Everyone who follows me on Profashionelle.com knows I have a major girl crush on Zoe Saldana and regularly gush about her various red carpet looks there. The beautiful actress caught my attention last year when she did a promo tour for Star Trek. Her flaming red dress from up-and-coming designer Prabal Gurung which she wore at the Star Trek Germany Premiere in Berlin finally sealed her status on my red carpet favorites top list. In fact, I loved Zoe’s look so much I honored it with a Red Carpet Gold Star!
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| Who? | Zoe Saldana |
|---|---|
| Where? | “Star Trek” Germany Premiere, Berlin |
| When? | April 16, 2009 |
| What? | Prabal Gurung Fall 2009 dress, Emilio Pucci Fall 2009 strappy sandals |
ABS by Allen Schwartz Large Bow Cocktail Dress
Social Media is crazy sometimes. Today I was browsing eDressMe for their latest arrivals, knowing they regularly feature designer inspired clothes, and it hit me like a hammer when I saw this dress by Allen Schwartz dress which of course instantly reminded me of Zoe’s Prabal Gurung dress (I’m kind of obsessed with either of them). I then tweeted this to Prabal’s twitter account saying he’s apparently gotten so big he’s already being copied. It wasn’t until a few hours later when I saw several retweets including one by Prabal referring to an article on Fashionista.com where the topic of Prabal being copied by ABS had just started (coincidence? I doubt so).
Anyway, back to the dress. While I think that being copied is a thing that sooner or later happens to all high fashion labels and is pretty much unavoidable – sometimes even welcomed by fashion followers without a celebrity budget – I clearly draw the line when rip-offs come with unjustified price tags. It’s outright shameless to charge $310 for a dress that is obviously the creative brainchild of someone else. The ridiculously high price also can’t be justified by the fabric used since the dress is 100% Polyester. No way I’d EVER pay that much for such a cheap replica. What do you guys think?
ABS by Allen Schwartz Large Bow Cocktail Dress
($310, eDressMe)
Bebe “Trish” Satin Sandals
Bebe did a good job on copying Zoe’s heels. I instantly recognized the inspiration behind these strappy satin sandals. They have a platform and also two straps less than the Emilio Pucci heels, but they still look a lot like Zoe’s heels. If you prefer a funkier version, the shoes come also in fuchsia satin, bronze snake print and black leather.
Bebe Trish Satin Sandals
($59.99, Bebe)
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