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Last sales bargains

January 21, 2011 by Helena Halme 6 Comments

You’d think the sales would now be completely over, but in the last weeks of January when the second or third reductions are applied by (desperate) retailers there are still plenty of even better bargains to be had.

In spite of knowing this, I’d promised myself that I’d not buy any more clothes or shoes or handbags in January, however good the bargains were.

But, but. Yesterday when trawling through the shops looking for a pair of warm boots for Husband, I couldn’t stop my eyes wandering towards the Ladies’ sales racks in each shoe shop. Finally at Russell & Bromley’s I succumbed. And I found not one, but two pairs of real bargains.

The first pair I got were these grey kitten heeled courts. As it happens, I have a pair in black already (I’ve written before about my tendency towards serial shopping…). These were so cheap (I whispered the words to the sales assistant – it seems a bit unseemly to revel in what I can only see as their misfortune in having to sell shoes at these prices), that if they’d had any other colours, I swear I would have snapped them up too. I know they’re not by Dolce & Gabbana, or Prada, or Jimmy Choo, but they are very comfortable to wear and look sexy too.

‘Sugar’ grey kitten heels, Sale price £39, down from £175.

My old ‘Sugar’ kitten heels, bought at full price £175 in November. Ouch.

Once I’d got going in the shop my thoughts turned to summer. I’d had to throw out a pair of skin-coloured wedges when we moved because they just looked too worn out. I needed a replacement. (See how the word, ‘need’, crops up at sale time?)

When I saw these espadrilles they reminded me of the kind of shoes that the models sported on the S/S 11 catwalks. They’re also incredibly comfortable and I could see myself wearing them on the first warm day of summer with faded, flared jeans.

‘Candy Girl’ espadrilles in brown calf. Sale price £39, down from £110.

That’s definitely it for the January sales as far as I’m concerned. Unless, of course there’s a bargain that I just cannot resist….or I need something.

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Comments

  1. Robin Wilton says

    January 21, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    Great piece of context-setting there… of *course* you were only there in the first place to find warm boots for the Englishman… ;^p

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  2. Helena Halme says

    January 21, 2011 at 3:23 pm

    Oh dear, I've been rumbled. xx

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  3. JulieB says

    January 21, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    Oooh, love the wedges – am on the lookout for myself for the summer.

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  4. mettebassett.com says

    January 21, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    Oooh, I love those espadrilles! And at those prices it would have been a crime too leave empty-handed.

    I haven't been sale shopping at all but now I'm tempted to stop by at Russell & Bromley's. They make great shoes: classy designs and high quality + their shoes tend to be really comfy.

    See you soon. xx

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  5. Christina @ Fashion's Most Wanted says

    January 22, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Dear Helena, love the kitten heels and your jeans are gorgeous. Have a great weekend xx

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  6. Looking Fab in your forties says

    January 22, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Its about time R&B went online, what is wrong with them? Great bargains and you get a pat on the back for thinking ahead, thats what we should all do at Sale time! Have a great weekend xx

    Reply

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