Richard Nicoll: King of Spring

I'm usually more an Australian designer fan, but recently the Brits have been catching my eye. First there was my aforementioned affection for Emma Cook, now I'm falling for pieces from past-season-Richard Nicoll (lucky for the "past-season" part; no way could I afford his stuff brand new!) I first noticed Richard Nicoll when I saw this dress pictured in a magazine:



And the other pieces from the Spring 2009 collection are also lovely:



And I wish I could have this whole outfit from Spring 2010:

On the weekend I was lucky enough to find this dress from Spring 2008 BRAND NEW for $200, down from $1320. (I know, how was it even possible that this dress was still hanging around unsold?!) Mine is a bit longer and a lovely peacock blue (pictured below). It's very sheer, so underneath I'm wearing a navy bodycon dress from Morrisey that my husband surprised me with about 8 years ago, back when he was still my boy rather than my Mr and before bodycon dresses made a big comeback. Apparently he bought it for about 90% off at under $30, so this is quite the bargain outfit. I know I've said this many times already, but I can't wait until Spring so I can wear it!