Brandy Melville: 2016 February Italy Trip Shopping!

Spent the afternoon contemplating whether I should go for the Brandy garage sale in Milan next week LOL. It sounds really tempting but transport is going to cost €60 return and accoms I could get it for about €20 so that would be €80 ... Sounds reasonable but considering the purpose to be just shopping, not really. I've already been to Milan like, 6 times so there's really nothing more I absolutely need to see plus weather isn't superb ... I just don't want to have to pay €80 to attend a sale with no expectations of what there's going to be!!

But anyway, in order to convince myself that it's not a worthwhile trip and that I already own way too much Brandy I decided to compile my buys from February's Italy trip! I've not blogged about Venice yet either - should get to it soon before I forget. This time round my trip was from Strasbourg - Milan - Rome - Florence - Venice - Milan - Strasbourg, so I went to the stores in Rome, Florence and Milan again. The same stores that I've already been, so everything was pretty much the same ... except the stuff on the racks of course. Especially the last chance rack omg. And also for Rome and Florence YL was with me so we were Brandy shopping buddies! Woop woop :)

Milano

I only had 5 hours for my transit so after having lunch with Lizzie there wasn't much time. We were at the Duomo so went to the Duomo store first but nothing much there, so I decided to make my way to the Via Statuto store since it was geographically closer to the Lampugnano bus stop (kind of). Didn't find much there either but I got a Reyna top in burgundy and a gold necklace!

Brandy Melville Reyna Top in Burgundy

Roma

In Rome YL and I went to the same 2 stores that I went the last time. The one on Via Del Corso is the biggest store in Rome and it was there that one of the girls told us that Brandy actually originated in Rome!! And there was also at least 2 stores in every zone (I'm supposing the municipals) but the rest were too far ... I only bought a black highneck velvet dress in Rome and a silver crystal stone necklace. The dress is one of the Italy exclusive items so they don't have it online and I don't have a photo of it, but it's quite a nice LBD though I think I already have enough LBDs ...

Firenze

Bought a lot of stuff in Florence. 9 items for €109! They had a sale rack omg the sale rack is absolutely amazing. I bought 2 striped Tori tops (one plain and one with the alien patch), 2 Mason Tops (one striped and one orange with the alien patch), a striped Kaitlyn top, an olive green Nathalie tank, a navy Abi knit sweater, a pale blue Betty sweater and a denim pouch with the alien patch. Super happy with the buys woop woop! Okay pictures are nice so:

Brandy Melville Tori Top in Stripes

Brandy Melville Mason Top in Stripes

Brandy Melville Kaitlyn Top

Brandy Melville Nathalie Knit Tank in Olive Green

Brandy Melville Abi Knit Sweater in Navy

Brandy Melville Betty Sweater in Pale Blue

Venezia

There was no Brandy store in Venice unfortunately :( A bit of a funny story here I actually managed to google an address - I think it must've been a very old address or something - in Mestre, went there, and it turned out to be ......... a hair salon. LOL. But weather in Venice was very nice and I bought some Murano glass pendants :D I think the nearest store to Venice is in Padova but was a bit out of the way to go.

Milano (again)

Milan round 2 was much better. LOL. I was initially supposed to stay 2 days in Milan and take a day trip to Genova on Saturday but decided to come back earlier one day so I cancelled the Genova trip. My bus was then at 4.45pm on Saturday instead of Sunday, so I had Saturday to shop. I had the 24h Urban Transport day pass this time, so taking the metro around was a lot quicker. Went to the store at San Giovanni first since I didn't manage to go the last time, but there wasn't anything new and no more sales so didn't get anything. Then went to the Duomo store, but they closed off the whole basement floor that day cause they were shifting around stuff I think so didn't feel like shopping around much there. But the Via Statuto store was great!! They had a whole bunch of stuff on last chance so I tried on a lot of stuff and bought most of them. Really wanted a nutmeg sweater but it was the last one and there was a massive hole at the front so didn't get it. Also regret passing on the Bite Me Cherry black sweater ah it was so cute but didn't think I would wear it very often. I bought 8 pieces of clothing there and 2 necklaces for €134 total, which was not bad considering I got 2 sweaters. Also I found the button-up corduroy skirts for only €15!!! I was meaning to get those the last time but they didn't have black in the store, and now there's a new navy colour too but both colours were on sale! And they were the last pieces ahaha I think there was another one in black but size M. It fitted more comfortably but was really baggy so I still went for the S. Anyway here are some of the stuff I bought!

