by Vahni on March 14, 2010
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Did Diane von Furstenberg feel the influence of pop icon and songstress Lady Gaga when she designed her collection of ginormous bow headbands? One can never underestimate Gaga power. After all, the Fall 2010 ready-to-wear shows were teeming with models in “no pants” (Gagaspeak for the bodysuit, worn with, well, no pants). Maybe DvF was inspired by Gaga’s (literal) hair bow from her Poker Face video, with a little glitz borrowed from headband queen Blair Waldorf (of Gossip Girl). It certainly can’t be Tavi Gevinson’s famous, view-blocking bow since the collection was already in production at that point.
Diane von Furstenberg Resort 2010
DvF’s oversized headpieces may have been fun on the runway, but for real life, there wouldn’t be many females past the age of five willing to rock one. Of course, the little girl in me still loves the sweetness of a bow headband, and luckily we found several affordable, scaled down versions we think you’ll love too.
Go Shopping:
- Cara Accessories “Special Fluttering” Floral Bow Headband
, $36 - Eugenia Kim Serena Bow Headband
, $77 - Tasha “I Am So Fabulous” Bow Headband
, $38 - ASOS Zebra Print Satin Bow Stretch Headband
, $10.26 - Charlotte Russe Polkadot Bow Headband
, $3.99
by Irina on January 21, 2010
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!
Our Rating: 
| Who? | Zoe Saldana |
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| Where? | “Star Trek” Germany Premiere, Berlin |
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| When? | April 16, 2009 |
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| What? | Prabal Gurung Fall 2009 dress, Emilio Pucci Fall 2009 strappy sandals |
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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)
by Irina on December 11, 2009
After running this blog for more than a year I noticed I haven’t featured anything Versace before which I found quite odd. I wondered why. Could it be because Versace is hard to replicate on a low budget scale since most of their clothes require luxe fabrics and superb craftmanship to look the way they do?
Anyway, today I stumbled upon my first Versace knockoff find. I’m sooo in love with the quilted bow pumps below it’s almost painful. Why painful you ask? Because there’s no way I can make them mine at THAT price and they ARE already on sale (original retail price is $1.055).
Versace Quilted Bow Pumps
($739, Bergdorf Goodman)
Liliana “Freely” Peep-toe Bow Pumps
These platform pumps by Liliana are a great and affordable alternative to the Versace pumps since they look pretty much alike. The Liliana pumps have the same cute bow on the vamp as well as the same strap detailing and shape minus the quilted suede which I find a bit sad. Also available in black, but be quick to order because a few sizes are already gone.
Liliana “Freely” Peep-toe Bow Pumps
($33, Endless)
by Irina on October 27, 2009
Last year at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards Eva Longoria stunned on the red carpet in a gorgeous fringed mini dress by Marchesa. You gotta love Marchesa’s attention to detail: just look at the intricately bead-embroidered bow! I adore this dress, but am not anywhere near at being able to afford a $6.000 dress.
Our Rating: 
| Who? | Eva Longoria |
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| Where? | 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, Los Angeles |
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| When? | September 21, 2008 |
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| What? | Marchesa Spring 2009 Ombré Fringed Dress |
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Marchesa Ombré Fringed Dress
Well, I might not have a knockoff of this dress at hand, but the awesome guys at theOutnet.com managed to get this dress at the most amazing price. Believe it or not, but they are selling it for 75% OFF! Now I am well aware that even the highly discounted price is by standard means still very pricey, but I just had to feature this amazing deal (and more Marchesa deals will follow shortly…) for all those fashionistas with bigger shopping budgets (you lucky gals!) who love a great deal and are looking for an extravagant little something to wear to special occasion (a wedding maybe?).
Marchesa Ombré Fringed Dress
($1.437,50 WAS $5.750, theOutnet US)
P.S.: Also available at theOutnet International
for 1.587,36 € (WAS 6.349,43 €).
by Irina on September 20, 2009
UPDATE: This post has been updated on September 20, 2009. Scroll down to see the new adds.
When I was younger I used to have a phase when I would refuse to wear anything else than jeans and a graphic tee. I remember how I thought I was so fab back then. Now that I’m older I fortunately am over that phase, but every once in a while I see my past obsession for graphic t-shirts rekindle. But who wouldn’t want to own the cute Lanvin bow tank below anyway?
Lanvin Spring 2008 Face and Bow Tank
(~$300, SOLD OUT)
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Alice + Olivia Painted Face and Bow Tee
Alice + Olivia is usually not a brand associated with knockoffs, but the printed t-shirt below with the big black bow is obviously the original brainchild of Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz. I don’t know how I feel about upscale knockoffs to be honest. Take this tee for example: it’s not exactly a steal at $198. And it ain’t the real Lanvin either. If you’re willing to shell out almost $200 of your hard-earned money, do you want to run around in what’s just an expensive copy in the end? Knowing that for an additional $100 you could’ve owned the original? I don’t think so. However, if you’re not able to track the Lanvin down, you may be excused to go for this look-a-like.
Alice + Olivia Painted Face and Bow T-Shirt
($198, Singer22)
Macy’s Pastry Top, “Sweetie” Print Tunic
UPDATE (09/20/2009): Here’s another affordable alternative to the Lanvin tank (via FabSugar).
Macy’s Pastry Top, “Sweetie” Print Tunic
($26, Macy’s)
