Monday, December 8, 2008

Designer Dress Sale - Camilla and Marc

camilla and marc "Polly Jean" frock - size 10 - Brand new with tags



One of the cutest dresses ever! Only selling this because i have the penny in the same fabric.
This dress is so nice and fun, the print is so vibrant and the ruffle on the front is so playful, it is just the dress for this summer!

Brand new, never worn, tags still attached. 100% Cotton.

Size 10 but is a relaxed fit.

Retails at over $350 but I am asking $220 which includes free express post shipping within Australia.

SOLD

Designer Dress Sale continues.. Talulah

More bargain dresses to be sold!

Talulah Silver Party Dress - Size 10 - Brand new without tags

Talulah "Drinking Cherry Liquer" Dress

Metallic grey / silver - made from silk.

RRP $255.00 - Size 10
Brand New and Never Worn. I am currently looking for the tag that comes with a spare "jewel" but at the moment it is being sold new without tags.

A bargain at $50 - includes express post shipping anywhere in Australia!
SOLD!

Designer Dress Sale!! sass and bide

As it is coming up to Christmas I need all the pennies I can get!
I am selling off a couple of gorgeous designer dresses (that i am very sad to part with) to try and make a dent in my credit card debt as well as being able to afford to buy all my loved ones nice presents!

You can buy directly through my blog here, using the "buy now" buttons and paying through Paypal. All prices include express post shipping within Australia.

So help me out and while you are at it get a beautiful designer dress at a rock bottom price!!

Sass and Bide "Say It Right" Dress - Brand New With Tags - Size 10

BRAND NEW WITH TAGS - NEVER WORN
This gorgeous sass and bide dress is made up of a black and white check with beautiful pink and red checks running through the material.
Fully lined, and a smooth black satin details under the bust and pockets.
Cute little ruffled sleeves and scooped neckline front and back make this dress extremely flattering.

Size 10.

RRP from $240 - $340. Your for only $120. Includes free express post shipping anywhere in Australia.

SOLD!



I will be adding more and more dresses as i get time so stay tuned.
Still to come are dresses from Camilla and Marc and Zimmermann.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Audrey Kawasaki - "Two Sisters" Time Limited Print



Two Sisters
Time Limited Edition
giclee print on archival paper
11" x 13" on a 13" x 16" sheet
signed and numbered

guaranteed if you order 12pm-1pm $100.00 USD
Sale begins
December 6th @ 12:00pm PST



..also available framed for $580 USD.

Personally i wish she had chosen "Reconcile", but hey this one is still amazing!


Reconcile - One of the prints Audry had in the poll. The winner, "Two Sisters" is being released as a time limited print.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

New Mimco Pendants - Now Available

I have a confession to make.. i'm addicted to mimco pendants. I already have 4 of them - an owl, bow, heart and moon. I wear them all the time, and i love love love them.

Mimco has just released a new range of these beautiful pendants, now available on their website and in store, each are $150.

My absolute MUST HAVE favourite is the seahorse, such a cute little creature. I love the diamontes on him and also the shading of colour from dark to light, on a light gold chain. It's perfect, and definitely the first one i will be picking up.



There are a couple more pendants which i think are super cute and will be trying to get my hands on in the near future, must do one at a time though to avoid maxing out the credit card even before doing any Christmas shopping! My picks are..


The Hummingbird



The Ladybug



Swashbuckling Charm


Convinced? You can purchase them at Mimco's website.

camilla & marc Bargains

I went along to the camilla and marc relocation sale on Friday.
I got there about 15 mins before the opening, and there was already a little bit of a queue. I was lucky though because by the time the sale opened the size of the line had at least tripled!

I wasn't in the first batch of people to be let in, so had a to wait another 15-20 mins peeking through the window anxiously and spotting out what i wanted to buy!

It was a REALLY good sale, with a lot of great pieces at pretty reasonable prices when you consider what they cost to buy retail.