Brandy Melville Joanne Tank in Olive Green

Brandy Melville Harriet Turtleneck Top in Black

(This is one of my favourite tops - wore it to the concert last night!)

Brandy Melville Gracie Knit Sweater in Light Blue

Brandy Melville Gracie Knit Sweater in Olive Green

Brandy Melville Klum Corduroy Skirt in Black

Brandy Melville Klum Corduroy Skirt in Navy

Brandy Melville Gwen Sweater in Blush Pink

Brandy Melville Leia Sweater in Burgundy

I had a hard time differentiating if the sweaters that I own are the Leia sweaters or the Ollie sweaters because they look so similar in the pictures, but decided that they were probably Leia's because the Ollie's tend to be of a thinner material. They also tend to snag easier because of the material. I was really tempted by the Ollie sweaters (and still am) especially the blue and pink ones but decided that I probably won't wear them as often for fear of snagging them. But I might still get them if I ever find them at a good price!

So that concludes my shopping for February - wish there would be one for March too LOL but am now thinking it's highly unlikely that I'm going to go cause it's just not worth it spending €80 just to go to the sale when I could probably get like a bunch of stuff with that amount on the usual sale racks. I've also been to Milan so many times, so I can't really use the excuse of "travelling and exploring" since it's unlikely that I'm gonna have time to see anywhere else LOL. And the sale stuff are probably gonna be from the winter collection but I prefer the summer collection so much more! And also it's going to be in the Via Statuto store and I think I've already bought enough stuff there and didn't see anything else that I really really want at the moment ......... Omg just trying to convince myself not to go LOL okay but I will go if by some miracle or other I can find cheaper transport there for like €10 like the last time or something LOL.

In other news I also got featured on Instagram by Brandy Melville Italy yesterday!!! Super happy and honoured, it came as a surprise really cause I got the notification that their account liked my photo and the next thing I knew ......... They tagged me in a photo. OMG. I feel like it was a major #achievementunlocked moment LOL. But still yes I'm super happy woop woop!
The post can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BCktCGVyyNa/

Brandy Melville: 2016 January Italy Trip Shopping!

A GUIDE TO SHOPPING BRANDY MELVILLE IN ITALY

Got back to Strasbourg last Sunday and have been super busy this whole week! Had 16 hours of classes from Monday - Wednesday and was really tired but I wanted to blog about my shopping hauls before I forget LOL.

So as I've been blogging throughout the trip, I went to Italy from 1-10 January. It was the perfect way to start off the new year hahaha and I've basically been to all the main Brandy stores in Rome, Florence, Bologna and Milan, which is not a bad accomplishment really. January is also the beginning of sales in Italy!! So it was perfect timing really, minus the bad weather ...

[Omg I started the post on 14 Jan actually but only continuing now which is like 24 Feb LOLLOL been soooooo busy!!!]

So anyway, I wanted to post my shopping hauls from Italy!!

Roma

I arrived in Rome on 1 January, and went to the one at Via del Corso in the evening but it was too late and the store had already closed. Went to the store on Via Cola di Rienzo the next day with the 2 guys who had to sit on the steps and wait for me while I tried on clothes LOL. Also went back to the Via del Corso store that day to check out the store hehe. Didn't buy anything in Rome because it was just the beginning of my trip and I didn't want to have to carry the clothes to the rest of the cities that I was visiting. Actually meant to visit a 3rd store that's near the Villa Borghese on 3 Jan but unfortunately it doesn't open on Sundays, and the rest of the stores in Rome were too far out from city centre so I only went to a total of 2 in Rome ...

