Jimmy Choo shopping

A few weeks back I went to the Sydney Family & Friends Jimmy Choo sample sale, which was very similar to the one I previously went to in NYC (read about it here). The only difference was that the crowds were much more tame as this was not advertised but all through word of mouth.

Personally I found prices not to be as good as NYC, but items were all in ridiculously good condition with 95% of items coming in boxes and all pristine. Those items which had sign of wear or were press items were priced as such, however I found similar semi-scuffed Press items were also cheaper in the US.

Anyway, I was naughty and bought two pairs that weren't amazing but were very well priced and in my size. I'm a very common size so it can be hard to score, though on the plus size I am 'sample' size. This particular sale had only one of each item, and sizes ranged from 35 to 41 so not strictly in the traditional sense of sample sale. I worked out most shoes had been display stock before, hence not truly 'sample'.

The pair above may just be a boring low heel black court shoe, however its in suede with a croc patent kind of finish at the toe. They just look elegant and looked perfect with the sheer black hosiery I was wearing. I can definitely see these being easy to wear!

The next pair I bought are very Jimmy Choo and the perfect mix of fun with classic, due to the suede finish and the peeptoe front. The red isn't quite the favourite red I would usually wear but they're definitely a style that I can see myself wearing quite regularly with denim or to dress up a boring black dress.

Unfortunately they told me they probably won't be running this again anytime soon, but it was good to get my bargain shopping in now!

NAP International Sale

Unless you've been living under a shopping-free rock, you would know the www.net-a-porter.com International site sale has begun! I was pretty shocked to come home after a long shopping day at Costco (more on that later) that the sale was already live, since in previous years the sale has started quite a few weeks into January.

I was fine with the earlier sale date since it means I can snap up goodies with my Shoe Subscription credit, which I sure did do! Though I have to say, I was a little disappointed this year =( There weren't many, if any, pieces which were just screaming "Buy me! Buy me" unlike this time last year when I wanted to buy everything that was on sale, practically.

Anyway, happy shopping everyone! I'm eagerly waiting my order which I'll post about soon :)

Has anyone snapped up something awesome?