The $45 trench coat that had me driving across town like Max Verstappen
+ the $39 sunnies I get stopped for in the street
Who needs dodgy icebreaker games when you can just walk around town wearing a pair of sunglasses so fab that every Tom, Dick and Harry (but make it Teresa, Danni and Heather) comes up and asks you about them?
Behold the perfect pair of $39 sunnies.
They’re effortlessly sharp and stylish and the perfect shape for lots and lots of mugs. Trust me, I know, because strangers will rip them off my face just to try them on…AND I APPROVE!
I can’t go past the classic black (jeans, white tee, black blazer, black frames - Dead and gone to heaven), but also love the cougar for its versatility with browns and earthy tones. The caramel are also pretty damn delicious and something a bit different. We’ve finally restocked these in our shop. Go nuts.
Now, trench talk time!
I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect bronze-y trench, lightweight enough to grab n’ go, but still functional to withstand the wetter, windier, cooler temps we’re all about to fall ass over tit into. The traditional biscuit-coloured trench is a hard no for me. It’s giving rigor mortis aesthetic against my colourings, so anything deeper in the khaki or a dark chestnut family is really where I need to sit.
Enter the day I stumbled across the most delicious pecan-hued trench…at TARGET. I was in the men’s sock department when I spied it 20m away in the women’s section. I’ve never shot-putted a 3-pack of crew socks further and faster in my entire life. AIS, call me. Before I knew it, I was spear-tackling the trench, wrenching it off its hanger, only to realise it was a size L. And the very last one.
No worries! I love oversized! Size tags are prescriptive and limiting! I tried it on, but even I could see I was a dead-ringer for a bushranger about to kidnap a jolly jumbuck. The style, already oversized in cut, was swamping me big time. So, I accosted a brilliant Target staff member who tracked one down for me across town, and declared, “It’s currently on clearance from $90 to $45!” - words more beautiful than my wedding vows, I tell you.
Now, I’ve done my research for you and the pecan colour I purchased is called the Women’s Preview Layering Trench and the style number is 68895839. If you quote that number to someone at your local Target, they’ll be able to tell you if it’s alive and well…and also on clearance. The bad news? It’s nowhere to be found on the website BUT the khaki one (pictured below) is online and in store, as is the black. And let me tell you, I hesitated. I really did. The khaki is equally beautiful and looks expensive. Size right down. This is a very generous fit. I would typically never buy a small in outerwear, but I absolutely did for this.
Righto, I hope that’s given you some bargain style ideas!
xo Lise