Want & Afford

Balmain vs bebe vs Oasis

May 1, 2009

This sea­son Bal­main cloth­ing and shoes are the most desir­able pieces for me! This time there is a sex­i­est skirt with beyond the clouds price!

This ultra glam­orous curve con­tour­ing stud­ded black mini skirt from Bal­main can be paired with fierce heels and an over­sized blazer for an evening ensem­ble with rock-chic appeal. It’s avail­able at Net-a-Porter:

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Dolce & Gabbana vs Newlook

April 30, 2009

Silk flo­ral print tank top with extra style will go a long way to mak­ing your casual wardrobe chic this sea­son. Try this easy piece with a cot­ton pen­cil skirts, sling­backs and a frame bag for an uptown look or dress it down with a pair of skinny jeans and glad­i­a­tor san­dals. It’s avail­able at Mytheresa. You can find the sim­i­lar rose top at Newlook for a less money! Compare:

I think, with sum­mer denim shorts and white belt this top would work per­fectly! And you don’t need to overpay :)

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Giuseppe Zanotti vs Bakers

April 30, 2009

One of the most cre­ative and tal­ented shoe design­ers, Gisuppe Zan­otti offers a pair of amaz­ing pumps this time! Black patent pumps with gleam­ing black leather adds a shot of high-shine gloss to the sleek bump-toe pump, set on a con­trast­ing 1.25″ nat­ural cork and a ver­tig­i­nous 4.5” resin nee­dle heel, a dra­matic update of the clas­sic pump sil­hou­ette. They are avail­able at Chick­down­town:

How­ever, at Bak­ers you can find a great alter­na­tive, btw in red and blue:

What do you think? Great sum­mer office pumps :)

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Christopher Kane vs Topshop

April 30, 2009

Black fit­ted stetch jer­sey dress by Christo­pher Kane at Spring-Summer 2009 ready-to-wear chow. I like this dress for its rebel­lious spirit :)

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See by Chloe vs UrbanOutfitters

April 29, 2009

There are always not enough sum­mer dresses for me :) This See by Chloe plaid cotton-voile shirt­dress with Peter Pan col­lar and 8-button clo­sure at front looks really cute. It’s avail­able at Shop­bop. I would pair it with flats or ankle boots, and you?

How­ever, at Urbanout­fit­ters you can find the sim­i­lar one for a less money. This blue plaid cot­ton dress is cut short with a scoop­neck and draw­string waist:

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Tom Scott vs Forever21

April 29, 2009

When I found this nice rec­tan­gle top at Bar­neys I was like “hmm, great for sum­mer evening with jeans… but too expen­sive”. Sheer cot­ton blend three-quarter sleeve top with squared neck­line and side vents. Ribbed cuffs and hem. It looks very casual but styl­ish the same time. Then I was check­ing new arrivals at Forever21 and sur­prised by not less nicer but afford­able alter­na­tive top! This one has casual long sleeves and fea­tur­ing an all-over sheer burnout and ribbed knit trim. Compare:

Do you like it?

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Stella McCartney vs bebe

April 27, 2009

This sea­son Stella McCart­ney offered very nice syn­thetic leather and mesh open toe san­dals with gath­ered elas­tic sling back. They are avail­able at Bar­neys in black and beige:

I was wait­ing for some shop makes an afford­able alter­na­tive. And here it is:

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Alexander Wang vs Nasty Gal vs Asos vs Forever21

April 27, 2009

I already posted about this amaz­ing mini dress so much favoured by celebri­ties. Slip into Alexan­der Wang’s body-contouring color-block stretch dress for a show-stopping look with plenty of 1980s atti­tude. For max­i­mum impact, mir­ror the run­way styling and team it with strong heels and a sim­ple clutch.

It’s avail­able at Net-a-Porter:

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YSL vs Bakers vs Topshop

April 26, 2009

YSL cage san­dals is also one of this sea­son hits! You can buy them in black at Mytheresa and in metal­lic at Saks. BTW the prices are different :)

How­ever, at Bak­ers you can find afford­able ver­sion in black, white and and bronze:

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Balmain vs Bakers

April 25, 2009

These Bal­main stud­ded crys­tal san­dals are def­i­nitely sea­son hit! Many brands copy them! The most inter­est­ing thing is that all copies are sold out within min­utes! So, you’re lucky to catch this afford­able ver­sion avail­able at Bak­ers:

You can surely afford high fashion!