There is no way I can write this post without sounding like a complete materialistic lunatic, and if you like me a little less after this that’s ok as I probably would’ve too. Luckily this isn’t something that happens too often although it’s not too long ago since last big sale splurge.
Yesterday I went totally bananas trying on all the new stuff that arrived from The Outnet, clothes ordered in less than a minute in frantic panic of someone else locking in the purchase before I would – burnt myself on that before! The first 10 minutes of the unwrapping was pure ecstasy! Every time I walk into my closet I can’t help but smile and tether over to the clothes and just touch them a little. The definition of materialistic happiness. Out of 6 items, I’m definitely keeping 5 and I love the 6th but I’m just not sure if I will able to use it enough to justify the price even though it was highly discounted. I need your advice <3
First, the keepers:
Thakoon Hot-pink silk dress, worth £585 – on clearance for £87.75!! I have grown a modest little collection of evening wear, but high quality day dresses are completely non existing so I’m thrilled for having found this one!
Ports 1961 gathered silk and linen-blend dress, worth £1,250 – on clearance for £187.50! I love the fabric and the way this dress swirls and wraps itself around the body. It’s a little big despite it being one size smaller than what I usually go for which is odd, but I’ll take in and have it altered.
Vera Wang waffle-weave peplum jacket, worth £1,440 – on clearance for £216! This is such a cute little spring/summer jacket and the quality is amazing! Can’t wait to wear it :)
Marchesa pleated satin bustier, worth £3,160 – on clearance for £474! I find it really hard to find nice tops to wear in the evening, needless to say this is the most gorgeous one I own! It’s still available in a US6/UK10 if someone is interested ;)
Say hello to the star of the order.
Alexander McQueen embellished crinkled-organza and copper thread dress, worth £8,875 (!) – on clearance for £1,109!! Being honest, I probably should’ve had this in one size bigger as I’m getting a little back cleavage which isn’t very flattering, but this is worth starving for and there is no way this is going out of my closet now. Oddly I do have several occasions coming where this one will be just perfect, first one being in the end of the month already which means the starvation starts today so I should probably put away the ice cream in front of me…..
I’m planning on wearing it with the lace up Nicholas Kirkwood shoes, a wide belt and little lace clutch by Alexander McQueen. The latter being the first second hand thing I’ve ever bought in my life, I’ll tell you more about it when it arrives.
Now here comes the one I’m not too sure about:
Prabal Gurung raw-edged tiered silk-chiffon coat, worth £5,320 – on clearance for £798! I obviously adore it, otherwise I wouldn’t have ordered it, but I’m just not sure if I can wear it enough to justify the hefty price tag due to the underarms being so open, you can see what I mean here. It’s clearly a summer coat, and how often will I have the need for a summer coat? Sigh.. I had decided earlier today to send it back, but I just can’t get myself to do it – it’s so perfect! Please help?
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Wow!!! Elsker alt! £798 er jo ganske mye, da… hvertfall når du ikke kommer til å bruke den ekstremt mye! Men den var nydelig!
Love that hot pink dress :)
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Love them all!!The bustier and the alexander mcqueen dress seem like collector’s items!I am curious about the jacket, can’t make a mental image of how it fits, hope to see an outfit with that ;) The Thakoon dress is a dream and the colour looks so good on blondes, specially when you have the beautiful Monégasque tan haha
I personally would return the coat because of the open sleeves, although I think it’s pretty original and It would be a perfect choice for a spring event. I can see Olivia Palermo wearing it ;)
Elsker kjøpene! Men enig med argumentene du har for å sende kåpen tilbake… og heller spandert deg en kjole fra Peter Pilotto :D
LOVE your purchases!! Great finds!!
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If you love it, keep it! You’ll regret sending it back one day!
hard decision. Honestly according to my experience if you think you hardly use something it means you will never use it, So if I were you I wouldn’t keep it.
Anyway so nice stuffs, I fall in love with the first one!
I think the coat is perfect for a Spring event, but if you feel like you won’t wear it often enough to justify the purchase, then you probably won’t wear it. It’s like once you’ve made up your mind about something. If you can think up instances where you would wear it and it would be perfect, then keep it for sure. Now I’m contradicting…maybe because I love it…sorry not helping.
Although it would look lovely on you, if you don’t think you would get wear out of it, you should return it. There will be other sales and I’m sure the extra cash will come in handy then ;)
LOOOVEEE the Alexander McQueen!!! Can’t wait to see you wearing it! And I’m sure you look lovely in it, don’t worry too much about back cleavage :)
Ok at first I was being slightly judgemental, only out of pure jealousy, but good job on the clothes!!! My emotions have turned into excitment for you. And well, i have been a bad girl too latley. Its the spring!!!
Xoxo
Cant wait to see them on you.
Your McQueen dress looks amazing, so unique! I think if you won’t wear the Prabal Gurung, best to return it and spend on something you truly love and will get wear out of. There are some beautiful and unusual print t-shirts around for spring!
