LOVE

As expected, it arrived! My animal print fur coat. All I want to say is THANK YOU SPORTSGIRL. After much thought (weeks in fact) and looking at it almost 100 times over and over again I decided to make the purchase. I probably would have bought it earlier if I saw it in store but I wasn’t able to find it in any Sportsgirl I looked in. I am so impressed with how quickly I received it too. I ordered it on Monday afternoon and I received it Wednesday morning, very speedy indeed. I just went back onto the Sportsgirl website to get a picture to post but the coat is gone.... I do remember my size being the last one left, so I'm extremely glad I got it when I did!

It is so soft and dreamy and the print and colours are perfect. I’m not typically a huge fan of animal print but this is perfection! I love love love it. I want to wear it now. I don’t really like winter but I wish it was really cold right now so I could just wear it already!



Even though I'm not a fan of winter I do like jackets and coats. I've been meaning to buy a classic trench coat for a few seasons now but have never really gotten around to it. I've read/heard/seen that a trench coat is a wardrobe staple. So I'm going to add this to my wish list and maybe I'll get one this winter. I recall a cream coat I saw last season, so very soft and snuggly with huge buttons, I kick myself every time I remember it for not buying it. If I see a cream coat equally as nice as that one I may buy that instead of a trench, but we'll see.

Bye bye for now!

Ishia
XoX

And the list goes on.....

So, I managed to buy a few things from my wish list this weekend but I was faced with a huge problem.... I found many more things to add. So now it’s probably as big or bigger than it ever was. I’ve actually spent a lot of money over the last few weeks so I’m kind of annoyed at myself for always wanting more! I guess it’s that shopping gene I inherited! I’m going to try slow down a bit and save some money over the next month or so... For what you may ask? For a shopping spree of course! What a silly question of you to ask!

This is what I managed to invest in over the weekend...



I saw this jacket towards the start of this year and it’s always been in the back of my mind. I decided to get it so it would stop nagging at me! I found it on the rack and it had been marked down to $59.95...pretty good I thought (I think it was originally $79.95). When the shop assistant scanned it she informed me it was now $20... Yes $20!! This is probably the best bargain I’ve scored all year! I really like it because of the pattern in the fabric and also the cut, a nice twist on your traditional black blazer.



A bit like Tris, I went a bit tight mad this weekend and walked away with 3 pairs. I saw a cream pair of lace tights in the latest issue of Shop Til You Drop. When I went to Alannah Hill they didn’t have them, which didn’t really surprise me. Perth shops don’t tend to stock a lot of things I see in magazines which is a great shame. While I was looking in Forever New I found these 2 pairs. I couldn’t decide which ones I liked more so I decided to get both!



I picked these Leona Edmiston tights up from Myer. They’re very cute and I really can’t wait to wear them. This weekend is going to be very hot so the first wear may be a few weeks off yet. But, at least I have them!



My new shiny shoes! I originally wanted them in cream but they didn’t have my size. I equally like the beige colour though. Rachel Zoe said a pair of nude pumps are a must have in every woman’s wardrobe so I trust her! The nude goes with almost every colour so I don’t think you can go wrong. A good thing about heels is they go with everything! These days you can wear a t-shirt, jeans and heels and look fashion forward and chic, then of course they would go well with any dress or skirt. And because they have a closed toe.... TIGHTS anyone?



This top is super pretty. The photo doesn’t do it any justice at all. It’s kind of crossed between a light grey and a violet then the back has a big exposed zip from the neck to the bottom of the top. I’m not sure what colour to wear under it though, I tried a white singlet but that stood out too much. In the pic I have a skin colour singlet on but I don’t think I like this colour with it either. I’m thinking maybe a grey?

So they were my buys from the weekend. I also got the grey tee from my wish list and a couple of bloom nail polishes. I’m also thinking of going back to Alannah Hill to buy a pair of pretty flower earrings I saw but we’ll see. I have a few packages that should be arriving in the next few weeks, some jewellery from Anthropologie, a new pink laptop and I may have accidentally purchased those Dior sunglasses from my wish list. With all of that plus my buys from the weekend I have well and truly blown my budget.... Well, not that I actually give myself a budget but I’ve spend more than enough.....for today anyway :)

Ishia
XoxoX

One down, eleven to go.

So, this happened, and I'm not ashamed in any way.



It was a very fortuitous thing, in fact. I had to duck into the city after work to get a present for my mother-in-law's birthday. I happened to walk by the Review boutique (I don't even usually walk that way, in fact) and noticed a very nice dress in the window. (The dress in question is called Parisian Office Worker, which does sound for all the world like something I'd go for.) So I went in to have a closer look, and it happened to be on the same rack as My Glorious Jacket. And I thought hey, why not try the jacket on again? So I pulled it off the rack, and the sales assistant came over and said she didn't mean to seem pushy, but she thought I might want to know that the jacket in my hand was the last one in the country larger than a size 6. And I said, oh, that's interesting, went to the changerooms, did a quick little celebratory dance at my good fortune, and went and paid for The Last Available Version Of My Glorious Jacket.

She said it's the fastest selling item they've ever had. It might turn out that I've missed my chance to get the matching skirt, but I wasn't 100% sure I wanted it anyway. But the jacket? That's a List Item. I honestly couldn't be happier. I nearly missed out, which just goes to show that you really should buy something that you love right away. I've exceeded my clothing budget for this pay now, so I'll have to retire to contemplate my next sartorial move. I'm sure Ish and Tris will have it more than covered while I do so, though.

Like the new banner? Mark the Magnificent drew it up for us. I love it! Thanks Mark! (The smoking plastic Ish is holding is somewhat reminiscent of me this afternoon.)

- Hayley xoxo

PS I completely forgot to mention that My Glorious Jacket is called the Waldorf jacket. Of course it is. Queen B wouldn't settle for less.

So it's come to this.

Oh, I'm so embarassed.

Yes, the first purchase I am posting on here is (sigh) a striped shirt. It's a 3/4 knit from Review with pretty bijoux detail around the neck, from their new season collection. (They also have it in a solid fuschia, but, well... you know me.)

Here it is on me in the changeroom. Note my awful hair and lack of makeup. Actually, if you could avoid noting it, so much the better. It was a pretty long day at work today.



The real reason I went to the shops in the first place was to try on a jacket, also from Review's new season collection. I didn't end up getting it, though, because I am totally torn between the colours. Judge for yourself:



White?



Or black?

Actually, looking at the photos, I think I'll go with the white. The black has a lot of charm in person too though. Looks like I'll be trekking back to Review next payday. (And crossing the Chanel jacket off my list!)

I'm seriously impressed with Review so far this season. The tailoring is very sharp. I used to find that when their clothes fit me in the chest, they'd be too big in the shoulder, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. They're going to bankrupt me this season. They haven't even released either of the dresses I'm eyeing off yet, or the lace top.

They currently have 20% off if you spend over $75 on new season stock. This is, shall we say, fortunate. If you want to view the new collection, they've just relaunched their website. And if you're reading this and you work for Review... I could really use a sponsorship.

- Hayley xoxo