July - The Month Long Sample Sale

Don't eat!

Don't renew your travelcard!

Forget about your rent!

Because July is sample sale month. Click here for the shopping intinerary.

The McQueen one totally wiped me out but I'm saving again for the Hermes sample sale coming to London soon! MAY-JOR!

KG Sale in Selfridges

Picked up these last week for £65 from £95. Came in handy with all the good weather over the bank holiday weekend which I spent in Ticehurst with boy. That's in Kent and is near Nowhere and next to Nothing. Nearest train station was a 6 mile treck and that shit aint fun 11pm after a bottle of wine. Cant remember if I felt light headed because of the wine or the blood loss from new-shoe-blisters.

Sistren

Check out Nadz blog. She's on it! x

http://nadzonline.blogspot.com/

House Of Mouse

Designers, models and a host of other goldet etc's (Daisy Lowe, Giles Deacon, Henry Holland, Luella Bartley to name a few) have 'designed' (I'd call it customised) pairs of Mickey Mouse ears. I thought we got rid of this magazine trend like a year ago? Anyway the ears were auctioned last month and all proceeds went to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. The ears were on display at START boutique (why did I not know this!?) from the 13th to 27th of May.

Here are my own Minnie Mouse ears which my Mum bought for me last year from a flea market in Glasgow last year. £1!



Moving that look up a notch is this Disney Couture necklace I intend on buying (but in gold).

20% Off Miu Miu!

Passing through the Start Boutiques in Shoreditch yesterday with the boy. I fucking love that place. Had to leave swiftly before me and my cash card struck again. I am a repeat offender. Miu Miu bags are my weakness. 20% off everything Miu Miu if you just can't wait for those summer sales in 2 weeks.

Jil Sander

Assisted on a shoot in Westfields the other night, till 3am! Still the unmarked Merc home was bliss.

"I'll put these somewhere safe... Like in my bag..."

McMental Me in McQueen

I heard whispers at work about the Alexande McQueen sample sale being held over three days last week. A bit of googling and I was on it. Headed down at 11:30 for the 12 o'clock opening in Farringdon last Thursday. Walking along Clerkenwell Road a woman walks past in black shoe boots flashing their fuchsia soles and heels at me. I was closing in.

Suddenly walking past an overpriced trendy coffee shop, two fashionista's pull out in front of me. Damn skinny bitches in heels! But I have an advantage over the latte balancing babes - I'm in flats! Woosh I go!

Faced with a mega que. My elbows flying into the faces of those in way way, I charge in straight to the shoes. Pow! Black and flesh shoe boots are mine! Run to work out of breath, shaking from shopping adreneline, cluthcing shoe box in one hand bank card in the other.



Being a glutten for punishment I go back for more on Saturday morning. This time at 8:30am for a 10am opening in the hope to avoid the que. Que? What que!? The place is empty! Berghh. An orderly que has formed the closer it gets. Slight smug feeling being at the front of the que.

Oh dear, all the good stuff is gone! Look around, try on a ridiculous peach frilly thing. Ankle to waist zip up trousers that go no further than my knees. All hope is lost untill I guess I'll try on some couture gowns for a laugh. Suddenly I'm not laughing. My heart rises into my throat and my heart beat quickens.

I've tried it on. I'm in love. Although I've had to pack my breasts into it to make the zip close, it's a good look none the less. As if it was all over in a flash I am leaving the sale £195 lighter and about 10 feet of black silk heavier. What have I done!



It's being taken to the tailor to get it cropped above my knee. None of this floor length ball gown nonsence.

Too Tired to Post

I've been ill all week and now all weekend. Too tired to post and I've not hooked up broadband in the new house yet.

Top of the 'I want' list ever since the boy suggested a weekend in the country. Now you can wear Jimmy Choo's while you muck out your horses.

Available from June 2009 from Jimmy Choo boutiques only, and probably eBay soon after.

eBaying

CSM graduate Leena Similu has designed the ultimate leather legging for her AW09 'Betty' collection. Her label Les Chiffoniers is fairly new but has been spotted on Kate Moss, Lindsay Lohan and Juliette Lewis.



(TIP: if you want the real deal buy them from Browns on South Molton Street as they are £80 cheaper than Selfridges)

They will kock you back around £500 or these one's from Hong Kong for under £30.

The Look of Love

I'm too much in love with all of these shoes to question the quality, I'm just loving the prices!

All available from Global Creativity on eBay. Click here for their full listings.

Rip Off?

I was reading on Style Bubble about ChiChi's Colour Zone and their Cinderella Party dress.



Then noticed something very similar by Rare for Topshop. I love a good rip off but I guess not when the person being ripped off is an independent designer. I love and loathe Topshop, they will be their own downfall!

Aldo

...here I come waving my debit card. I think I'll buy them TODAY! I need these.


...and these.

Cute Blog

Flying Saucer, a cute red head who wears a lot of pink and is a Girls Aloud fan. She gets my vote!

Shag Shoes

Shag Shoes, based in South Carolina, have based their designs for over 25 years on the dance shoes of the 1920's - 1940's. Taking its name from the well known dance 'The Shag'. I like the mesh.

Moving House

I'm so excited!

http://www.findaproperty.com/displayprop.aspx?edid=00&salerent=1&pid=3655133#

Back to Black

This dress was bought under three conditions...
I'm determined not to buy any more black clothes.
I'm optimistic that summer has arrived.
I promise to alter clothes and not just leave them never to be worn.

The hem needs taken up to the knee but once it's done it'll look good with a sleeveless denim jacket and a tan.

Paint Job

Inspired by Amanda Blank's talons.

Nail varnish £2.99 from H&M

TOPSHOP CRISIS!

A very kind friend of mine gave me a Topshop giftcard as a thank you but I have no idea what to do with it. I was thinking about the Jonathan Sauders dress but my boyfriend told me it looked like a wet suit. I've always hated women who refused to buy something or ended up returning something because their boyfiends or husbands didn't like it but I think I may have fallen victim to this, just a little bit.

Well thank god we don't tell them what we think of what they wear.


(not meant to be)

but these are possibles...

Black strappy shoes - £55

Cropped metalic jacket - £55

Pink one shoulder t-shirt - £16

Desperados

I found this today. This has to be American.

http://www.gethimback.net/

Note: If 'the man in yourlife' has lost interest then I suggest you do the same, it's not worth it.

Forgive me...

... for I have sinned, and not posted anything since the 10th of April.

I've been saving it all up!