Y'know, looking at the Topshop website always leaves me feeling faintly depressed. First of all, the conversion rate from AUD to GBP is pretty crappy, so the price of a garment plus postage is usually more than I can allow myself to spend on one item (that old thift/vintage wearer chestnut!). Plus, because I'm not able to go into the shop to look at the quality of every item that catches my eye, I'm paranoid that if/when I do hit 'buy' and finally receive the parcel, I'll be horribly disappointed.
In any case, I had a look today and as usual, I wanted a million things for Spring and Summer. While I can't have everything, I can at least enjoy looking, so I made a Polyvore set.
Everything I liked I could imagine working well transeasonally. The dresses beg for pretty stockings and the lovely lace and roses would work well with basics all year. We're only really beginning to see the floral/Liberty prints on the high street in Australia, so it's all still novel and fresh to me, and I thought these relatively basic items would transcend trend (providing the fabric and stitching held out that long!) and layer well. The cute black shoes and croc bag are the sort of thing I would keep and wear for years, ditto the recently released Kate Moss collection faux fur.
14 years ago
Shopping for clothes online is, sadly, usually very hit and miss for me - I have a strange shape!
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