On Monday I was due to catch up with
Fiona from Avenue 57 but life often gets in the way of such arrangements as so we had to cancel :0( As the DH was working from home that day I needed an excuse to get out of the house as he drives me bonkers when he is home! I told him I was off out to do some 'research'! Which was totally true of course....after all I am still after the elusive black cross body bag, the yearning I told you about a couple of
posts back. I decided a trip to T K Maxx was in order as it's been a long while since I darkened the door of my local branch! You do need to invest a bit of time if you want to find the bargain designer stuff and so I set off with a couple of hours to spare! We are lucky enough to have a great one on our doorstep (10 mins drive away) and I was rather hopeful that there could be some success in the bag hunt as they often have a great selection.....last year I actually stumbled across an Alexander Wang small black Rocco for £499.95!! I hyperventilated and then some!! However it did not come home with me as I was being frugal for my budget challenge at the time!! But I have been lucky enough to bag some fab bargains from there so off I went! I might as well tell you now that I didn't find the style of bag I was looking for but they had some great stuff in.....are you a fan of Michael Kors?
Love the metallic's, perfect for Spring....still a rather hefty price tag at £199.99!
If the MK fabric monogrammed tote would suit you better, so would the price at £129.99
I was pretty taken with this cross body bag....but I wouldn't get enough in it!
If I didn't already have a couple of tan bags I may have taken this Paul Costello one home!
Another nice neutral bag from Modalu
More in the way of neutrals from Dune (I almost bought this last year in the House of Fraser sale!).
And lastly on the bag front also from Dune, this one is a bit more business like. I noticed they did have a good selection of the
Dune, Paul Costello and Modalu bags on their website too should you be tempted to take a peek!
I had a quick flit around the shoe department....I loved these Vans!! A cross between a skater shoe and boot!
Also found these lovelies from Dune
And so to the fitting room......where the fitting where I tried on a few Gilly Hicks (Abercrombie & Fitch group just in case you are not familiar with the brand) items. I couldn't justify another grey sweatshirt otherwise this one would definately have come home with me!
I know a girl can never have enough stripes but once again I reigned in the urge to buy anymore even though these were both lovely and nice quality for £9.99
I did also try on some Maison Scotch jeans in the clearance for just £18 but alas they were not meant to be as they had a striped turn-up and I felt a bit pirate-like in them!
These James jeans looked like a good purchase too! They were a fab fit but a straight leg that was way too long to turn up.....shame :0(
One last item which I really loved was this Ralph Lauren navy silk top, so, so gorgeous but I was just not sure I have occasion to wear it!
So did I buy? No......wasn't I good?! I walked away with none of the above, after all I did go in for a black bag! What I found though was that T K Maxx had some super stuff in, I would definately take a look in there if you are in need of something for an occasion as they had some lovely Ghost jersey wrap dresses, I saw a gorgeous Paul Costello cream self-embossed lightweight coat which would have been fab for a Spring wedding (it did not photograph well because of the light!). They also have some great pieces from Clements Ribeiro which would have been great for a special occasion.
I may have been good in T K Maxx as I made have made one or two other purchases this past week. I did go with the
Topshop Vamp black croc skater shoe as an alternative to my Kurt Geiger Laurel's. These are the are a good shape as they are narrow and don't come up too far on the front, a good price at £20 too!
I did take advantage of the Gap 30% and bought this shirt. I can't seem to find it online!
Not a bad little haul and there are still one or 2 bits on the wish list that I am trying to secure including the black bag!
So have you ever snagged any super bargains from T K Maxx? If so I would love to hear all about them!
The usual quick round-up of outfits from the past few days!
Topshop coat
Zara cream sweat top
Gap skinny's
KG Laurel's Skater shoes
Marc Jacobs bag
Whistles sweat top
Gap original fit jeans
KG Laurel Skate shoes (again...can you see why I need another pair!)
Uniqlo silk shirt
Gap sweater
Gap skinny's
Topshop Vamp skater shoes
Pull & Bear sweatshirt
Uniqlo check shirt
Gap skinny's
Topshop Vamp skater shoes
River Island coat via ASOS
Zara check shirt
Vintage Ferragamo sweater
Gap skinny's
Office Brogues
Episode bag via House of Fraser outlet on eBay
That is all folks! Would love to hear your thoughts on any of the above, as always I love reading your comments and responding to them.
Until next time!
Michelle xx
