cherie
    STYLE NUDGE
    http://www.stylenudge.com

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    • Thanks Elle. I grabbed it in two seconds flat while waiting for a plane at Melbourne airport. Sometimes the impulse purchases are the best 🙂

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  24. Beautiful beach babe! I’m sure you’ll have tons of new comments soon, Gorgeous!

    OXOX
    Dawn Lucy
    http://fashionshouldbefun.blogspot.com

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  25. Love this maxi skirt! I want to be in warm weather. 🙂 Thanks for the link up!

    http://www.kathrineeldridge.com

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    • You can’t have the warm weather back because that means winter for me and I am so not ready to go there lol

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  26. I know that feeling of summer ebbing away all too well…that sense of disappointment. That’s how we all feel in Scotland year-round! Love the blue and white against the beautiful beach backdrop!

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    • Say it ain’t so. Don’t leave me sunshine lol. I’m not sure I could cope with a Scottish winter. I visited once in July and I was freezing then lol

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  27. Beautiful shots Allison! The initial move is tough, but you’ll love WordPress so much more. 🙂
    Debbie
    www.fashionfairydust.com

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    • Thanks Debbie. I’m hoping it is a case of short term pain for long term gain but time will tell 🙂

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  29. I am looking with a bit of grrr at your pictures. I want to walk on the beach tooo….but it is cold here in Holland! Lol. Great pictures!

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  30. It is beautiful design of the blog Allison. Wonderful pictures from the beach. You put me to the holiday “mode”. o)

    Anna
    www.glamadventure.com

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    • Thank so much Anna. I’m still playing with the theme so don’t be surprised if it is different again next week lol

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  31. Beautiful island style. I love using WordPress and I’m sure that after all the bugs have been figured out you will love it too! I’ve started a new weekly Weekend Wear Friday linkup and would love for you to come by and share your beautiful styles.

    xo Sheree
    http://poshclassymom.com
    IG: @poshclassymom

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