I nabbed a cute navy Vanessa Bruno dress in the outnet clearance – delighted since it can be worn from spring right through to autumn!
Kjempemye fint! Spesiellt Alexander McQueen kjolen! Kåpen var forresten nydelig den og, så hadde det vert opp til meg så er det en keeper ;)
Uhh svær beslutning Celina. Jeg har en regel når jeg shopper udsalg. Jeg spørger altid mig selv om jeg ville købe kjolen/jakken/blusen hvis det var fuld pris. Efter jeg er begyndt på det er det virkelig få fejlkøb i min garderobe, og næsten ingen den-var-pæn-men-jeg-har-aldrig-brugt-den items. Der er selvfølgelig få undtagelser…
If you ask me, return the coat!
The rest of shopping – wonderful!!!!!!!!
My first comment to you Celina but I’ve been a loyal follower for over a year now! My thoughts would be to return it – as other readers have also been suggesting – buy something else that you will wear loads!
Alternatively just see how it goes and if you’re not wearing it at all then just sell it…eBay or Raid your Wardrobe!
Very jealous of these gorgeous outfits! Xxx
Hi Elaine! Thank you for leaving a foot print on the blog, and for being a loyal follower <3 It’s a great idea to sell it – might do that actually. I have 28 days to send it back, so I can put it for sale and then take it down if it’s not sold until then :D Thank you for great advice! xx
Ohhhh, Celina! The Ports 1961 silk dress… Damn! *sighs* and the Marchesa bustier also SO gorgeous! You really got yourself some gold in there. I really would love to see you wearing the McQueen dress and when you do, please post tons of photos! Such a good taste.
Anyway, about the Prabal Gurung coat, I really think you should keep it. At least for now. Heaven knows if suddenly a perfect opportunity comes along and you’ll be able to put it on! I know it’s one of those pieces you’ll barely have an occasion to wear, but also it’s one you’ll love to have around. Well, I don’t know. Why don’t you at least wait a couple of months to see how it goes? ;) xx
Love the coat! Don’t know if I would have the heart to send it back! I can’t wait to see what the Alexander McQueen dress looks like on. It is beautiful! I also love your blog and you seem like such a wonderful person!
Thank you for your kind words, katie <3 And about the coat, it’s just that.. I’m not sure if I’m able to send it back :/
But… I Love it sooo much
Can’t you just put it down to being a classic piece that will last eternally?! I’m a bad enabler aren’t I, I apologise!
ooohhh!! you really did pick up some amazing pieces…and the prices! well done indeed. As for the coat, before I even read that it was a summer coat, I visualised it with a black long sleeve turtleneck underneath, a killer pair of structured black pants and a statement piece belt over the coat. I can’t tell just how delicate the fabric is though so not sure if it can be utilised like that?
If you know in your heart you won’t make as much use of it, maybe hold onto it til the due date and return it. There may be another piece, or several other pieces you can pick up instead? Great post as always, enjoy them all ;) xx
Keep the coat!! Its perfect and fun without going overboard because it is black and white. And you could always wear something with longer sleeves underneath so that the open arms wouldn’t bother you…like a black cardigan or whatever.
Send it back! That money can be spent on more fabulous items that will give you MORE pleasure because you’ll get to wear them more often!
Hi Celina! I absolutely adore your blog! I think you should keep the coat, it is amazing!! I think with your great eye for style you could make it work for different occasions! Cheers from Kansas!
Love your purchases! Definitely great buys :)
Although I must agree with your arguments about sending the summer coat back. For the price tag it would be such a waste to leave it in the closet. Plus this way maybe someone else can buy it and flaunt it so the world can see how pretty it is ;) I read your comments and know how hard it can be to send a great bargain back, but try to think about this: I live in Denmark, where it’s cold 80% of the year, which means I can only wear summer clothes 20% of the year.. I know London is a biit better, but it’s nothing like Monaco. So I think that the odds of you wanting to wear a coat in the summer, which is the only (and short) time you’ll actually be able to show off pretty dresses, tops and skirts, is quite low. If it were me I wouldn’t want to drape an, albeit cute, summer coat over them and hiding the pretty summer clothes. But of course I might be wrong because people are different :) Anyhow I hope this helped you a bit :)
Have a great weekend, Celina :) xx
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Min humble opinion er å returnere kåpen. Du gjorde noen fantastiske kjøp!
Selv om du også gjorde et fantastisk prismessig scoop på kåpen hadde jeg fokusert mer på bruken den vil få.
In my opinion you should keep the coat, think it: now youbare living in London, spring is not as great as in Monaco, I’m sure you’ll have plenty occasions for wearing it!! It is totally different from the other coats or trenchs or blazers that you might spot in this season… Totally a keeper!! xx
Hej Celina! Love love love your purchases!! congrats for making such successful speed shopping :D and thanks for sharing them, when I read there was a clearance sale I also went there and found some wedge sneakers and a cute ports 1961 dress which I’m still waiting for..wiiie. Especially love the Marchesa bustier and vera wang jacket and your ports 1961 dress is so great too!
