Not Only The Devil Wears Prada

Not Only The Devil Wears Prada is dedicated to my bestie who never fails to remind me to do a post. 

Yesterday I attended a Women In Business lunch where Megan Quinn, co-founder of Netaporter, was the guest speaker. I've always been fascinated with this online retailer that has created waves in the luxury fashion marketplace changing how women, and now men, with spending power shop. First wind of this lunch - I knew I had to be there.  

I've been thinking a lot about both my fashion and non-fashion related goals, my inspirations and how I plan to make my mark in the fashion industry particularly on my continent. I'd had a good chat with one of my mentors on Tuesday night and woke up feeling super fierce ready to 'show dem' in an Afrocentric outfit. I'd planned to wear something that shouted "All eyes on this African. Now watch me glide across the room!" but was running really late and decided on a demure Boss-Lady-Who-Lunches-Meets-Stepford-Wife outfit. This is what I wore.

I bought the dress along with another one on a whim a couple of years ago and I'll never forget how sick in my stomach I felt signing the credit card slip in the store that afternoon. I was raised to pay cash for everything but this purchase had to be on credit. It was one of those transactions that couples break up over and years later, in Edith Piaf word's Non. Je ne regrette rien! I have a dress that makes me feel like a gazillion dollars that's seen industry awards presented, dear friends graduate, an ex-colleague's engagement tears and that has gone to some of Melbourne's best restaurants. I have a good navy dress.

Trench - Scanlan and Theodore

Jacket - Ralph Lauren

Dress - Prada

Shoes - ZARA

Bag - Louis Vuitton

Eyewear - Shanghai market cheap + cheerful opticals + 

House of Harlow sunglasses  

Jewellery - Hikari pearl earrings + Maker's Mark necklace +

BVLGARI watch and ring + Georg Jensen ring 

xxx