Tuleste Market Short Coin Necklace, $120 at Shopbop
I love this necklace almost as much, but I love the price a lot more.
Showing posts with label cheap rip-offs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheap rip-offs. Show all posts
Monday, July 27, 2009
Monday, April 28, 2008
Rich Dress, Poor Dress
I mentioned before how impressed I get at "Splurge and Save" features, because I imagine it would be hard to find two extremely similar items at two very different price points. But now I'm seeing that if you spend enough time online shopping, you're bound to stumble upon a copycat or two. I've been "researching" for an upcoming post on LWD (little white dresses), and I had a little deja vu moment.
First, the rich dress, from J.Crew: Paillette T-shirt Dress, $595:
I won't lie, I think it's fabulous. It's just a perfectly casual silhouette, but the allover palliettes catapult it into another dimension of awesomeness. Imagine wearing this to an upscale bar or a fancy summer soirée: from the second you walk in, all eyes will be on you. It's definitely too much for the daytime, I think, since there's a chance that direct sunlight on this dress will cause such a bright reflection all your admirers will be struck temporarily blind. But at night, the dress would catch a beam from a streetlight and you'd look like a modern day urban angel.
On the other hand, it's almost $600.
Enter the poor dress, from Target: Isaac Mizrahi Sequin Tunic Dress, $59.99
It's a smidge different from the J.Crew dress: sleeveless, wider neckline, maybe a bit shorter with less of an A-line flare, and made of polyester instead of silk georgette. And I'm sure the sparkle off the sequins is a little less luxurious, and you'd probably be forever noticing that a cluster on the hem is about to fall off. But it's 1/10th of the price, so suck on that, J.Crew.
Which do you guys prefer? And is there anyway to justify paying that much for a dress when you know that an almost-as-good twin is available for so much less?
First, the rich dress, from J.Crew: Paillette T-shirt Dress, $595:
I won't lie, I think it's fabulous. It's just a perfectly casual silhouette, but the allover palliettes catapult it into another dimension of awesomeness. Imagine wearing this to an upscale bar or a fancy summer soirée: from the second you walk in, all eyes will be on you. It's definitely too much for the daytime, I think, since there's a chance that direct sunlight on this dress will cause such a bright reflection all your admirers will be struck temporarily blind. But at night, the dress would catch a beam from a streetlight and you'd look like a modern day urban angel.
On the other hand, it's almost $600.
Enter the poor dress, from Target: Isaac Mizrahi Sequin Tunic Dress, $59.99
It's a smidge different from the J.Crew dress: sleeveless, wider neckline, maybe a bit shorter with less of an A-line flare, and made of polyester instead of silk georgette. And I'm sure the sparkle off the sequins is a little less luxurious, and you'd probably be forever noticing that a cluster on the hem is about to fall off. But it's 1/10th of the price, so suck on that, J.Crew.
Which do you guys prefer? And is there anyway to justify paying that much for a dress when you know that an almost-as-good twin is available for so much less?
Monday, February 11, 2008
Update on Calypso wrap dress
I don't know why I signed up for Victoria's Secret mailing list since I haven't shopped there since the beginning of high school, but I get emails from them everyday nonetheless. And today I got one advertising their spring dresses, including their "7 in 1 dress."
Hmm, this looks a little bit familiar. Could it be because it's a TOTAL RIP-OFF of the Calypso jersey wrap dress I was salivating over this past weekend?
I actually don't know why I'm pissed that VS copied the dress, since I thought it was overpriced anyway and the VS version is pretty reasonable at $109. Or, at least it would be reasonable if the dress is of good quality, which I pretty much doubt it is. Based on the website, the colors look a lot less
deep and fresh, and I think the hem is too long for short girls like me. Plus, the Calypso dress has "countless" ways of tying it, and VS can only come up with 7?
On the plus side, VS gets credit for showing full-body, decently sized photos of each style, and including simple instructions for each one! I appreciate it, and it makes me feel more confident that I'd be able to figure out how to turn it into a "twist-around back-bend upside-down" dress or whatever. So kudos to VS for being a lot less oblique than Calypso.
Too bad VS doesn't carry clothes in stores (or does it? I haven't been in many VS's, but I've only seen pj's along with the bras and panties and other lingerie). This is the kind of dress you need to try one, to see to believe.
It's available in sour cherry (red), paradise pink, ultra teal, and black. Boo for not having anything sapphire.
Victoria's Secret 7-in-1 Dress, $109
Hmm, this looks a little bit familiar. Could it be because it's a TOTAL RIP-OFF of the Calypso jersey wrap dress I was salivating over this past weekend?
I actually don't know why I'm pissed that VS copied the dress, since I thought it was overpriced anyway and the VS version is pretty reasonable at $109. Or, at least it would be reasonable if the dress is of good quality, which I pretty much doubt it is. Based on the website, the colors look a lot less
deep and fresh, and I think the hem is too long for short girls like me. Plus, the Calypso dress has "countless" ways of tying it, and VS can only come up with 7?On the plus side, VS gets credit for showing full-body, decently sized photos of each style, and including simple instructions for each one! I appreciate it, and it makes me feel more confident that I'd be able to figure out how to turn it into a "twist-around back-bend upside-down" dress or whatever. So kudos to VS for being a lot less oblique than Calypso.
Too bad VS doesn't carry clothes in stores (or does it? I haven't been in many VS's, but I've only seen pj's along with the bras and panties and other lingerie). This is the kind of dress you need to try one, to see to believe.
It's available in sour cherry (red), paradise pink, ultra teal, and black. Boo for not having anything sapphire.
Victoria's Secret 7-in-1 Dress, $109
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