Back For Good (And Still Shopping)

After a month of extreme slaving at the office and (consequently) overindulging in the pantry cookie jar, I'm ready to face the world again!


Trust it to be shoes to coax me out of semi-hibernation - Rupert Sanderson, no less. Behold my office shoes for 2012/13! Classic pumps with a twist - a hidden 1cm platform - they're marked down to £255 (from £425) and if the indulgent feel like picking up 2 or more pairs, the kind folks will throw in an extra 20% off. YUM.


So it's down a matter of which other pair then:

Option 1: Joyce cream lace-ups which Sienna Miller has helpfully shown can be worn with a mini too. 

Option 2: These beautiful grey (yes, GREY) mary-janes!  If it weren't for the wedding I'd be getting these too and selfishly cashing in on the extra discount on my own.

Option 3: The wildcard - I usually don't wear suede shoes (or red shoes) but I'm a sucker for Rupert's cut-out side details. 

{pc: tfs; rupertsanderson; dailymail}

New Obsession: YSL Chyc Cabas Tote

Oh temptation, you keep such perfect timing! After a brief fling with satchels, clutches and mini-purses, I'm back to lusting after big bags which can hold my entire life.  Spotted on the arms of Sienna, Kylie and Leighton, this Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Chyc Cabas tote might be the anti-Birkin - roomy enough for work, but buttery enough for the weekend.  Perhaps a more classic Balenciaga Weekender?  

Can't wait for this to hit the shops with the Fall 2011 collection so I can eyeball it (and feel it up) for real.  Till then, my monthly shopping budget is headed to the 'New Bag Fund'.

 {tfs}

The Way We Were

(pc: Elle Germany 2010)

Some pairings are just SO sartorially right. I'm talking about Sienna Miller & Jude Law; though the Sienna/Marchesa duo is admittedly pretty awesome too...

(pc: tfs)

Sienna Je'Taime

It's probably un-PC to like Sienna Miller, but she's just about perfect in Erdem at this Parisian leg of the G.I. Joe promotional tour. These snaps are not in slightest incentivising me to catch the film, but they are making me want to buy Erdem and fly to Paris! (tfs)

Shoe Score: Cream Oxfords (finally)

It pays to wait - The Retail Powers That Be must have heard my angry rant and slapped a very decent 50% discount on these cream napa beauties from (of all places) Giordano Ladies!

Lusciously soft and in full leather for only SGD160 *cheer* My new favourite shoes also cleverly come with two sets of laces - ribbon, or traditional leather string *heart*

Rupert Sanderson Oxfords they are not, but these sure come pretty close... can't wait to procure some black laces so I can do my best Sienna Miller impersonation! (below: in Sydney, with actual Ruperts):

Shoe Lust: Sienna Miller in Nicholas Kirkwood

I must confess that I'm a bit of a shopping snob - as much as I delight in my favourite shoe designers getting some overdue fame, a little part of me woes the day that this acclaim translates into Steve Madden / Charles & Keith rolling out their "inspired" versions.

Halle Berry in Camilla Skovgaard, Sienna Miller in Nicholas Kirkwood, Cheryl Cole in Rupert Sanderson and Gwyneth in Georgina Goodman... While we can (just barely) still term these shoe designers as "emerging", let's celebrate the absolute lustworthiness of Sienna's gold Kirkwoods at the MTV Movie Awards:

Sienna's outfit is a little Jennifer Connelly circa a few months ago, but that's probably just me being bitter about the shoes...
{Images c/o Just Jared}