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In the golden hush of an early spring morning in Nestington, when the river mist still curls above the water and magpies begin their first song, a dress of wild beauty waits in the cottage by the blooming wattle trees. It is the Rose Bay Anglaise Dress ‘Wattle & Wildflowers’ in purple, stitched from the colours of dusk and the fragrance of new blossoms.
Its deep violet canvas is scattered with soft pink wattle and native wildflowers, as though the evening sky dipped itself in petals and poetry. The puff sleeves sit sweetly upon the shoulders, full of gentle volume like clouds drifting over the hills. Beneath the hem, crisp white broderie anglaise peeks out, just like lace-edged morning light slipping across a windowsill.
Outside the cottage window, the paddocks stretch to the edge of the horizon. Wattle branches sway in the breeze, gold dust drifting onto the grass. Willow the Chocolate Labrador lies at the doorstep, paws tucked neatly beneath her, while Luna the black cat perches on the stone wall watching butterflies dance above the wildflowers. A pair of wrens flit between the tall grasses, gathering threads of sunlight and laughter.
Inside, the seamstress smooths the gathered skirt with quiet pride. There is only one dress like this in all of Nestington. Just enough fabric was found, tucked away like a forgotten treasure, to make this single piece for one little nester who loves to wander through fields and twirl beneath gumtree canopies.
It feels like a story waiting to be told, a memory waiting to be worn.
Handmade in Australia, exclusively for Nurture the Nest.
