Time to brag

And I  mean brag. In an effort to tame my somewhat out-of-control shopping habit (I say somewhat, because when you only spend 50c on a top, it's not exactly time for an intervention), I have allowed myself only one day a week where I shop (shut up). So I need to make it a good one. Have you heard of people saving seats, saving treats, saving a fancy bottle of wine? I save op shops.

If you are mad-keen OSS reader (yep, I did that), then you would already know about my love for the Darlington Salvos. You may also recall that when I worked in my last (hideously stressful) job, I would frequent this Salvos on the way home, often rushing in at 5.15pm for a power shop to ease the pain. Those days are long behind me, so I haven't been to Darlington Salvos for quite a while; I've been saving it up. And boy was it worth it!

Skip to the pictures if you don't want to experience searing envy (there's only a few, and they don't do my pretties justice. I really do need that new camera, thanks Santa).

Where should I start? Maybe with menswear, since I rarely mention it (sorry, dudes). I picked up a just-bought-for-my-mate's-wedding-coz-the-bride-insisted-on-matching-shoes-that-I-would-never-normally-wear-but-she-was-scary-so-I-did-as-I-was-told pair of patent pleather Zu shoes with a few easy-to-clean water marks courtesy of the obligatory Botanic Gardens photos, I'm sure. Only $9.99 and in excellent condition. I even gave them a wiff to make sure they were okay. Now that's love.

Enough of that. Now on to the dresses: Hello, Sportscraft silk dress. Why, look at what wonderful condition you are in! I'll be you were only worn once. Well, I suppose I can hand over $14.99 to give you a new home.

Alright, I'll spare you the conversations I had with inanimate objects and just give you a brief rundown:

Navy blue, silk (you know it) shirt dress $9.99 - I think my tan heels and maybe a cuff of some description will do it justice. It has a tie belt, but I also picked up a nice, thin brown one for $1.99.

Target shift dress in browns $9.99 - for work, naturally, so probably ballet flats and a cardie... Don't want to be too Mad Men in the lab by wearing it with heels.

Pale yellow Bauhaus summer dress with lovely croche detail for $4.99 - I have some big, white wooden beads that will go just nicely.

Sheer, forties-style navy blue shift by Tokito with shirring and self-stripe for $6.99 - Pencil skirt. Need I say more?

(Take a breathe, there's still more) A maroon croched jumper with lovely scalloped hems (clearly handmade with love) for $6.99 - smashing with ye olde blue jeans and tan wedges.

A boring gym top, but needs must, for $4.99 - um. Trackies.

And finally, a Just Jeans blue and white striped onesie. Yep. Onesie. I bloody love them as PJs in summer.

So there you have it. Money well-spent and my philanthropic duty fulfilled for the week (just don't add it up... Although if you do, remember that work clothes don't count).

Shop here:


Darlington Salvos
1507 Main South Rd
Darlington SA 
Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm
Sat 9am-5pm
8377 3802