Store at Via del Corso

#Brandyselfie at the Via Cola di Rienzo store

Firenze

Left Rome for Florence on the morning of 4 Jan. My hotel in Florence was actually pretty near one of the Brandy stores (reasons why I booked that hotel lol) but we took a day trip to Pisa so only got back to Florence in the evening. But I still managed to visit the store near my hotel on the way back that day! It's pretty big and has a ground floor and a basement. Didn't buy anything cause the guys were with me so didn't want to keep them waiting, but I went back the next morning and spent like 2 hours there LOL. I bought a total of 6 items, which includes 5 tops and 1 dress!!

I bought a May Top in stripes, a white Mason Top, a grey speckled Genevie Top, an orange Nadine Top, the Margie Make My Day Top and a burgundy Laurel Dress. These were all on sale so total damage for 6 items = €69 HEHEHEHE.

The stuff were so heavy and I had to carry them up while climbing to Piazza Michelangelo ... NO REGRETS THOUGH HAHAHA. Also went to visit the other store near the city centre later that day, but didn't buy anything cause the store is quite small, like literally maybe just 2 rooms?

Bologna

Left Florence for Bologna on 6th Jan evening and arrived about 7pm so didn't go out in the evening. Went to the only Brandy store the next day. Bologna was part of my solo travels so I had the liberty to stay as long as I liked in the store. And the staff were so friendly!! They spoke english too. I was asking one of the guys if they would have sales in Milan as well (it was during sale period or saldi in Italy that time) and they seemed really amused.

Bologna store during sales

#Brandyselfie at the Bologna store

This is the exclusive Brandy Bologna paper bag.

I have to say, the sales were actually pretty decent. I bought a total of 3 items from the Bologna store, but they're all the exclusive Italian items so no stock images and don't think they can be found on the USA site. I bought a white button down shirt and a pair of jeans on the first day, then went back again on the second day and bought a lattice front dress in red. And they were all half price!!! So the jeans were really worth it cause it was only €29 when normally it would cost like at least €50 ... And the Bologna store has their own paper bags!! With the address printed on it hehehe and also the store interior was really really nice like they had these lacy ombre decos and stuff ... I would say it's one of my favourite stores! Total spent in Bologna = €58.50

Milano

Left Bologna for Milan on 9th morning. Checked into the hotel, went to meet M for breakfast and then basically spent the rest of the day shopping LOL. There are 3 stores in Milan and I've been to 2 but there was one at Via San Giovanni sul Muro that I didn't go the previous time when I went for Expo because it's closed on Sundays! I actually don't remember the order that I went in, but I definitely went to the one at Via Statuto and Via S. Giovanni twice LOL. So I think I went to the one at San Giovanni first since I didn't go the previous time. This store actually sells like home deco and stuff which are super cute! And I found the Kiara tank in paisley print there from summer!!! And the black floral Jacky dress too. But since it was the first store I didn't buy anything cause I didn't know what else I was gonna find in the other stores. Went to the Statuto store next because the two are really near each other, like they're literally on opposite sides of Castello Sforzesco hahaha. I bought a red striped Luana there because it was on sale for only €10. Then went to the store near the Duomo. The sales were quite crazy there lol they had many jeans for €15, but the quality wasn't really good like the material was super thin so they probably really just produced it for sale at €15 I guess? But I bought a formal shirt there for half price as well as the Armelle skirt for only €10?! They had a lot of other skirts and stuff on sale too but most were damaged :( Also bought 3 necklaces!!! Some accessories were on sale so necklaces were going for €3, bracelets for €2 and rings and earrings for €1.

