Arnsdorf
Picture this. It’s the 1970s, and you’re a lady of leisure in a glamorous European city. If you’re like us, you’re already trying to picture what you’d be wearing. So it’s just as well Melbourne label Arnsdorf has our look covered. The label’s latest collection, ‘I think we could do great things’, has us lounging in wrap jumpsuits, asymmetrical dresses and backless trench-coats in a palette of powdered blue, chalk, nude, dove grey and milky marshmallow. Once you start wearing the pieces in the range, you’ll understand how those Europeans manage to look so damn cool without even trying. Now I don’t know about you, but we’re just about ready to slip into something a little more comfortable.
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