The beach at Minnie Waters has everything. Whales, dolphins, rock pools – and all manner of fascinating debris washed up by the ocean. I spent a great deal of time looking at sea sponges, shells and coral. Unlike most of the beaches I have taken photos at, this is a wild beach that hasn’t been shaped by man to make it convenient for swimming. Getting to the beach requires hiking through the scrub along a path lined with banksias (the funny plant in the first photo) and if you’re lucky you might get a glimpse of a wild finch.
I love that places like this exist and much as I enjoy the convenience of a man made beach, I find natural beaches so much more interesting. Even if swimming here is at your peril as it is likely that one might encounter a shark or two… As it turns out, we had missed the whales by a day. Family members who we ran into on the beach who had been holidaying in the area told us that there had been a lot of whale action going on every other day, so I was a bit disappointed as this particular beach was where we came to watch the whales a few years ago.
My outfit here isn’t the most nautical, however this is a dress I love to wear. Earlier this year I invested in a selection of colourful and comfortable 30s & 40s cotton dresses for work and this style will likely be familiar as I wore a different version of it here. Described by Heyday as ‘a 50s dress that can be dressed 40s, 30s and 20s’ I like to wear the Judy dress as my interpretation of a 1930s style. I personally feel that it works fairly well as a 30s dress! Heyday are a company I have grown very fond of over the last year as I have been figuring out what I want to wear. I especially like that a lot of their pieces are very fluid in terms of era, making it easier to decide when you aren’t sure if you’re in a 30s or 40s mood.
Wearing:
Heyday – dress
Bait Footwear – shoes
Ebay hat & sunglasses
The Seamstress of Bloomsbury Bird Brooch courtesy of The Seamstress of Bloomsbury
Nautical or not, this looks like such a perfect beach day outfit! The colorful stripes are so summertime!
So beautiful!! And nothing beats a natural beach!! These photos make me long for summer soo sooo badly!
That looks like a lovely beach to visit- I agree, natural beauties are often so much nicer than man-made ones! This outfit looks like the perfect thing to wear to a day at the beach too.
The Artyologist
I can’t tell you how happy this blog post makes me – takes me back to days at Minnie with my children. Always so many lovely shells and sea sponges for them to look at and enjoy. Those rocks though are much sharper to sit on than they look. You make it look easy. Thank you for sharing.
I think it is really important to have some simple cotton dresses in your wardrobe if you wear styles from different decades. The simplicity of this piece really works to its advantage, the styling shapes the look completely. I love the print too, very cute. And a practical piece that you don’t need to be precious about on the beach.
Oh my love these photos on that gorgeous beach and that dress is amazing on you, I adore the colours and stripes! xo
So so beautiful! This dress really is amazing for such a gorgeous day at the beach. I already miss summer although I’m normally an autumn lover.
xx
Sandra
Your locations are always perfection – if I didn’t know better I’d think you were picking outfits for the places ;D this dress is so cute on you, I love the pattern too. It’s a bit different from your usual repro, and that is no bad thing. Seriously I’m getting to the point I can’t look at polka dots anymore…