Look For Less-Christian Louboutin Mad Marta

How awesome are these Christian Louboutin Mad Marta peep-toe booties?  They are screaming my name!  However, the $1300 price tag is not agreeing with me.   But I was able to find a similar shoe at Aldo for $31.49!  I like the originals better, but for the frugal fashionista, these are a good substitute. 

Aldo has great shoes for the price.  They even had a similar version of my lusted after Burberry Aviator Shearling boot featured here. 

Look For Less-Valentino Ruffle Trench



Valentino

 One of my favorite pieces for Fall is a trench coat.  I love how chic it can make an outfit look.  While browsing In Style magazine, I saw a lovely ad for Valentino that featured this ruffle trench coat.  While it is stunning, sadly the $1,195 price tag makes it way out of reach for me.  So as usual, I set out to find a more affordable alternative.  My search was not in vain as I found a great substitute by Elie Tahari for $148. 



Elie Tahari "Eve" trench coat, nordstrom.com

 Now this is more in my price range, and I kind of like it better than the Valentino.  It comes in black and burgundy as well as the ivory color pictured.

Look For Less-YSL Oversized Muse Bag

So I am officially stalking this YSL Oversized Muse bag. It is stunning! I love large bags and I love a dome style bag. This stunner retails for $1,195 which is insanely a little out of my budget. So I set out on a quest to find a more suitable affordable alternative and I found a lovely one from American Glamour Badgley Mischka for $199.

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Now $199 is not exactly chump change, but I do feel more comfortable spending that much, then spending a mortgage payment on a hand bag.

Shoe Crush-Christian Louboutin Pigalle

I watched Sex and The City 2 this past weekend and found myself crushing on Carrie's Christian Louboutin Pigalle Crystal Encrusted Stilettos. They are everything I love in a shoe; sky high, versatile, and incredibly sexy! In the movie, she paired it with a simple white jersey knit dress, but this shoe can be paired with anything from the likes of a cocktail dress to skinny jeans and a cute top! Of course the price tag is astronomical, however, a girl can dream. I did find a more affordable alternative from Michael Antonio for $64.95.

Michael Antonio, Lloyd, www.endless.com

Not quite the same, but until I hit the lottery, these will have to do!

Look For Less-Kim Kardashian Inspired

Love her or hate her, Kim Kardashian has style. What struck me the most about this outfit was how effortless it looked. All of the pieces work well together without being too "matchy matchy". It also hits all of the Spring trends; stripes, neutrals, statement necklace. But alas, she is wearing $1,195 Christian Louboutin shoes and carrying a $1,595 Balenciaga bag. So I set out to find something similar but well within my non-celebrity price range. This is what I came up with.

bag, $42, Aldo

necklace, $18, francescascollection.com

shoes, $34.90, alloy.com

skirt, $44.90, Mango (mangoshop.com)

striped boatneck top, $10.50, Forever 21

The look that I put together is $150! Now you can have the look for less.