US Sale Picks

So I finally got around to properly checking out some of the US sales online. There's still some good stuff floating around, much of it now further reduced. And the Aussie dollar seems to be back in front again (just). These are my top picks from Net-A-Porter and Barneys:

1. Emma Cook sequin print silk/cotton dress, $164, 70% off

2. Acne uniform silk-crepe dress, $144, 70% off

3. APC Zebra print t-shirt, $35, 50% off

4. Emma Cook denim print silk jumpsuit, $204, 70% off

5. Current/Elliot cropped floral jeans, $100, 50% off

6. Alexander Wang Prisma tote, $409, 40% off

7. Miu Miu sequined leather pumps, $455, 50% off

White Swan, Black Swan

I saw Black Swan a couple of weeks ago. I'm not sure I enjoyed it at the time (is it really the sort of movie that you can enjoy?) yet I couldn't stop thinking about it. I think it grew on me over time. Natalie Portman is incredibly creepy. Some people said that they found her mother creepy, but I kind of felt sorry for her and felt that she was just trying to prevent her daughters' self-destructive behaviour. Nevertheless, I somehow identified with Natalie's character's struggle to unleash the black swan within herself. Sometimes I wish I could be more of a black swan too.

Close-up of the print on my new Emma Cook dress

Emma Cook dress, Tony Bianco shoes

Lover dress

Sretsis dress, Nine West shoes, metal and bead necklace

Spring Wardrobe Update #2 : Utility

I am loving this trend. I find the colours very flattering, especially khaki. A few of my new purchases for Spring fit under this category:

- J Brand Houlihan cargo skinnies in Vintage Sahara: buy from Pink Zebra
- Witchery khaki tee (such a nice fit)
- Witchery khaki skinny pants wiith knee panel detail (not pictured but outfits are similar to the J Brands)

Pants: J Brand, Top: Emma Cook, Cardigan: Country Road

Top: Lover

Top: Sretsis

Top: Emma Cook (buy from ASOS), Shorts: Jag (pulled from bottom of wardrobe - yay!)

Top: Sretsis

Tee: Witchery, Skirt: Lover, Sunglasses: Karen Walker

Skirt: Karen Walker (buy from Maximillia), Necklace: vintage

Spring Wardrobe Update #1 : Tailored shorts

This past week has been a great week for parcels. I have received some long awaited pieces that are the perfect wardrobe update for Spring. Tailored shorts are apparently a new "trend", although I pretty much live in these in summer anyway.

Amongst my parecels was some goodies from Karen Walker, including these gorgeous Von Trapp shorts in Basketweave Jacquard. Here's some of the ways I'm looking forward to styling them:

Sheer silks with Sretsis blouse; In-between days with Sportsgirl blouse and Karen Walker fly necklace; Mixed prints with Karen Walker floral blouse