The Dressed Fork

My Perfect Day: Paris – Le Café Marly and The Louvre

Posted on July 9, 2017July 10, 2017 by thedressedfork

You emerge from the fashion floor of Le Bon Marché with a half dozen shopping bags, a beaten down credit card and a giddy thrill pulsing inside you (those Joseph leather leggings are going to look excellent with that Isabel ... Continue Reading

Brights 101: How To Inject Colour into Your Wardrobe In 3 Easy Steps

Posted on July 2, 2017 by thedressedfork

I’ve been a fan of exuberant, colourful dressing for as long as I can remember. As a Queensland gal and dedicated sun worshipper, nothing lifts my spirits faster than a splash of emerald or cobalt or zingy orange. A zillion ... Continue Reading

My Perfect Day: Paris – Stylish Morning Stroll to Le Bon Marché

Posted on June 25, 2017July 1, 2017 by thedressedfork

So you have finished your excellent breakfast at Café de Flore and are itching to begin your stylish morning stroll (if you haven’t read my introductory posts on Paris, you can find them here and here). The fifteen minute amble ... Continue Reading

How To Tick Off 3 Style Trends With 1 Effortless Pant

Posted on June 18, 2017June 29, 2017 by thedressedfork

It’s winter here in balmy Brisbane, which means mostly glorious 21 degree days (that’s Celsius, northern friends!) and city-wide chatter bemoaning how nippy, brisk and downright freezing it is. As a Queenslander who spent the past four years living in ... Continue Reading

The Restaurant Report: Veuve Clicquot lunch at Bacchus, Brisbane

Posted on June 11, 2017June 16, 2017 by thedressedfork

At 11.30 a.m. last Sunday our trio arrived at Brisbane’s Bacchus Restaurant after a tense Uber ride where Mum had lost the back off her favourite earrings. Five hours later we sailed ecstatically into the late afternoon, survivors of the ... Continue Reading

Your Off-Duty Weekend Look Sorted

Posted on June 4, 2017June 5, 2017 by thedressedfork

For me, lazy weekend days are all about brunching, browsing farmers’ markets for gnarled heirloom vegetables, and hitting up my local antique centre (that toucan plant holder with the gold beak isn’t going to unearth itself). Outfit wise, I’m looking ... Continue Reading

5 Take Home Trends from Fashion Week Australia

Posted on May 28, 2017May 28, 2017 by thedressedfork

Fun Fashion Week paradox: it’s only once the glamour has subsided, the final show wrapped, the host city reverted to normalcy, that our stylish futures emerge in the form of a trend forecast – one from which we can draw ... Continue Reading

The Restaurant Report: Wasabi, Noosaville

Posted on May 21, 2017May 28, 2017 by thedressedfork

Nothing thrills me more than the prospect of a lazy lunch at a great restaurant, one where you’re still savouring that second glass of Armagnac as around you the wait staff start prepping for dinner. I find the production of ... Continue Reading

The Elongating Joys of Wide Leg Pants – A Practical Guide

Posted on May 14, 2017May 28, 2017 by thedressedfork

Recently I’ve fallen hard for the relaxed elegance and streamlined ease of a great palazzo pant. Universally flattering, elongating and waist-minimising – they tick every style box with aplomb. While admittedly I’ve always had a tendency towards out-there trousers (a pair ... Continue Reading

Hi there!

Posted on May 7, 2017May 10, 2017 by thedressedfork

My name’s Antonia Strakosch and I’m delighted to welcome you to The Dressed Fork. I’ve launched this blog as a way of celebrating my enduring passions for style, food, and travel – passions I view as the foundations of a ... Continue Reading