There couldn't be a worse time....

to be skint.  After a family meal out yesterday, OH and I actually wrote down all the money we had spent on Chloe's birthday, right down to wrapping paper, Claridges and the now famous Mulberry Mitzy Tote and the grand total came to a couple of quid shy of a thousand pounds!  Thats without the couple of hundred I spent on myself - yikes! We have Courtenay's 19th on Friday, just to add insult to injury and then what happens today?  I get home from work only to find that some of my favourite online shopping destinations have started their sales!  I write this post as I sob over the keyboard and Little Man watches The Simpsons (which shows I've been on here 2 hours now as its 8pm!). I should be washing up or ironing or something but sadly, I have had to check out the bargains on offer, just so that you know what I would buy, if only I could. The one great advantage of the Sales having gradually been bought froward from the traditional August date, is that we now have time to grab some holiday wardrobe bargains and there are plenty around already, so its not just the basic wardrobe essentials like Mac's, Jeans, white shirts and basic t-shirts you should be looking out for, as very often holiday clothes get brought out year after year.

I have till 9pm tonight to cancel the Sainsburys food shop, don't tempt me!

Totally loving this one shouldered dress from French Connection was £65 now £39.  This dress will travel way beyond your holiday and would see you through many a summer event.  It comes in 2 colourways, but I love bright blue with a tan!

These cotton harem pants are now half price at £35! They will be nice and cool for travelling with a short sleeve t-shirt, flat gladiator sandals and don't forget to wear your trilby, it will save it getting squashed in your case! For evening, team them with heels, a vest top and loads of junk jewellery! again from French Connection.

This will do nicely! Was £25 now £18, Multi Row Cuff

Don't be fooled into thinking you can only wear Sequins at Christmas! I would team this gorgeous DVF top with white skinny jeans and heels for evening, but you could casual it down with 3/4 length black jersey harem pants and flat sandals. Was £200 now £138 at Matches

and here are your go with anything, sexy black strappy sandal from Maxmara, my shoe collection is crying out for these! I can see them with all the pieces I have mentioned above and I am seriously lacking a pair of black sandals! was £438 now £298 at Matches

These YSL sunnies are in a similar shape to my Dior ones and they are on their 3rd summer and still going strong, so these will be a worthwhile investment. Was £160 now £112 at Matches

Every wardrobe needs a white denim option, say Matches and with my recent white skinny jean post, I couldn't agree more! Sportmax jeans were £128 now £88.

With City styling, these DVF shorts will work well with heels or flats, were £206 now £128 at Matches

This See by Chloe silk tank will go with the Harem's, white jeans and city shorts above, I feel a holiday capsule wardrobe coming on! was £258 now £180 Matches

I've blogged about these before, but I still love them and they deserve their place in my holiday "wishful thinking" wardrobe! They only have 20% off and are now £260 but they are Louboutin!

So all I need to do now is rob a bank and book my flight!

What is on your holiday wardrobe wishlist?

Oh and just so you know, Selfridges have Halston dresses reduced in their sale!