Tuula the eBay way.. ill show you how!

So how have you all coped with the beginning of sale season?  Have you resisted the temptation to blow your entire pay on three witchery coats and six tunic dresses or have you indulged yourself (uh like me) and snapped up as many winter knits as you can possibly find?  It is not even officially the freezing season yet and already all the cold-weather appropriate fashion is in full sale – crap for retailers, but oh so good for us wearers; especially those whom (like myself) reside in places where winter hangs around for the majority of the year (why oh why am I here?).

I am actually coping okay surprisingly.  Contrary to what you may think given my rather out of control spending habits – I don’t often go nuts in the sale period.  For some bizarre reason, when everything is on sale and further reduced and 50% off and two for $50 etc etc the satisfaction of finding a bargain is somewhat dimmed.  Not to say I am not going to reap the benefits of a crazily early sale period; but I find more satisfaction in nabbing an item at a bargain price when all the rest of the items still at full price.  Oh the joy, the rush of knowing that you have found the buried treasure; the magical loot that no one else could find.  Hence my lifelong addiction to eBay.  I will always love you my dear friend.

Speaking of eBay (and really, lets be honest here.  When am I not?) I stumbled across some more miracles last night.  Completing a find for some items from fashion blogger Jessica Stein of Tuula (gorgeous girl, amazing blog, fabulous life – jelly? Moi? NEVER).  I am now totally addicted to her site (check it out http://fellt.com/tuula - you wont be able to look away. Cancel out the next five hours of your day. Trust me), living vicariously through the fabulous images of her charmed life.  The fashion, the travel; the girl has fun.

And, most importantly, she looks good.  Coming along the fashion path from her background in vintage and market find ensembles, Jessica now dons labels like Carven, Isabel Marant, Alexander Wang, Acne – yes, the list goes on.  BUT my findettes – do NOT despair.  The link to this ramble and eBay (as I began above – I do have a point and am getting to it eventually) is that you too can look just as fabulous as Tuula (which coincidentally means ‘like the wind’ in Finnish, and, with me being half Finnish myself there is a DEFINITE CONNECTION. Wow) right NOW.  Forget Net-A-Porter and Shopbop (not entirely – god NO.  Just for the point of this exercise and then you are free to head back over.  I sure will be), the majority of her fabulous outfits can be found,  bidded on, or (my personal favourite) BOUGHT right now in eBayland. 

PROOF (all images are taken from her website http://fellt.com/tuula, and then eBay, for illustrative purposes.  They are not my own; as if I could be so photographically genius):

HER WAY:

EBAY WAY:

Karen Walker beige ‘Number One’ sunnies – $210 buy it now.  Buy them HERE.

Ellery structured peplum top (in the MINT colourway, same as her pants) - $290 starting bid.  Find me HERE.

 

Isabel Marant amazing tie dye jeans.  LOVE - $499 buy it now or make an offer (I would be opting for the latter.. try $280).  Snap these up HERE.

Sass and Bide 'Cast in Bronze' cable knit jumper (this baby is def one of her faves, she wears it in a ton of outfit combos) - $150 starting bid.  Nab it HERE.

LOVE these. Sass and Bide 'Raising the bar' leopard print jeans.  $200 buy it now.  Hot.  you need me HERE.

Zara peter pan collar floral blouse.  Would have to be the bargain of the lot - $34 buy it now. What are you waiting for - HERE.

Rag and Bone surf jeans – totally amazing and I would already have bought these if only they were in my size.  $149 starting bid or buy it now for $180.  Make them yours HERE.

I could go on.  And on.  The inaccessible has just become totally available; all thanks to a little site called eBay. Love.

Moving on.  Today is a Melbourne Day.  Currently it is 6:58am and I have already been on the vline for 45 minutes.  My view:

Ideally today I am looking to linger in the city after work to let the early sale season take a little bit more advantage of my wallet and myself.   Todays outfit:

Today I am back on the leather top train.  Two reasons, with the first mostly centered around the fact that it looks good (a perfectly justifiable reason) and ALSO because it keeps me really warm.  And with the mercury dropping to -2 this morning warmth is a must.  SO – Country Road taupe leather tee, which is worn over a Sass and Bide tie dye silk printed tank.  On top of this is a Zara red blazer (smart and colourful – what a combination), and then the Neon Blonde no longer wetlook skinnies finish of the legs.  Tony Bianco black peep toe wedges and my Gorman camel Babushka coat remain.  Warm as toast, and feeling good.

OOH delivery alert from yesterday – the fabulous Zara Aztec print cape has arrived:

BF was delighted to see I had invested in yet another ‘horrible printed horse rug’.

Ohhh boys and fashion.  Love it.

FFIFY xxx