ON THE SALES

It's that time of year again, when everything I'm wearing is courtesy of this flagging economy and the need to mark down or put things on special offer!!!

And yet again Twitter has been overcrowded with people saying they wouldn't buy things in the sale and wouldn't buy anything that they wouldn't buy full price. Blah, blah, blah.

I. DO. NOT. UNDERSTAND. THIS. MENTALITY. 

I'm not paying £135 for a luxe jumper unless it comes with a free puppy but at £70 I might even if there is no furry animal included. Again I'll buy H&M jeans if they are £7 -£10 because at that price I can crop them, dye them or make them into shorts come summertime. I won't do that with full price Topshop jobbies. And likewise with my favourite sale purchase (a pair of studded Valentino kitten heels) £600+ isn't going to happen but I swooped on them the very second they were marked down to the £300 mark and I obsessively checked they still had them in my size every single day before the sale started. I think sales are all part of the joy of fashion, giving you the opportunity to try things you might not usually make a beeline for at full price, allowing you to take more risks. It might just be me but so many of my favourite purchases were sale whimsies. 

Rant over. 

Jumper - Whistles 

Jeans - H&M

Boots - H by Hudson from Poste Mistress

NET A PORTER SALE

Oops, I did it again. 

Yes, I've been bad with money. 

I bought an amazing dress in the last dregs of the Net A Porter sale. Actually, I bought two, but I returned the Carven one because it looked HORRENDOUS on. You really do need to be Alexa Chung to look good in that label. Not one for the accommodation of a bosom.  

T shirt - Stolen Girlfriends Club 

Jeans - J Brand

Socks - Sunderland AFC 

Trainers - Converse 

NEW SHOES

I've got two big posts I need to write - a guide to the thrift stores of the Upper East Side in Manhattan, and a review of Tabio sports socks which I have now worn frequently enough to adequately give my opinion. Sadly, these posts take time, so here's a quick shoe update of my purchases this week in the sales. 

You've already seen these on one outfit this week - Ksubi boots from Farfetch.com which have just been reduced further. Arghhhh! They've got enough heel for a strut, but not so much that you're crippled. 

I was also rather chuffed by these River Island sandals, not least because I wanted them full price but never got around to buying them. £44.99 reduced to £15. So, kinda makes up for missing the further reductions on the boots? Sorted.