How to Get High-End Fashion/Accessories for Less
Find Out Where You Can Buy Designer at a Wallet-Friendly Price
Sep 28, 2009
Designer diffusion lines and collaborations with popular chain stores are a trend in and of themselves these days. You can find high-end fashion popping up everywhere – from department stores to individual clothing shops, discount shoe stores to jewelry counters. Here are some of your best bets for buying designer duds at a price you can afford:
Anna Sui for Target
If you love Gossip Girl, Anna Sui’s Designer Collaboration series for Target will be right up your alley. Her collection includes 19 looks inspired by the likes of Blair, Serena, Jenny, and Vanessa. Short and sweet, buttoned-up and buttoned-down, rocker-chic and Upper East Side sass, you get a taste of Anna’s rocker-boho signature style and the downtown looks of these New York City school girls at an affordable price. And keep your eyes open: following in Anna Sui’s footsteps at Target (and those of Alexander McQueen and Thakoon) will be a super-shiny and super-affordable line by Rodarte.
Anna Sheffield for Target
You can’t wear those Anna Sui styles – good enough for a trust fund baby – without glamming them up with the right accessories. You can go a little goth (consider it Twilight-style) by donning the slightly antique-looking, romantic touches in Anna Sheffield’s sweet jewelry collection for Target. A bit gothic with black ribbons and layered chains, a bit whimsical with scissor and heart charms, the necklaces, rings, and earrings are at price points that give new meaning to the word “splurge.”
Christian Siriano for Payless
Tar-jay doesn’t have the monopoly on designer duds. Everyone’s favorite fierce designer, Project Runway champ Christian Siriano, has collaborated with Payless to give fans Egyptian-inspired footwear in shades of turquoise and brown, with embellishments the likes of spikes and chains and conical heels. How can you not be fierce with a little help from the fashion world’s newest star… and product names like Slither, Saunter, and Sassafras? And all for under 50 bucks!
Designers at H&M
H&M is one store to keep your eye on permanently. From Karl Lagerfeld’s exclusive collection a few years ago to the upcoming Jimmy Choo collaboration, this shop stays current by mixing and matching their inventory with some of fashion’s biggest stars. Also featured on the racks at H&M have been Stella McCartney, Viktor & Rolf, Madonna, Roberto Cavalli, and Matthew Williamson. Up next for H&M is Sonia Rykiel with lingerie and knitwear lines.
Rachel Rachel Roy
The double-named efforts of Rachel Roy are appearing now at Macy’s in the shape of affordable contemporary sportswear, footwear, and accessories. These uber-chic streetwear and modern office looks are all over the trends with faux leather vests and jackets, skinny jeans, daring patterns, and chunky cardigans, not to mention the jewelry and handbags. You can dress designer from head to toe.
If how you and your clothes look mean more to you than the labels on the clothes themselves, then you can shop anywhere and look runway-fabulous without spending a lot of cash. Magazines like Lucky and InStyle make it easy for readers to convert designer and runway looks into ensembles for less.
But if that label is a must-have and you fear looking like every other woman on the street, you can still be kind to your budget and indulge your closet. Don’t fear the consignment shops – high-end items in excellent condition are often available at incredibly reduced prices to give your wardrobe flair and status.
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