by Irina on July 25, 2010
UPDATE: This post has been updated on July 25, 2010. Scroll down to see the new add.
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I remember falling in love with this Bill Blass ruffle blouse sometime last year. The soft silk, the flattering color and the perfectly shaped ruffles were simply to die for! Most things on my wish list are either shoes or dresses, but this blouse made me swoon and shooted straight up on no. 1. However, I quickly learned that everything comes at a price… and this one was as high as $1.990.
Bill Blass Flamenco Backless Blouse
($1.990, SOLD OUT)
Celebrities Love Bill Blass
Leighton Meester wore the Bill Blass blouse (though I think hers was a modified version because it had more and smaller ruffles) in an episode of Gossip Girl while Rihanna wore it on the InStyle cover of the August 2008 issue.
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Blaque Label “Kali” Open Back Top
UPDATE (07/25/2010): Here’s another Bill Blass knockoff by Blaque Label.
Blaque Label “Kali” Open Back Top
($55, Chickdowntown)
P.S.: Also available at Karmaloop
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Bebe Ruffle & Rosette Bloom Halter Top
I think it’s beyond debate that Bebe’s interpretation of the Bill Blass blouse doesn’t even come close to the superb quality of the original, but if you are all about frills and ruffles this ruffled top might fit your bill as the overall look resembles the Bill Blass original. Also available in black, white and tea rose.
Bebe Ruffle & Rosette Bloom Halter Top
($79, Bebe)
by Celine on June 12, 2010
While I love clothes and lust over shoes to a fault, I’ve never been much of a handbag girl. I think probably because you eventually put the bag down and it no longer becomes part of your outfit. Or something. Every once in a while, though, a handbag comes along that really makes a statement and I find myself powerless under its control. Said bag generally falls into either the overly romantic group or the “rocker” category. Be & D‘s Kan Kan Portfolio Shoulder bag would obviously fall into the former category, although I would argue that there’s something not entirely sweet about it. I mean other than the price of course. I love that the strap mixes chain and fabric and I can’t say no to the girly ruffles. Wait, no, yes I can. $595 says that I put the bag down and back away slowly.
Be & D Kan Kan Portfolio Shoulder Bag
($595, SOLD OUT)
Forever 21 Leatherette Ruffle Purse
Well luckily for me (and you!) I no longer have to curb my urges. A friend recently pointed out this lovely little “Leatherette Ruffle Purse” on Forever 21 and while it is not a dead ringer for the Be & D handbag, it’s quite clear where F21 got their inspiration from. The blush tones, the ruffles, the studs… they all add up to a great purse, never mind a great knockoff. And folks, it retails for $22.80. For a bag. A cute one. You can thank me later.
Forever 21 Leatherette Ruffle Purse
($22.80, Forever 21)
