Christmas is over so please! no more glitter and sequins. Hint: When you go through the sales look for any fifties skirts, pencils skirts, flat shoes,( see item du jour), statement bags and grab any shrunken fitted jackets that will take you through from winter to next summer. Buy up big on white tanks and singlets, and remember Floral is good, stripe is better and simple is best. And yes, you can keep your jeans, you must have a trench but look out for baggy chinos, they are the new jean..
Economy:
Witchery: have white straight cotton skirts $69, very handy, a trench coat $199 in cream, a blue lurex crochet caftan top $109, fab silver T bar heels with an ankle strap $139, and the copy of the square Balenciaga bag in stone ,dirty pink and black. There are flat T bar silver sandals $99 with a plaited front and the cream slouchey stud bag $139.There is a beige slinky straight skirt also in black $99.
Seduce: Not a lot in here but there is a green chiffon dress with a few beads and a raw edge $229 and I like the chloe style slinky salmon tops with white bead detail on the front $? And a blue Pucci style chiffon top $129.
Mollini: have a lot of animal print / snakeskin shoes which are a very snazzy way to razz up the black. Check out the snakeskin black and white T bar low heel $189, a sling back one $148 and an ankle strap serious heels with round toe $128. The snakeskin also in pink and green, bronze and silver, very groovy (for the young.) Also some cool flat T bar silver sandals $108.
Portmans: You can’t really be doing that horrid pink again for winter? Please check out the very good black/YSL teal blue velvet fitted/shrunken jacket (a huge size so buy small), it’s a great buy for $119!
Nine west: have some car coats in cotton $179 and a lot of shoes on sale…best new ones are the Mui Mui copy flat ones with tiny heel and white stitching $129 in pink and brown, and the high heel in fabric, a Japanese style print $139.
Cue: Have some a lot of things on sale but not a lot exciting except their YSL style ruffle chiffon tops $59.
Zu: have some cool sachi flat ballets shoes on sale $50 and the sachi Sergio Rossi esque mules now $70.
Supre: Have “Paris For President” T shirts $20 and a singlets for $10 and those cute black sequin slouch bags $20.
Giordano: Have little tight Polo shirts for $25 in all sorts of colours
Esprit; have a single breasted belted trench in red, black or pink $99 and singlet tops in every colour $9.99 and some scoop neck wide ones $24 and too much pink and black.
FCUK: not alot new and exciting in here but check out the huge range of jeans.
Business;
Bare: have a some cool little short caftan tops embroidered if you are still looking for one $125 in blue or pink.
David Jones: have the ‘Little Joe’ label and check out the camis with black lace trim $220 in caramel silk, also the Ted Baker off the shoulder groovy stripe knits $169. Plus checkout the new Coccinelle bags in caramel leather, a bit slouchey $585.
Country Road: looking good. A lot on sale. Best pieces are the stone grey trench belted DB in cotton $399, a fab steel silky ribbed cardigan with a V neck $119, white singlets $29, a long grey maille singlet Tank dress $75, a green cotton 50’s dress simple with pleats, and a cool racer back tank in red and white stripe with panels $49. Also check out the classic flat black boots, riding boot style $370. And those short caftan tops are all sale $99 and so are the Prada T bar sandals $69.
David Lawrence: there is 60% off in here but it is very conservative.
Midas: are on sale and I like the Beltrami Loafers .New in are the gold roman sandals $198. Cool
Max & Co : have 70 % off and there are quite a few bargains. Best pieces are the red and white stripe T shirts, a white peacoat ( dye it) $263, a black caftan top with jewels $100, a green and pink stripe top, very 70’s $206, a red and navy V neck jumper with a slight silver thread $58 and a cardigan is $100.
Mimco: have the big slouchey bag down pat and head here for summer hats on sale $29.
Zimmerman is on sale. Check out the swimwear and the new patchwork pieces such as a hippy dress $187 that is halterneck. Groovy
First :
Myer: The new imports shoes are here: Best ones are the Missoni shoes, gorgeous stripe satin heel pointy in pink and brown $600, also in slingbacks $550, the chocolate/black suede pointy boots with pattern trim $1150. There are Chloe round toe heels with chunky heel in brown $650, and flat chocolate ones with brass studs $650. Check out the Manolo Blahnik pink and red $1400 round toe and the choc brown heels $1130 and the black patent pointy toe with bow $1200 and I love the teal suede ankle strap heel with leather trim $1650.There are Emilio Pucci in fabric $800 with a round toe heel and the Givenchy ones are worth looking at too. Now can we talk about the marc Jacobs Moon boots in red nylon perfect for a Sydney winter ( not!) $350 and I love the marc gumboots in red $300 with a small stacked heel, plus the choc brown suede flat boots $1150 ooh yeh! And lots more. There is a big selection of DKNY winter in store, best pieces are the Prada style tweed dirty pink and brown frayed coat $999 plus gorgeous khaki wool pants $599. The Cacherel new range is in too: best pieces are very Sonia Rykiel looking, such as the black knit top with a stripe $399 and a black trench, belted with epaulettes $1149 and pretty floral cotton original 70’s shirts $249, gorgeous. Check out the See By Chloe winter collection : don’t buy the big puffa jacket in yellow unless you are going to the snow $999 and there are some cute T shirts $229 with Chloe on the front, a black jacket $800 and a fab coat in black and white tweed $1299.
Evelyn Miles; have lots of new shoes in check out the Missoni in red fabric $600 with a lurex knit detail, the Sergio Rossi blue and brown suede point heels $820, the plain black round toe $668, Sergio Rossi boots $1190 with a round toe, and Missoni boots with blue and black swirls $999. Also Evelyn Miles have their own label animal print heels $528 with a pointy heel .
Christensen Copenhagen :have a lot of new Paul & Joe: Best pieces are : the belted wool coat $1295 in a few colours, the gorgeous red belted trench $1295 ,the round neck knits in orange $550 and the trouser suit in black pinstripe the jacket $1295 and pants $420.
Bally: Are on sale and you must go in to buy the fab shoes, flat brown in fabric with a square toe $250 and the fab bags all around 30 to 50% off. Their new collection will be in next week .Can’t wait!