After having seen all 3 stores I went back to San Giovanni store and couldn't resist buying the Kiara tank and Jacky dress even though they weren't on sale but the prints were from summer and I've been searching for the paisley print for ages! Then went back to the Statuto store and got the Klum Corduroy Skirt in burgundy and the Rosa Sweatpants in olive green. The Klum skirt is actually the same as the Bruce / Sena Skirt just that it has an inner elastic band at the waist which actually makes it more comfortable lol. Wanted to get it in black too but the store didn't have it and by the time I went back to the Duomo store it was already closed ... Total spent in Milan = €140.60

Stuff I bought in Milan, necklaces not shown

So that concluded my January Italy Brandy shopping trip!! Total damage = €267.60 for 19 items which I honestly think is not bad lol considering that it includes a pair of jeans too. Very very pleased with my buys!!

Left Milan at 7am the next day (10th Jan) to take the train to Basel then Strasbourg so no shopping then obviously. But it was a Sunday anyway so nvm!!

Store Addresses:

Rome: (There's supposed to be 6 on Google Maps but I only went to 2 ...)

- Via del Corso, 435, 00187 Roma, Italie - Open 1100-2000 everyday. This is apparently the biggest store in Rome! It's along the shopping street near the Spanish Steps.

- Via Cola di Rienzo, 136, 00197, Roma, Italie - Open 1030-2000 from Monday to Saturday, 1100-2000 on Sunday. This store is near the Vatican City.

Florence: (2 stores)

- Via Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, 172, 50129 Firenze, Italie - Open 1000-1930 from Monday to Saturday, 1530-1930 on Sunday, but they close for siesta on weekdays from 1400-1530. This is the bigger store in Florence.

- Via Porta Rossa, 48r, Firenze, Italie - Open 1000-1930 from Monday to Saturday, 1530-1930 on Sunday, but they close for siesta on weekdays from 1400-1530. This is the store at the city centre.

Bologna: (1 store)

- Via Guglielmo Oberdan, 6/b, Bologna, Italie - I forgot to check the opening hours but think it's open until 2000 everyday and they probably open from 1000 or 1030. I THINK.

Milan: (3 stores)

- Via S. Giovanni sul Muro, 18, 20121 Milano, Italie - Open 1500-1900 on Monday, 1030-1900 from Tuesday to Saturday, closed on Sunday. This is the store with the homeware.

- Via Statuto, 16, 20121 Milano, Italie - Open 1030-1930 from Monday to Saturday, closed on Sunday.

- Piazza Cesare Beccaria, 5, 20122 Milano, Italie - Open 1030-1930 from Monday to Saturday, 1130-1900 on Sunday. This is the store near the Duomo, also the biggest store in Milan - it has 3 floors!

Decided to rename my post "A guide to shopping Brandy Melville in Italy" LOL. Gonna be updating on my February Italy (and Brandy) trip soon when I have time!!

Brandy Melville: London Carnaby Garage Sale

Finally getting down to blogging about this - Brandy's Garage Sale in London on 31 May. If I'm not wrong this is the first time BM held a sale in London, so it was pretty exciting. Brandy had been holding garage sales around Europe for the past few weeks and finally it was London's turn. I got to know of it on Instagram about 2 weeks before, right after my exams and I literally screamed after I saw LOL so I was looking forward to it so much! Carnaby also had a 20% off shopping party on the Thursday of the same week, but I didn't go as I was quite busy that evening and also I was hoping to get the new pieces in store at 50% off during the sale.

Anyway on Sunday morning, I woke up late. LOL. I meant to wake up at 8/9 to do some stuff / pack a bit but I guess I'd been too excited the night before and couldn't sleep, so I only woke up at around 11.30am. Got changed quickly and walked to Oxford Circus where I was supposed to meet E because she said she'd check out the sale with me! We walked over to Carnaby and arrived at 1254 when the sale was supposed to begin at 1300. Mistake :( The queue was already this long by then:

So we went around the corner and joined the back of the queue which was all the way past the bar on Kingly Street. THEN IT BEGAN TO RAIN. I had my waterproof jacket but of all days it rained super heavily that day. I never had the habit of bringing an umbrella. Surprisingly no one left the queue and most people had umbrellas with them. Also saw a few parents with their kids. I suppose most people came better prepared than me LOL.