I got 3 gorgeous dresses, which i will post photos of soon.
One was the Charlotte frock in black, which is an absolutely stunning dress that i will get loads of wear out of. It was still quite expensive at $350, but the retail price of this dress is about $550, so a hefty discount.





Me in my Charlotte frock - $350 instead of $550+


The other 2 dresses i got are in the pretty neon print, one called "polly jean" and the other is the "Penny Frock" and is pictured below.
Overall i did really well, I think i am going to wear the penny to a friend's wedding that is coming up in January, it's just so bright and colourful without being heaps over the top, and the black charlotte dress will definitely become one of my wardrobe staples, i think it is really versatile and could be dressed down as well as up and worn on a variety of occassions.



Penny Frock - $110 instead of $350+


There was a heap of other nice stuff - if only i had an unlimited budget! They had the gorgeous 'taya' frock and many other beautiful silk maxi dresses. I would have loved to have bought one of these too, but they were also $350 and i'd given myself a $500 limit!

Did anyone else go to the sale? If so tell me what bargains you picked up for yourself!!

I think that will do me for sales for the time being, i am supposed to be saving for overseas next year! Having said that i can't wait to go to the Zimmermann sale, normally in January i think... will have to start putting some money aside now!

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The real star of the new James Bond flick..



This gorgeous Jason Conran outfit that appears in the new James Bond movie - "Quantum of Solace" is gorgeous! I especially love the chunky gold fish necklace, really sets off the outfit and stands out as an awesome statement piece. It fetches for about 300 pounds though so I don't think i'll be getting the real thing any time soon, i am definitely inspired though!

Monday, November 24, 2008

Harbourlife

Music festival locations don't get much better than this..



We were pretty lucky with the weather - although pretty cold and windy, there were warm patches where the sun was out and shining, and were very lucky not to get rained on! All in all I had a wicked day, my all time favourite song was played (Face to Face by Daft Punk) and the quality of music was good. Most was a bit housey for my liking (and hardly compared to the raw and dirty sounds of Boys Noize last year..) but Aston Shuffle killed it and so did Van She Tech.

Anyway, here are some fun shots i took from the day!







I wore a pretty simple outfit, consisting of a strapless black bubble dress, ksubi sunnies and a juicy couture charm worn as a necklace. I got so cold though I had to buy a t-shirt!



Anyone else go? If so what did you think?

Thursday, November 20, 2008

sass & bide Exhibition Warehouse Sale

This is on now at Fox Studios! Get in quick!
Normally s&b sales are quite average, with all the fashion pieces disappearing within 2 mins and then just loads of jeans left at still quite high prices (no good for me considering i'm not much of a jeans person). This sale, however, is a different story.

I went yesterday, got there about 4:05pm, and although there were thousands of girls elbowing and pushing around anything with a sequin, there were lots of nice dresses and items with really reasonable prices!

I picked up 4 dresses at $270 total, which is a steal considering one of them alone would cost upwards of $200 originally!

Pics of my haul...


The Awakening Tunic - $70



In His Own Way Singlet Dress - $50



Dark of The Night Dress - $80



Say It Right Bowed Dress - $70 (RRP - $240)


Sale Details

sass & bide will be reducing some of their most sought after styles at this fabulous once yearly sale!

Expect 50 - 70% off everything and with new stock being placed on the floor daily this is your best chance to nab a piece or two or three of this must have label.

WHEN Thursday 20th - Sunday 23rd November, 2008
WHERE Byron Kennedy Hall
Fox Studios Australia
Lang Road, Moore Park
NSW 2021

TIMES Thursday: 4pm – 9pm
Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 10am – 5pm

PAYMENT Cash, eftpos and all major credit cards

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Spotted - Black Rats knock offs


I went into Supre at lunch today to get some plain white singlets - and i saw lots of sass and bide knock offs.. most noticeable of which were leggings that looked suspiciously like black rats!

So those looking for similar satin-like leggings with ruching down the sides (but don't want to pay the hefty price tag) head to supre and pick some up dirt cheap.

