Sun Protection Factor: Variable

Sunscreen :: Wonder // GS-0 // No flash

Here is my very own Battenberg lace umbrella that I purchased new in the mid-90s. I remember carrying it on the beach in Queensland while wearing a cream Fortuny-pleated top and matching wide-legged pants. I had a 20s style bob then too. No-one ever carried a parasol then, even in Queensland where it’s hot nearly all the time. I was stared at a lot that holiday.

Now it’s quite a common sight, even down in Melbourne where the weather is quite variable (four seasons in one day). Just like the SPF of this holey parasol. I’ve even gone out in the morning with this parasol, and come home in the evening wishing it a bona fide umbrella as the weather had turned to rain.

As for that Queensland holiday, I am pretty certain that somewhere there is a photo of me in just that outfit – look out for it in the next few days.

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