Sluttery Sales Spy: Hobbs, French Connection & 20th Century Foxy

On Fridays we wear bargains. We also help me find a dress for a posh 'event'. 

THE DRESSES

Time for Tea dress, £65 (was £85), 20th Century Foxy

I've been excited to show you this dress for A WHOLE WEEK. That's a lot of excitement. I ADORE IT. 20th Century Foxy has excelled itself with this Time for Tea 1950s-style dress, which takes its inspiration from Horrockses dresses of yore. The print - all peas and onions and spoons and teapots - is adorable, and the fit and length of the dress is flattering on a great many shapes and sizes.

French Connection draped cowl neck dress, £30 (was £67), ASOS

Ooh, I do enjoy a cowl neck, although I end up with most of my dinner in it. Handy for when I get hungry later, I suppose. The colour of this French Connection dress is just lovely, and look: SLEEVES. I can't entertain anything less at the moment. I am so cold. SO cold, in fact, that my frozen fingers had to attempt writing the word 'ssel' 'esls' 'lses' 'sles' 'less' four times before getting it right. Brr.

THE SHOES

Julian Hakes Mojito shoes, £109.99 (was £155), Schuh

Remember the Mojito shoe? So named because they resemble a curl of lime in said cocktail, they're a feat (feet?) of shoe architecture, and apparently surprisingly comfortable with it. Get them in black or cream from Schuh.

La Austen heels, £49.99 (was £99.99), Clarks

Clarks here, succumbing to the glossy magazine naming convention of prefixing every celebrity female's surname with 'La', and getting poor Jane Austen involved in the whole sorry affair. Next, she'll be pouring her curves into her Regency gown, before donning these La Austen heels to show off her enviable pins. I do like the shoes a lot, though, and they also come in mushroom (a taupey-grey to you and me).

THE JEWELLERY

Krystal Swarovski necklace, £52 (was £225), ASOS

"What are you wearing to the Christmas party?"

"Oh, I dunno. I was thinking of just wearing any old garishly-patterned oversized t-shirt with a not-very-flattering neckline and then throwing a huge fuck-off sparkly necklace that doesn't go with it AT ALL over the top."

"Sounds nice. I'm going for a black dress."

This was clearly the stylist's vision for this shot. I'm not an expert, but I wouldn't say it's been entirely successful. The Krystal Swarovski necklace, however, is a triumph, not least because it used to be £225 and now it's £52. 

Snowed In ring, £25.60 (was £32), Me & Zena

Did you get snow yesterday? I did. Just a wee flurry, but there it was, as if Delia had clicked her floury fingers over the city. Not nearly enough to warrant a snow day (get the whole bag of flour out next time, Delia!), but enough to make me covet this Snowed In ring by Me & Zena. That girl peering out of the window will be delighted to discover that it snows crystals in her neck of the woods.

THE BAGS

Nica Vanessa bag, £48 (was £69), ASOS

Ah, pretty Nica bag. Why ASOS is describing this colour as mint, we will never know. Perhaps it is the lesser-known coral-mint, that freshens the breath of sea creatures everywhere.

NW3 Penrose bag, £39 (was £59), Hobbs

I'm into (looking at, not buying) tiny, impractical bags at the moment. Hobbs suggests this NW3 Penrose bag will fit "your phone and favourite lipstick, with a handy slot for your credit card and a zip pocket for your other accoutrements". I think we already know that my 'accoutrements' are too vast for a teeny bag like this. OH WELL.

What have you bought this week? I haven't bought anything, although I was supposed to buy a dress for a swanky awards ceremony I'm going to next week. HELP ME. I'll be going in a onesie and a bobble hat at this rate.