They also had some black on black leopard print ones that were a bit shiny, as well as lots of different colours like gold and red.



Can also shop online here.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Audrey Kawasaki 'She Who Dares' Print

This print goes on sale in about 2.5 hours so get in quick!



$220 US unframed.

Available in a short while from Audrey Kawasaki's website shop here



She Who Dares

giclee print on archival paper

18"x21" on a 20"x23"sheet

signed and numbered

limited edition of 200

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

sass and bide PVC BLACK RATS now available



sass and bide have recently unleashed their PVC black rats on the world.
Now these are slightly different to the first ones, with more of a "wet look", where as the old ones looked sort of satiny.

Anywho- you can get em for $220 on the sass and bide website, or at mycatwalk.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

All Time Favourite Vogue Shoot

Earlier in the year, Vogue Australia ran my all time favourite photo shoot which was nabbed from the February 2008 edition of UK Vogue. Here are a couple of shots..








There are several things that i adore about this photo shoot, and that makes it so far my favourite vogue shoot to date.

These are -

  • The colours. I love the mixture of neon brights and lovely pastels, set against the gorgeous lilac and blue backdrop.

  • The hair. The featured hairstyle is amazing and i want to get it done for a wedding i have coming up.. apparently this can style can be created with padding, but as my hairdresser is away the weekend of the wedding i am hoping i can find another to recreate this look!

  • The shoes. Sky high platforms in awesome colours. I especially love the lavender and blue platforms featured, but also would not say no to the white ones! Have had eyes out in stores for something similar (without the hefty price tag..)

  • Transperency. LOVE the transparenze socks with the platforms as well as the sheer gloves. Would love to recreate this look but fear i would just look silly wearing socks with high heels?! (i thoroughly recommend ordering these from My Tights, i have ordered from there before and they are quite cheap with very reasonable shipping costs)

  • Tom Binns Jewellery. You can see his jewellery in the first 3 photos that i have posted. This shoot was the first time i had heard of his stuff, but since then his name keeps popping up and i think his pieces are worth splurging on!!!



Continuing on with Tom Binns, i think most of the pieces are a little bit out of my price range whilst i save for my euro trip next year, but that doesn't mean I can't still drool over them right?

Here are some pieces of his to wet your appetite..


A necklace from 2007



A recent cuff



It doesn't get much more rock and roll bling than this baby



My personal favourite!


Pick your favourite piece and see it in your dreams at www.tombinnsdesign.com

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

I wish I was this photogenic...

Seriously it's impossible to take a crap photo of my cat bailey - he
is so cute!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Hermès Launches Australian Online Boutique!

Yay! Hermès has finally opened its online boutique doors to Australian shoppers. No more lusting after the goods that seem so readily available in other countries only to find they do not ship internationally.

Hermès launched the Australian online boutique some time last week I believe. Upon hearing this news I went straight to the twilly section, but there wasn't really anything new that I hadn't seen before.. they didn't even have the lemon lime / splice coloured "coach" twilly that I spotted on one of the overseas stores but have never seen on Australian stores.

Having said that, there are still a couple of nice ones on there - like this gorgeous blue colourway..



I however, am going to wait and see what the next season of twillys brings! Will be great to just be able to go online and check the new range and order what looks good instead of making a special trip to the store.

Friday, October 24, 2008

New "Wizard of Oz" Collection by Tarina Tarantino

Tarina Tarantino has just released a new limited edition capsule collection arounf the theme of "Wizard of Oz". Now I don't have as much of a soft spot for these as i did the "Alice in Wonderland" collection, but nevertheless they are still super cute!

The collection features the characters from the books and movies, but redrawn into cute little cartoons.

I'm loving the Wicked Witch pieces...



Can't decide whether you fall into the Good Witch or Bad Witch category? Well tarina has you covered with this reversible necklace - so you can wear whichever side matches your mood!



I love seeing all the new collections that tarina brings out - if only her pieces were readily available in Australia!!