The coat is gorgeous and it’s very you, but it seems like something you’d mostly just wear now in spring, in case you went to Monaco or so. I’d try to sell it on eBay meanwhile and perhaps get something even more versatile and classic..although it hurts to say as it’s so unique and beautiful as it is! :(
Absolutely adore your blog and sense of style! xx
WOW! Kunne ønske dette hang i mitt skap! :)
For noen KUPP! Du har LOV å være høy på materialistisk lykke . Hihi.
Den kåpen du er usikker på er utrolig kul! SÅ annerledes, I love it. Syns absolutt du skal beholde den. Det var jo en sykt bra pris! I værstefall får du nok solgt den veldig lett igjen hvis du allikevel skulle angre senere.
Etter dette innlegget skal jeg rett inn på outnet å sjekke litt rundt. Kjøpte meg et par lysgrå jeans med små hvite stjerner på fra GAP, en korallfarget dress jakke & en tynn korall/hvit genser. kjempefine. Nå kan bare sommern og våren komme <3
Ha en fin dag Celina! <3
Hei
Jakken var den jeg falt for mest, så unik <3
I mine øyne er det kanskje den du får brukt mest ! Hvis du skal være i London utover våren og høsten er den jo perfekt !
Sort og hvit er jo så tidløst !
Jeg vil tro at du vil få brukt denne jakken mye mer enn kjolene. Jo, så klart det er flott at du har eventer du allerede vet du kan bruke kjolene til, men når du først har brukt kjolene et par ganger på slike ting, kan du jo ikke komme i " samme " kjole "hver gang " …
Jakken er jo mer til hverdag og da et helt annet bruk ….
Kan du ta den på så vi får se ?
God helg <3
Hi Celina, don’t send the coat back, keep it. I had the same issue with some shoes months ago and I couldn’t decide, I kept leaving it and leaving it to try and come to a decision… in the end I decided to keep them and I don’t regret it at all! If you decided down the line its not worth having in your wardrobe you can always sell it. I also love the coat! Maybe take some photos with it on and let your readers see how it looks.
Hope you’re well xox
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Lovelovelove! Den hvite jakken er bare helt herlig!
Gleder meg til å se deg i den fantastiske kjolen! Håper på masse bilder :)
It IS a nice coat, and I can tell it looks fabulous on you. But you’re right – you shouldn’t waver on something so expensive. I can see justifying the price if you LOVELOVELOVE it. But with the slightest of doubts, it’s just not worth it. Very nice haul and I do NOT like you less for it – perhaps a little envious, though ;) xo
Love Love Love Your Hot Pink Dress!!! Do an OOTD soon with it, Please!! :D
P.S.:- I love the Bib Necklace (blue and coral) in the second last picture. It’s very b’ful!!
LOVE your closet!! Kan du ikke gi oss en skikkelig visning av London-skapet ditt? (eller burde jeg si rom..?)
Det er så inspirerende å se på fine klær og sko! :)
En annen ting jeg har lurt på en stund er hvordan du får sminken til å holde seg lengst mulig?
Selv har jeg en del og sliter med at om ting liggende for lenge, mer en ett år, så begynner det å lukter det rart/er gammelt, og du har vel typ 50x min sminkepung :) Hehe..
Selvfølgelig blir vått fortere gammelt og tørt enn tørre produkter som pudder…
Men kanskje du har noen gode tips eller kanskje du kaster/oppdaterer ofte..?
God helg!
Is that your closet. I love the open and elegant feel of it. If the Prabal Garung were a dresss, I’d keep it.
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ahhh!! So jealous!! I’m LOVING the mcq dress!! Can’t wait to see you wear it!
That marchesa top is amazinngggg and the Mcqueen dress is just to die for!
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I would keep the coat. It would be ideal for a cool summer evening in London.
Oh my god, I nearly died when I saw that Vera Wang jacket. That is GORGEOUS. I think you should keep the Prabal coat too. Good work Celina!
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Jeg ville droppet Marchesaen og kåpen. De er fine, men ikke et must, derfor er prisen for høy. Du kan heller bruke de 1200 pundene på noe annet. Anbefaler å sjekke ut Valentino totes med nagler. De er divine!
Hey Celina! Not being a stalker or anything, but what company does your boyfriend work for? Simply trying to find a job myself that can give me decent living…
Wowee Celina! That McQueen is amazing! Please don’t starve too much :-( fellow woman, I hear you haha. I think that if you are even contemplating the Prabal then it wasn’t meant to be. There will be more and something will come along that is perfection! I CANNOT wait to see all of these on you, it must me soon! xoxo