From Loubies to Uggs

I've always liked the look of Ugg boots - when worn around the home that is. I've never actually been a fan of people wearing them out unless you're say, living in 10 degree daily weather.
But that all changed for me when I spotted the new Classic Cardy boots featured in Ugg Australia's Fall 2009 Ad Campaign. They had to be mine! In grey!!
So off I went to the Official Ugg Australia Website to see where I could hunt them down. Odd that there are flagship stores in the US, UK and Asia but none in Australia (turns out that Ugg Australia is actually an American owned company, go figure). But a quick search through the Authorised Retailers link directed me to Apres Coast which apparently stocks the biggest range of Ugg Australia in the country.


But to my dismay, when I finally made the trip to the Sydney store I was informed that the grey colour was sold out Australia-wide. However all was not lost - more stock was arriving in August =). So after a very long and slow month-long wait, I am finally the proud owner of my very first pair of Uggs. Although I don't think my boyfriend was too impressed that I decided to buy the warmest pair of shoes I own just as the weather is warming up..
Just a warning though, there are HEAPS of counterfeits readily available in Sydney (especially in Chinatown I noticed) so do check the official website for a full list of Authorised Retailers near you.

Shoes, Glorious Shoes!

I've been really good lately. I've been avoiding shopping centres like the plague and have not made a single online purchase for more than three months. But this all turned to crap last week when I received my weekly new arrivals e-mail from The Outnet (aka the outlet site to Net-A-Porter.com) advertising "Red Hot Louboutins up to 70% off". Hmm, I really should stop subscribing to all these websites...
Now I've found that whenever the good stuff pops up on The Outnet, things sell out in a matter of minutes. So having checked my e-mail about 8 hours after it was sent, I was not surprised that only very small or very large sizes (if any) were left. But a quick click in the top left hand corner of the page enabled me to change my location from Australia to United States (items are shipped from the US instead of the UK) where to my delight I was able to bag a pair that had sold out on the UK site (the last one in my size too, yay!). So keep in mind ladies to check the US site for more stock. Shipping and prices in general are a little more than when buying from the UK site - I paid USD45 in shipping fees whereas the UK site charges GBP16.50 for one item - but hey, the savings are still phenomenol!