Bargain buys: 9 of our favourite not-so-expensive buys from the Net-A-Porter sale

It's sale time everywhere right now, but why battle the hordes of scary bargain hunters when you can have a much more civilised (and successful) sale shopping experience online.

The Net-a-porter.com sale kicks off today and thanks to the good old GFC and the still fairly strong Aussie dollar there are literally 100s of designer deals to be had, with no harm done to your credit card (unless you try very, very hard).

We've already filled and refilled our cart several times trying to edit it down to just the essentials, and these are some of our front runners.

SHOP IT:

1 - Ruffle front shirt dress, US$102.50, Paul & Joe Sister

2 - Heart studs, US$42.50, Vivienne Westwood

3 - Blouse, US$140, Tucker

4 - Purple bow bag, US$288, Marc by Marc Jacobs

5 - Neon animal print skirt, US$140, Marc by Marc Jacobs

6 - Twisted leather heels, US$255, Burberry

7 - Tie-dye tee, US$136.50, Helmut Lang

8 - Antique-style earrings, US$35, Juicy Couture

9 - Black jersey dress, US$94.50, K Karl Lagerfeld