It was a still afternoon, and billowy white clouds were reflected in the water.

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Before each bite of a cupcake, I carefully peeled the paper away from the tender buttery cake and billowy buttercream frosting and saved it for last.

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Beautiful dresses and billowy layers of underclothing often litter the stage, casually discarded in the same way that the fickle Casanova left behind so many women after his conquests.

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Kirrily Johnston exemplifies the laid-back Down Under aesthetic with her earthy-urban, feminine clothes (think billowy red skirts with high cinched waists), as does Josh Goot, whose block-printed tube and tunic dresses come in colors as bright as the Sydney sun.

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