Waited for super long. E left to run some errands and she brought back a raspberry magnum for me. Regent Street was having some Magnum event that day. At least I had magnum to munch on while waiting. E left after a while hahaha so I started talking to this Korean girl who was in the queue next to me, she was pretty cool. We'd started queuing from 1255, and we'd only just managed to turn around the corner at Toms at about 1428. That was 2.5h just to get to Toms. And after Toms there was still a long way ... So near yet so far.

Finally reached the store window at about 1535. O M G. Tried to peer in to see what was on sale cause we had absolutely no idea at all. Much to our disappointment they'd bordered out about half the store with all the new arrivals, which meant that the new arrivals were not going to be part of the sale. Great ... regretting not going for the shopping part on Thursday, I could've gotten one of the tote bags T_T Anyway, the sale was only a small portion at the centre of the store, so we couldn't really see what exactly was on sale. Spotted a few floral shorts and skirts at the side so I made a mental note to get those once I got in.

... And this was taken right before I got in at 1609 LOL. That was 3 hours of solid waiting o m g.  To shop just for 10 minutes. Anyway they'd let in about 20 girls right before us, so we were right at the front of the queue!! Then after a few minutes the guard said we could go in, so we rushed in. We had to leave our bags and coats at the counter and just take our wallet. I was too busy grabbing clothes to take anymore photos LOL. But basically it was just a few racks, like at the front of the sale there was a rack of skirts and below it was a rack of shorts. I grabbed 2 floral Heather skirts, 2 Remi shorts, a pair of Eve shorts, 3 Vodi shorts and 2 Kaitlee skirts from those racks. One of the Vodis and one of the Remis were the last piece in that design, so I had to get them. Off to the next one. There was a rack of long pants behind that rack and I saw the Alexah pants in the bohemian print and the new orange floral print, but decided against them because I don't like the waistband on them. Then going from clockwise direction it was outerwear, knits, tops, more tops until the counter. Saw the Scar jacket and was sooooo tempted but decided against it cause I wasn't sure of the quality and if I'd wear it. 

In the centre of the store they had a box of halters and tanks, so I managed to pick out a super nice Edel knit tank in baby pink, a white ribbed Joanne tank, a striped Mary tank and another blue marl loose tank top (which I later discovered stains on ugh should've checked). Saw a few bandeaus and a few of the striped Sachis but I don't really like the material of the striped Sachis. The next rack was all dresses. Omg. They had the Herika dresses in the rare older prints, so I got one of each since I didn't own any Herika dresses before that. Skipped the plain mint one cause it looked a bit sheer. Then there was the Alena dress in this textured material that was quite thick, so I got that too along with a tartan print Abigail dress. The next rack was all Luana tops, saw a plain dirty green one and a baby blue one but decided against those. Oh and I found the crochet design Joanne and crop top (I think it's either the Giselle or the Ellie?) against the wall so I got one of each too. By then I think my arm was starting to shake under the weight LOL the wooden hangers are super heavy. Walked around a bit more and realised I didn't have time to look at the Nadine tops but then they said the 10 minutes was up so we had to go and pay T_T Never mind I don't think I could've handled anymore anyway. So I went to pay and I think I bought the most number of stuff in the group T_T And the worst thing was they ripped out the price tags after scanning the items so I couldn't even check how much I'd spent on each item or if they'd miscounted or anything. Anyway my items amounted to a total of 235.50, which I thought was pretty okay considering I'd gotten 22 items. But I'm still pretty annoyed that I don't know the price of each individual piece I feel like I need to know argh, plus they don't give you a proper receipt so you can't return the stuff but that means you can't check either. I don't get why they wouldn't issue the receipt though, I mean if someone tries to return you can just check the date to make sure they didn't buy it during the sale and at 50% off? Idk. Lesson learnt: Should've taken note of price tags before paying. 

Paying. THE VODIS I'D BEEN SEARCHING FOR THEM FOR AGES. WOOHOO. And the Bruna shorts are right below. Then the Herika dresses. WOOHOO.

Mandatory hauls of the day photo!!

