Friday, July 27, 2012

The Copycat or Inspired to Dress?

Are you a copycat or a fashionista?



So when I was young i decided to dress a certain way because I saw how someone dressing that way. Well with that I was called a copycat. Throughout my elementary school years the word copycat embedded in my mind. As I got older I realized everyone copies everyone in fashion. So I feel the term "copycat" is overly misused. I would like to consider it as "inspired."


Last class I notice my teacher had her hair in a bun so today I decided to do the same. I also saw a girl walking around with a blazer and a scarf and she also inspired me to wear the same outfit for today.

I think if you imitate someone's style it's a form of flattery. And hey everyone "copies" someone now a days anyways.

Today’s blog we’ll discuss where you can find some of your favorite clothes that the celebrities wear for less.

The first outfit is: The Navy and Orange Dress. One from the Victoria Beckham collection and the other was from designed by Rare. 

On the left, Victoria Beckham’s spring 2012 collection features a navy and orange pencil dress that costs about $2,295. This item sold out as soon as it went on sale.

On the right, a navy and orange pencil dress designed by Rare which is available at Top Shop. This dress is much cheaper than the Victoria Beckham’s dress which cost about $60.56, which you can probably still purchase this at the Top Shop website.
Which one do you prefer?

The Second Outfit is Diva Catwalk Mayfair dress and the Victoria Beckham color block dress
Victoria Beckham is known for her amazing collection and although her dress collection is the price of a new car and is always sold out makes us want the dress even more.

There are plenty of brands out there who are inspired by Victoria Beckham’s collection and one of those brands is the Diva Catwalk. Their Mayfair dress is different from Victoria Beckham’s color block pencil dress in a couple of ways; however none of them diminish from the overall look, which is very alike.

The Victoria Beckham color block dress cost about $2295 while the Diva Catwalk Mayfair dress cost about $122.26.

Which do you prefer?

Next we’ll be talking about shoes. 

Charlotte Russe has a lot of styles that mimics brand shoes such as Christian Louboutin, Valentino, Pierre Hardy, and Mui Mui just to name a few.

One thing about Charlotte Russe is that it’s cheap clothing and for the shoes they are always buy one get the second pair for $10. So why not save on a couple of dollars and purchase the cheaper one?

For me I can probably go for the cheaper dress depending on what type of dress it is but with shoes. I definitely cannot do it. Since I consider myself a shoe-whore I need to have the brand named shoes. For me I can tell the difference from an imitation style.




Christian Louboutin Vs Charlotte Russe

Valentino Vs Charlotte Russe

Miu Miu Vs Charlotte Russe

Pierre Hardy Vs Charlotte Russe

These are just a few of the shoes that were found at Charlotte Russe. However, since these shoes are not exactly replicas, because it is obvious which design is the designer shoe and which is the copy. Charlotte Russe can’t get sued because they are not necessarily exact replicas.

Which one do you prefer though?

Do you think Charlotte Russe went too far with imitating the brand-named shoes?

Links where you can find these items:

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