Tomorrow will definitely be diet cake recipe day...

In the meantime I only have pics of more clothes, since these were from the keep or return set blogged about previously.
These were the 'keepers'....
I love this shirt, it is from a British designer, I think Thakoon, the print is on both sides, but slightly different on each.
The skirt is Vanessa Bruno, a nod to the drop waist hem skirts, but isn't reminiscent of Whatever happened to Baby Jane.

 It is Bette Davis at her best and one of the most disturbing psychological dramas I have ever seen, but be warned, if you watch it, you'll be unlikely to ever don a skater style skirt again!

Grown up office dressing and dinners out...peplum Philosophy top with chiffon pleat detail on the back and silk trousers from Jaeger....

 Theory dress, it's almost wet suit material it's so heavy, but is a 'get up and go' doesn't need accessories, it's a banker for sweaty tube rides in the Summer.

 Paul Smith Black silk dress, love this, already worn it out to dinner, lightweight enough for Summer, but dark enough as evening wear all year around...

 Preen dress, this is missing a zip, I am not completely sure if I will ever do it up, but I love it too much to not try to save it....

 Acne dress, this is for St Topez only....

 By Malene Birger dress, was originally another holiday frock, but with a heavyweight jacket, might be Ok for work....

For me the moral of this haul, is that even 'high' fashion can be quite wearable, I have always preferred high street, thinking that the designs are more 'my lifestyle' than really way out designer garb, so price aside my first choice would be something more basic.  But trying this stuff on, the way it fits and flows, I am becoming a bit of a convert.

What is your take on high street vs designer, do you go for 'designer' if money were no object or do you like the simplicity of wearable basics that the high street does so well?