Most of the stuff were in perfect condition, except for the blue tank which had stains. So annoyed and I haven't tried washing it off yet but I've left it in London so will only be able to do so after I get back ... Some of the stuff had a few loose threads, didn't have time to check properly either :( Nothing too major though, thankfully, at least not any I've spotted yet. But otherwise everything else was in perfect condition!! Super happy with my Edel knit, the colour is gorgeous and really comfy to wear! As well as the Mary tank, I wore it during my last week in London haha. And finally managed to find the Vodi shorts in the black and blue floral print, I'd been looking for that for ages and it was the last one!! Had some loose threads on the bottom though but pretty expected due to the material and it wasn't too major anyway. Also super in love with the Bruna shorts, they're in a pretty shade of pastel pink and used to cost like 29 or something. And the Herika dresses. Okay whatever I basically love everything I bought!!! Except the blue tank but I guess it'll be fine once I wash the stains out. I hope. Super regret not looking at the Nadine tops and slightly regretting not getting the Scar jacket but argh whatever. I'M HAPPY WITH MY HAULS!!!

Okay so that concludes my first BM sale LOL never would I have thought that I'd be able to actually attend one ... They're always holding warehouse sales in the US and I've always been so envious of people who get to go. Anyway hopefully I'll be able to go for more in the future hahaha crapz my $$$ ... #brandy4life ayeeeeee.

Brandy Melville Review #1

I'd just collected my latest Brandy Melville order yesterday and was really pleased with everything that I got. Also wore my Alena dress in burgundy to work for the first time and got lots of compliments so I thought I'd do a review on the BM stuff I own here HAHA. I did a quick check and found that I've bought 19 items from BM so far, but I'm still waiting for about 7 to arrive.

There are a few styles which I'm absolutely obsessed with - Jada dress, Vodi shorts, Alena dress, Chiyo top. I don't own that many tops from BM but I really wanna get one of the Nadine tops / graphic tanks! Don't think I'll get any of the halters though but they're pretty cute too, just that I'll never have an occasion to wear them in cold and dreary London haha.

Anyway, the stuff that I got yesterday included one Jada dress, a pair of Vodi shorts and a Caleigh Top. 

I meant to get the one on the right at first but it was sold out at the time of ordering and they kind of replaced it with the left, so I went for it anyway. Really wanted the right one but I think it's still sold out now :( But the ombre Jada is really pretty! Would've totally bought the other one if it's in stock. I find the length to be relatively decent (surprisingly) but the only problem is that the front tends to be a bit low (or maybe it's just me being tall). Hence the need for a crop inside (Chiyo!!).

This pair of floral Vodi shorts are still available online and I'm surprised they're not sold out yet. There are a few types of Vodi shorts - rayon, chiffon and cotton and these were the cotton ones. I am super in love with the material, it's honestly the softest pair of cotton shorts I've ever owned. The material is so soft it looks like it's furring but I checked again and yup, it's just the material. And they're not sheer, unlike the rayon and chiffon ones (which I kind of regret getting because they can't really be worn out). Definitely need to get more of these in other colours.

Took a chance with this but I must say it didn't disappoint either! The material is equally soft as the Vodi shorts so yes I'm completely obsessed with the two ... the cutting is rather flattering too. I would like one of these in dark grey hahaha.

And here's my Alena dress! It got restocked online hehe. I'm waiting for them to restock the black floral and the navy ones. I really want the navy hahaha. The length is perfect and the material is quite heavy so the dress drapes and hangs down very nicely and gives it a proper swing. I thought the armholes might be a bit big at first but they turned out fine so all's good.

Super upset that Brandy's having a warehouse sale in LA this weekend and I'm not there T_T

Hauls from LOVE Sample Sale

Posted this on my instagram last week but I thought I would do a post on them! I was lucky to have caught both their sample sales in May despite having exams and all. Their sample sales usually last 2 days and their showroom is on Great Portland Street which is relatively close to school and all, so it was quite convenient for me to get there. Everything costs either £5 or £10, which is a super good deal because most of their stuff retails at £30+ on their site or Topshop. Sample pieces which are one-off and some of the newer pieces are usually priced at £10, but the rest including their past season or even some current pieces if you're lucky go at £5!

