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« Thread Started on Aug 25, 2005, 8:13am » | |
From AOL RED Fashion Blog
Hi! I have a problem. I love all the Juicy and Dior outfits but i cant afford them. Do you know of any places with simmilar outfits at lower prices?"
Yes, I do! Your first stop is to check places like Bluefly.com, Overstock.com, Smartbargains.com, eLuxury.com, etc. to see if any of these sites have those designer's goods on sale.
Next, if you still can't afford the markdown price, is to check out a Marshalls, Ross, TJ Maxx, etc. These clearance warehouses generally carry designer labels at super-low prices -- even lower than most sites. You'll prolly have to dig through racks of stuff you don't like (and really ugly stuff), but if the end result is one Juicy zip-up jacket or pair of pants, then it was totally worth it.
And, if you still can't find anything that you can afford there, H&M, Target (not Walmart this time), and even Department Stores have knock-off velvet sweat suits -- seriously, no one can tell it's Juicy unless you show them the tag.
What about the cute "J" zipper pull? Great question! Please ask my dry cleaner why I took him my black Juicy zip-up jacket with the "J" still on there, and I got it back with no zipper pull at all! JERKS!!! Needless to say, I don't go there anymore.
Here's a great little tip: You can generally buy the exact looking zipper pulls from fabric/craft stores and some designers will even let you buy extras if you lost yours, it fell off or a stupid dry cleaner stole it -- but, you have to check with the designer.
My advice is to create your own Juicy-type sweat suit -- buy a less expensive version, and go buy a really cool zipper pull, like your initial. I bought a really cute silver dog pull from my local craft store. People ask me all the time what brand I'm wearing because they love it so much. Ahem, and if you read my Trend of the Week's, I did a feature on rhinestones, you can totally add these to velvet suits -- like write your name on the back or initial on the thigh.
I couldn't have said so Myself! Be Creative! Give Your "designers" Your spin! Be Your Own designer- Who knows you might be able to sell and profit from your talent.
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