RIGHT AUSSIE MUMS - your mission should you chose to accept it...

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I have been invited to morning tea with the governor of QLD - Mrs Quentin Bryce.

NO idea what to wear - invitation says day dress - so figure my usual winter uniform of jeans shirt and trainers is out

Also needs to be suitable for breastfeeding as I will have dd3 with me

HELP!!

pear shaped body with a c-section hangover to disguise

oh and do not want to spend a lot as it will probably not get a lot of wear - although it could possibly get another look in at theatre to see Miss Saigon.

oh and shoes - preferable in mid heel

I know I want it all

what about this

what about this instead - smae style sort of with wrap around

do have a white wrap top with jade embroidery perhaps I should find a skirt to match that

decisions decisions

ooooohhhh, get you
shame it wasn't mrs BP, didn't she have a famous recipe for pumpkin scones

what about this

and this skirt

kind of thing which will see you into summer too

they don't make my size in the blouse even though I love it - wouldn't fit my huge boobs in!!! But it is gorgeous.

Skirt is an option with the blouse I already have.

I did look at the black and white ensemble too SittingBull.

HEr recipe for the pumpkin scones is scrumptious.

The governor is a patron of our DOwn Syndrome Association and it is a morning tea for 'young' mothers - more about being mothers of young children rather than young women - which I am not!!

if it was wrap around I figured I could pull it to the side with wrap over my shoulder so nothing exposed anyway iyswim.

have never tried a wrap dress on - must go and try one on to see if is suits my shape.

I am really not a dress sort of woman.

winter - trousers or jeans and shirts/jumpers

summer - 3/4 length capri sort of trousers and t-shirts or blouses. I own my wedding dress and a ball sort of dress. Two skirts and that is it.

what about this skirt?

love the trousers - am looking at others now.

i had to go to a Westfield shopping mall yesterday and hand out letters to every store. Had a look - saw a few nice shirts.

Tried on a wrap dress today - patter was so crap it looked horrid.

I did find some lovely shirts I thought would look good with black trousers or an olive skirt I found in the wardrobe. So am off later in the week or early next week to see what I can find. have a busy week this week.

Morning tea is 13th August. So have a little time.

Saw a lovely blouse that had a ribbon tie around the waist - white with a reddy pink pinstripe.

Tried a cream cross over blouse but it would make it very difficult to breast feed discreetly. Did see a gorgeous smocky type blousey shirt in jeanswest that would look fab with black trousers AND i could actually hide dd3 under it whilst I fed.

I noticed Target was putting out new spring stock so will have a look there.

Still looking for shoes as well. Tried some that were okay but just not quite what I wanted.

I will post what i end up with.

okay - for tomorrow - found a lovely bat wing sort of 3/4 sleeve wrap top - red, black and white. Able to pull up and feed dd3 quite easily

black bootlegged trousers.

black shoes - closed in toe - mule style small hell, pointed toe.