The Look for Less: Sex and the City
The fashion world is abuzz with talk about the fashions from Sex and the City: the Movie. Since the inception of the television series, Carrie Bradshaw’s name has become synonymous with fashion and good taste. Every self-respecting fashionista worth her salt has been scrutinizing production stills since filming began.
Now, many of us love to keep up with the fashions of the style elite. We daydream about being Carrie Bradshaw, about being flawlessly adorned from head to toe. But we eventually have to face reality.
The reality is that most of us cannot afford to wear a different designer outfit every day, a closet full of Manolo Blahniks, or pajamas that cost more than the laptop that is my livelihood.
I don’t even dare to think about the cost of the jewels. Names like Nicolas Ghesquiére for Balenciaga, Philip Crangi for Vera Wang, and Cartier were scattered all over VOGUE magazine’s feature on the fashions from the film.
Thankfully, Emitations.com has found a solution for this problem. They’ve searched high and low for affordable alternatives to the luxury gems that Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha wear in the movie.
Take, for example, this cuff set that Carrie wears in a staged photo shoot for VOGUE magazine. The actual pieces she’s wearing are worth thousands. Emitations’ finds weigh in at just over $300. That’s a pretty tempting bargain; even Carrie Bradshaw would be hard pressed to disagree.
In a world where fashion sense is such a valuable commodity, the true luxury is not in being able to afford designer jewels. No, it is enough of a luxury to live in a place where one can look like a million bucks – without spending it.
Frugally,
Olivia
