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Cheap vs. Chic: Nicholas Kirkwood-esque shoes at Aldo
Cheap vs. Chic: Nicholas Kirkwood-esque shoes at Aldo
26 August 2009
Every high street shoe chain seems to be having a go at 'doing' Nicholas Kirkwood at the moment, and who can blame them? His iconic styles are red hot right now and well out of the price range of the average shoe addict.  More
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Chic vs. Cheap: Nicholas Kirkwood vs. Dotty P
Chic vs. Cheap: Nicholas Kirkwood vs. Dotty P
18 August 2009
Plenty of high street stores are rolling out 'own brand' versions of the Nicholas Kirkwood butterfly shoe, and today's chic or cheap challenger is Dorothy Perkins.  More
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Cheap vs. Chic: Aldo take on Givenchy
Cheap vs. Chic: Aldo take on Givenchy
11 August 2009
When I spotted Aldo's 'Guerette' sandal (right) in their shop window this weekend, I knew I'd seen it somewhere before: somewhere very much like the Givenchy catwalk, in fact, as the shoes share a lot in common with a style seen in the designer brand's A/W 09  More
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Cheap vs. Chic: Faith takes on Christian Louboutin
Cheap vs. Chic: Faith takes on Christian Louboutin
4 August 2009
You don't want fakes knocked-up in a sweatshop, but you're equally reluctant to remortgage your house to pay for the real deal. What can you do? Why, show your appreciation by buying an obviously Loubintin-inspired pair of shoes on the high street for a fraction  More
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Cheap or Chic Challenge: Marc by Marc Jacobs vs Aldo
Cheap or Chic Challenge: Marc by Marc Jacobs vs Aldo
6 May 2009
Today's cheap or chic challenge is not a difficult one to guess, but it is interesting to see an original style turn instantly generic in its high street incarnation. One of these styles is a Marc Jacobs original, the other is a strangely familiar shoe from  More
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Cheap or Chic Challenge: Kurt Geiger vs Moda in Pelle
Cheap or Chic Challenge: Kurt Geiger vs Moda in Pelle
10 September 2007
There's been quite a few designer shoe copies that are truly scandalous of late, and maybe bordering on the illegal. However, this is one case where we can call it inspiration instead of flagrant theft...  More
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Topshop vs YSL: The Lou Lou braided wedge and the cheaper alternative
Topshop vs YSL: The 'Lou Lou' braided wedge and the cheaper alternative
20 June 2007
I'm not going to bother asking you to guess which one of these is from the high street and which is designer, but it is interesting to see that even a year after the Yves Saint Laurent 'Lou Lou' platform wedge hit the shelves, Topshop is still happy to use it  More
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