Sylvia and I are back with our latest Sylvia's Style post, Countryside Magic Chambray. Today Sylvia is wearing a gorgeous Girls Chambray Polka Dot Print Dress from Love the Sales and this dress is an absolute stunner.
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I am a huge lace fan. In fact a few years back when we went to Belgium I loved visiting all the lace stores. I added lace to the bottom of my own wedding dress with the help of a friend and so I am naturally a fan of the Chambray Look.
Chambray pronounced "Sham bra" is an interesting and unique style. In short, Chambray is a light fabric woven with a white thread onto coloured material. Almost a kind of embroidery of sorts, the Chambray on Sylvia's dress is absolutely stunning.
The Chambray woven cloth technique first originated Mesopotamia around 5000 BC" During the Bronze age, Mesopotamia included the Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires, empires which are all native to the area of modern-day Iraq. I wanted to share the history behind the Chambray technique as I found it very interesting.
So for this photoshoot we visited the local countryside. The day was magical. An autumn afternoon with grass and trees, brick walls and benches.
Sylvia brought along her bubbles and had a lot of fun catching them in the afternoon sun.
I love the contrast of the blue spotty dress, white Chambray and the brown belt. I think this adds a traditional feel to the dress and really makes it the perfect countryside dress.
My husband John took the photos of Sylvia during this walk. They found some lovely places to shoot pictures and I absolutely love the image below. It is one of my all-time favourites.
There were plenty of creepy crawlies and Autumn bugs out and about. Sylvia found a ladybird on a stone. It was more an orange tone than a typical red ladybird or ladybug.
We actually call ladybirds Ladybugs in New Zealand, where I spent many years of my life. Just like swimming costumes are togs and hair bobbles are hair ties. It's funny how words are different but the object is still the same.
Each week I teach Sylvia the difference between those things which are British and those things which are Kiwi. We are a mixture of both with ancestors from the UK, Tonga and New Zealand. It's great to have a multicultural heritage and I embrace this and try to teach Sylvia to do the same.
It was great getting out in nature and something I'd love to do in future is take Sylvia to New Zealand, the place she was born to see the beauty of her native country.
I really love this dress and to me, it was the perfect country outfit to take my daughter on a little adventure.
We had a fun afternoon learning and talking about history, nature and culture. The dress is beautiful yet Sylvia will always be the most beautiful on the inside. Well, that's how I feel.
I love these posts of yours, because your little ones has the most BEAUTIFUL clothes.
Seriously, does this come in my size??
Oh thanks Sarah. These are one of my favourite posts to write- the Sylvia's Style ones! 🙂
Such a pretty dress and the photos have come out lovely x
Thanks Rhian. I love dresses and the design on this one is perfect.
Wow your photography is amazing and Sylvia's dress is so sweet! xxx
Thanks Laura. 🙂
It really does look like a fairytale and Sylvia looks gorgeous. I love the blurring of the background and the chambray dress looks so cute!
Thanks Ana. I'm glad you like this. I must be getting it right if another fashion blogger likes it 🙂
Such a gorgeous dress, love the colour and the beautiful design!
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Thanks Lilinha 🙂 The colour is lovely I agree.
These pictures are awesome. I love the pattern on this dress and the lace is great.
Thanks Liz. I particularly love this pattern!
I love the ballet slippers with socks! Way too cute!!
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Oh thanks Candice. They are cute!
The dress is beautiful and just the thing that I would choose. Your daughter looks so pretty in it x
Oh thankyou Cathy. it is a pretty dress.
She looks so beautiful Ang, I love the style of this dress
Thanks Amy. I love this dress too! it's fab!
I'm a bit worried, I think I would like to steal Sylvia's wardrobe. All her dresses are amazing.
Thanks. Her wardrobe has grown we have moved her dresses into a new cupboard and there are tons! It's a real collection! She needs a B and Q pax wardrobe or something to fit everything in!
Your daughter looks great in that dress isn't that pretty and very girlie.
Thanks Melanie. Yes, It is really pretty and I'm really pleased with the photos. 🙂
What a gorgeous dress and as always beautiful pictures!
Oh thanks Annie bean 🙂
So confident in front of a camera and such lovely photos.
Thanks 🙂
I absolutely adore that dress! It's so beautiful. x
It is lovely I totally agree.
Sylvia is so beautiful. I love this dress and the photos x
Thanks Vicki. 🙂 The dress is fab!
Love the detail round the bottom of the dress! It is a lovely outfit for a young girl.
I like how you're developing such an elegant and feminine style for her 🙂
Love the details of the lace. her hair also blends perfectly with the blue dress. Looks lovely! 🙂
Thanks Jessica. It is lovely.