The first one was the morning right before and the actual day of my French lit paper (last paper), so I went on both days. Bought the lime skorts, the keyhole double layer chiffon dress in lemon and a tartan skirt on the first day. The lime skorts came from a separate rack and had no size tagged on them so I suppose it was a sample. All the sample pieces don't have size tags, but I asked and the size is a S/UK10. It fitted alright except the waist was too big, but it was really unique and I've always liked neon / yellow so I decided to get it.

LOVE White Tartan Pleated Skirt

I thought the tartan skirt was a good basic 'cause it always comes back in trend in winter. I have quite a few tartan skirts already so that's one more to add to the collection!

I still remember how C and I rushed over on the second day, because our papers ended at 4 and it was at the same location so we decided to rush and see if we could still make it. We reached past 5 and turned out that they were still running the sale and seemed to have no intention of closing at 5 as stated so lucky us! I spotted this other shopper holding a gorgeous rainbow dress so I went to check the rack and thank goodness there was one last piece! It was a size XS and I was initially afraid that it would be too small, but it fitted perfectly. There's a cross back design and it comes with a back zip. Didn't buy anything else except this slit sleeve top, which I initially wanted to pair with my Zara pleated shorts but I returned it in the end so I haven't thought of how else to match it yet. The only thing I didn't like so much about the top was that it's really sheer and the chiffon seems to tear quite easily, but it was the last piece so I decided to just get it (and then they restocked it in the next sample sale and I regretted buying ugh).

The said rainbow dress: LOVE Pastel Print Cross Back Dress

LOVE Ivory Flute Sleeve Tie Back Top

Total no. of items bought: 5

Total damage: £30 (= £6!!! per piece on average)

The second sample sale happened apparently because it was back by popular demand, but oh well all the better for us! It was during the first week of my summer school, and I went on both days (again). The first day (Thursday) I went during lunch break with Steph. Bought 2 chiffon dresses and this pale blue dress which I'd seen the last time but the price went down so I got it. It's also a sample piece and features a wrap front in this super pretty shade of powder blue. It also has adjustable straps which was good because it was too big on me, but I figured I could probably get it altered. The other 2 pieces were the keyhole double layer chiffon dress again but in navy, as well as a drape open back dress in oxblood. The navy dress was a M/L but I have it in lemon already and the cutting is really nice so I bought it anyway. I don't think the two sizes differ very much and anyway it's supposed to be a loose fitting swing dress! The drape back dress came terribly big but there's many layers so it's not sheer at all. The quality feels pretty good too.

LOVE Navy Key Hole Double Layer Shift Dress

LOVE Ox Blood Drape Back Dress

On the second day (Friday) I went back again by myself after summer school. Was pleased to see that they restocked the drape back dress in other colours and they had more of the S/M ones (it only came in S/M and M/L). Ended up buying it in 3 more colours haha. Really wanted to get it in cerise but there was only M/L left and it was way too big :( But I bought like every colour available except this dusty raspberry pink cause I've worn stuff in that colour before and it looks terrible on me. Initially I only intended on buying the black and the blush because the mint looked a bit funny on me, but the store owner convinced me that it was definitely in at the moment and that I should got it so I did ... Hahaha. Also chatted a bit and he said there were other Singaporeans who came in the morning (LOL I know who) and that he wasn't actually the owner but an old friend of the boss. Satisfied with my purchases and went home to discover that all 3 colours are still on the website selling for £32. Score!

LOVE Black Drape Back Dress

LOVE Blush Drape Back Sleeveless Dress

LOVE Mint Sleeveless Drape Back Dress

So in all I bought 11 items from their 2 sample sales. Only brought back 10 as I left the tartan skirt in London, but the chiffon was really heavy and I think the whole bag weighed about 5kg (it was my heaviest bag of clothes haha). Really pleased with my purchases and can't wait to wear them soon!