Inanimate love
This is what I’m feeling for this dress that I just purchased from Topshop. I was there for another purpose entirely – to double-check the price of an item for work – and ooh la la this gúna just shot out at me, begging to be purchased. And who am I to turn down a request such as that? No one, that’s who! Swoooon. Now there’s the long wait for delivery, which will be agonising . . . Still, it will be worth it. I’m thinking of it for New Year’s eve, whatever that ends up being, or for Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day, or my birthday, or, or, or . . . I may never take it off.
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1ams
wrote on 13 November 2009 at 11:58
oh wow it is amazebags!!! im kinda scared to check the price of it but it looks fabulous!
2rosemary
wrote on 13 November 2009 at 12:05
Oh I should’ve said, it’s £150 plus £5 delivery so works out at in or around €170. So yes, very expensive, but gorgeous and probably €220 to buy in the store!
3ams
wrote on 13 November 2009 at 12:06
did you get to try it on. Now your only dilemma is what new shoes to buy with it! It would be fab toned down with a nice blazer or something over it too – tres jealous!
4rosemary
wrote on 13 November 2009 at 12:10
ah no trying on unfortunately, but I’ll return if it it doesn’t fit. Am thinking very black tights and black shoes, or boots – or dressing it down with flats and a blazer or a grey jersey blazer… I’ll have to see wharrit looks like in the real life!
5Susan
wrote on 13 November 2009 at 12:54
I’m waiting on a coat delivery!! Totally different to real shopping, but just as exciting!
6Blanaid
wrote on 14 November 2009 at 0:47
Wow, Rosemary, that is lovely…
I get quite a thrill from buying stuff on Topshop.co.uk. Even though you know you bought it yourself, I prefer to pretend the postman bought it for me and it’s some lovely surprise I wasn’t expecting. Sad I know.
7rosemary
wrote on 14 November 2009 at 0:50
I know exactly what you mean – and as you can’t pay by Laser, there is always that month where, to all intents and purposes, the items are free! It’s just that you’ve stolen the money from your future self. Still, nothing beats a good old-fashioned parcel! I wish they wrapped them in brown paper though…
8Blanaid
wrote on 14 November 2009 at 0:59
I like that…I am stealing from the far wealthier Blanaid of next month. The one who has succeeded in winning just the local GAA lotto, let alone the Euromillions..
Brown paper, tied with string, and a scented note reading ‘To Blanaid/Rosemary, please enjoy this very free thing, lots of love, Topshop’
9rosemary
wrote on 14 November 2009 at 1:00
Actually, I did once (once!) buy something from net-a-porter and the experience was not altogether unlike that which you describe there. Must. Resist. Net-a-porter. Currently getting carried away on Asos, 25% off partywear…
10Blanaid
wrote on 14 November 2009 at 1:04
Nooooo don’t tell me that! Okay do. I need new stuff. Off to Asos with me…