Every year I go to the Ekka, and because I get excited by the prospect of having a colourful carnival backdrop I like to get blog photos while I’m there. Also because I’m obviously a masochist as photos at the Ekka involve dodging huge crowds and arguing with leering carnies. So I hope you can excuse these photos of me looking extremely uncomfortable as I can assure you it was a very fun day! If you look at my Instagram Story you will see that the day actually entailed seeing a lot of baby animals and eating great food. In fact, tomorrow night I am going back for round two for more baby animals, more food and hopefully an awesome fire works display.
When I saw this dress a few months ago I knew it was going to be my Ekka dress! As the Ekka is an agricultural festival where farmers from all over Queensland show off the best of their livestock (including a huge poultry selection) it was most fitting. The style of this dress brings to mind the feedsack dresses of the 1930s due to the cut and the novelty print. During the 1930s many companies began printing beautiful novelty prints on their flour sacks so that their customers could recycle the fabric and turn it into clothing. I have always really loved this concept and style so it’s wonderful to have something similar.
Wearing:
Heyday dress
Hat & Sunglasses via Ebay
Bait Heels
Sun Jellies shopper courtesy of Sun Jellies
I love that chook print! How appropriate for the EKKA! You look amazing and not at all uncomfortable.
Wow what beautiful photos in that lovely dress by Heyday at the Ekka! xo By the way I haven’t been to the Ekka in years!
Adorable!! This place is like heaven on Earth! I don’t blame you for wanting to take photos here! It’s a blogger’s dream!! I am envious! Our carnivals and amusement parks don’t look anything like this in the US (or at least where I live!).
What an incredible backdrop! So much colour to feast on! I can definitely see why you picked your dress for this occasion, you look amazing!
You fit so perfectly into the surroundings, and with your perfectly vintage ensemble, really, one would be hard pressed to know whether these are modern or vintage images! Very lovely.
The Artyologist
Well you’d never know about the hassle from the gorgeous photos! I’d love to do a photoshoot in a similar location, but I think you’ve set the bar too high for me if I’m honest – I don’t want to compete with this :p
Worth the awkwardness though – they are stunning photos and a backdrop like that won’t come around every day! Love the dress too, and how perfect for the occasion. And your hat! Love the pinned up back of it.
I agree it’s a marvellous backdrop, would have been a shame not to have made use of it for some blog photos!! That dress is just darling on you – I looked at it and thought it sweet, but pale colours aren’t really my thing so I left it. I’m glad I did, as it looks AMAZING on you and would have just been so-so on me. It’s your dress, for sure xx
I think I’ve heard of Ekka before and it’s like the QLD version of the NSW Royal Easter Show? I hadn’t been in years and years but my boyfriend’s whole family goes as a tradition and gets a season pass every year so this year we went maybe 5 times and it was really fun! And it would definitely be a great place to get blog photos if there weren’t thousands and thousands of people around! I admire your dedication to blogging, haha.
Jessica – littlehenrylee.net
Goodness, am I in love with these photos. The vibrant, cheerful backdrop of the fair partners superbly with that darling novelty print frock. Everything about these images is sweet and fun – and makes me wish we had a similar backdrop around here to do a shoot with.
Big hugs & happy weekend wishes,
♥ Jessica
Gorgeous! The dress is super cute and I love how it matches the theme of the festival.
Best wishes,
Sandra <3
What a fun setting to set off your wonderful outfit!