Hattie Grace: December 2012

So it's that time of year again. The time of year we mere mortals realise we are part of a different breed of human beings. Different to those we call, SALE SHOPPERS. Who are these people? Where do they come from?

The clock strikes midnight on 25th December. Young children are tucked up in bed dreaming about the wonderful elves who aided their hero Father Christmas in delivering such amazing presents, earlier that day. Adults are in a comatose state on the sofa with a box of Quality Street balancing precariously on the edge of their lap, a party hat fleeing from their head, whilst they drift in and out of consciousness. Well this is how I thought the last minutes of 25th December were spent, anyway.

Apparently not...

Apparently, for those aforementioned creatures they call 'Sale Shoppers', the last minutes of 25th December are spent in the car on the way to the shops. They're spent in queues. These Sale Shoppers stand for hours in the cold, wet and windy conditions of the early hours of 26th December. They mark their territory, like dogs urinating on the trunk of a tree. "I will get those Isabel Marant Suede Ankle Boots", "The 3.1 Phillip Lim Merino Wool Cape will be mine", they mutter to themselves.

Who in their right mind would leave the comfort of their own home, with a fridge full of turkey, cheese and wine? Not me that's for sure. Have these people never heard of online shopping?

Online shopping. Almost probably created by a woman in her pyjama's, sipping on a glass of red with a cheese board in hand. A woman refusing to leave her humble abode on 26th December, just to rugby tackle the Sale Shoppers for the Prada bag she's been eyeing up for months. (I know it wasn't created by said woman, and it probably had something to do with some high flying, suited and booted business man, helping to fund his St. Tropez lifestyle. But that's not the point). Online shopping means we can get our hands on the most wanted pieces without having to cat fight with some deranged, hysterical Boxing Day sale shopper.

Oh twenty-first century, how I do love thee.

Here's what's hot on my Online Sale Wish List, this year;

Whistles Spritzer Shoe Boot

Alexander Wang Silk Georgette Mock Neck Placket Shirt Dress

Alexander Wang Crocodile Leather Clutch

The Kooples Crepe Perfecto

The Kooples Crepe Dress

Topshop x Palladium Pampa Hi Lite Boots

Topshop Knitted Cashmere Joggers

Norse Projects Willum Off White Crew Stripe Sweat

Reebok Workout Plus Vintage

Gianvito Rossi Ankle Boots

In the words of Vanessa Carlton, I'd walk a thousand miles for these gorgeous Gianvito Rossi booties. That's if my swollen ankles fit in said shoes after the long haul slog.

I seem to have difficulty finding the perfect pair of black ankle boots every winter. I create an image in my head of these shoes sent from heaven, carved by beautiful angels in order to protect my poor tootsies from the devil like winter weather and, surprise surprise, nothing ever seems to come close to what I've been imagining. Until now.

The perfect height, the perfect shape and the perfect infusion of the elastic siding resonant with the 1960's Chelsea boot.

Now my next problem. Where to find the £680 I need to make these babies mine. I'll keep you posted.