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June 25, 2007
Crap & Couture: How to Mix High and Low
My blog and I are all about the Crap & Couture look-mixing designer pieces with vintage and cheapy finds. Anyone can dress in designer clothes from head to toe.
But a good stylist or even a home decorator will tell you that the biggest mistake you can make is to look like a page from a catalog.
Serena French at the New York Post has written a great article on how to mix high end fashion with low priced treasures.
Saavy shoppers and celebs alike have caught on to the stylist secret of mixing high-end designer items with cheaper pieces, be they a flea-market vintage find or a fast fashion fix from Zara.
But we already knew this right? But thanks to Angelina, now the whole world knows our secret! Darn her and her shopping savviness and plump lips and humanitarian acts. I hate her. Not really.
Ms. French offers some spot on tips, especially the warning about knock offs. I once, inadvertently, bought a bag that when I got home, realized was a leopard print replica of a Marc Jacobs Stam bag. Gulp. I won't use it. It's been sitting in my closet. The knock off is a dead give away.
It's hard to say what you should invest in. I always spend on staple pieces such as shoes or a good bag that don't go out of style. But for trendy pieces, I will go cheap.
I especially loved this outfit: and this clutch:
Posted by Sandra at June 25, 2007 8:56 PM | 
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