Boden Sale Buys - For Once My Head Ruled My Heart

And that is something I struggle with at sale time, getting caught up in the bargains, the bigger the reduction the better in my book and I find it difficult to restrain myself. I have a wishlist of items, some of which I can't find exactly what I'm looking for, but when the Boden sale started I had a couple of pieces in mind so spent some of my birthday money wisely.

The zebra print t-bar flats had been on my wishlist since I first saw them on the Fashion Foie Gras Blog at the beginning of September. My love of animal prints is well documented but there is no zebra in the house and I thought these would be the perfect way to add print to an otherwise neutral outfit and am pleased to report the sizing is good, the embellished flats are quite tight but these feel really comfortable, although I haven't been outside the house in them as yet! I would of liked a bigger reduction but was worried they might go out of stock in my size which is what usually happens when I try and hold my nerve and I wasn't prepared to take a risk on these.



Next up - a leopard print top. Just a jersey t-shirt that will be nice and comfortable for cooking the dinner on Christmas Day. My Xmas day attire has to be comfortable, nothing too hot (my tiny kitchen soon gets steamed up) and a print is essential to avoid the fat splashes that I always seem to get when cooking no matter how careful I am! It would be lovely to get invited to somebody else's house for a change, a chance to dress up instead of thinking about oven heat and comfort, I could rock up somewhere in heels and sequins whilst somebody else does all the hard work for a change.

There are plenty of leopard print accessories and a jacket in my wardrobe but I have never had an actual item of clothing before so am super excited to wear this and can see how easily it will dress up or down, in fact I might wear it out Saturday night save wearing the Boden lace top I wore last time (which is now super cheap in the sale). Leopardprint has fast become a wardrobe staple that never dates and looks amazing with black, navy, camel or red so I know I will get lots of wear out of this.


I hurriedly tried both items on as soon as they arrived but promise I won't be wearing the shoes and top at the same time! Nor will I be wearing them with my work leggings!