Oopsie..

Ok so I know I'm supposed to be on a major shopping ban but it's not my fault that Black Friday deals are just so damn good! In case you didn't already know, last Friday was the day after Thanksgiving and is referred to as Black Friday which is pretty much America's equivalent to our Boxing Day (but SO much better imo). I've only ever been in Hawaii once three years ago for Black Friday but omg it was awesome. Fortunately though for those of us not living in the States or lucky enough to be on holidays there around this time, many American online retailers also participate in the sales and this year was no exception.

Having been eyeing a couple of pairs of shoes for (what feels like) the longest time, I guess it was inevitable I was gonna take advantage of Shopbop's spend and save offer. Starting with a pair of black Newbury boots by Rag & Bone which I first read about on Goop's 'Packing tips for travel' newsletter back in August. There are so many great reviews of these boots over at Shopbop and I've gotta say they are all pretty much true - these boots are so amazingly comfortable, and feel more like flats than heels:

Just for reference (because I'm always searching other people's blogs for sizing advice) these ran true to size for me although I probably won't wear thick socks with mine.

This next pair is all Mr Ng's fault after he bought a copy of HK's Next Magazine featuring an article on Kelly Chen's outfits of the week:

                                                                         image from the Nov 08 issue of Next

I love Kelly Chen, and I love her style even more so into the shopping cart her Ash sneakers went as well:

Again for reference, I took these in my usual size and I can most definitely still wear these comfortably with thickish socks on. However these are available in whole sizes only so if you're between sizes it probably would be best to size down (so much for no more black shoe purchases..).

The 'Big Event' spend and save promotion is still on for another few more hours so scoot on over there now before it's too late!