With designer knock-offs becoming more and more popular on
the High Street, Kate Garraway tried three outfits from shops on the High
Street and three from top class designers. Can you tell which look costs £50
and which is £5,000 on Kate? Can you differentiate the cheap chic and which one
has a weighty price tag? But then
continue…
Kate explains how she feels about the cheap dresses and the
top class designers to Dailymail.
top class designers to Dailymail.
Dinner Date
Dress, £20, oasis-stores.com
Necklace, £2.99, and bag, £14.99, newlook.co.uk
Ring, £7, asos.com
Shoes, £5, everything5pounds.com
Total: £49.98
A belt would improve the overall shape of this dress, but at
a smart evening event no one would know it cost the same as a posh bottle of
wine.
a smart evening event no one would know it cost the same as a posh bottle of
wine.
I can’t believe the shoes are only £5; they look as if
they’d be at least £50.
they’d be at least £50.
Dress, £650, beulahlondon.com
Necklace, £3,195, caratlondon.com
Ring, £235, monicavinader.com
Bag, £195, lkbennett.com
Shoes, £725, arunaseth.com
Total: £5,000
This dress looks sweet and fits perfectly, but it doesn’t
feel expensive (75 per cent stiff cotton, 25 per cent nylon with a 100 per cent
silk lining). The platforms are comfortable. But the necklace (set in
nine-carat gold, but these aren’t diamonds) does not look as if it’s worth
thousands.
feel expensive (75 per cent stiff cotton, 25 per cent nylon with a 100 per cent
silk lining). The platforms are comfortable. But the necklace (set in
nine-carat gold, but these aren’t diamonds) does not look as if it’s worth
thousands.
WINNER: Split: I prefer the pricey dress, but the cheaper
shoes and jewellery.
shoes and jewellery.
Out For Drinks
Dress, £30, axparis.com
Jacket, £5, and shoes, £5, everything5pounds.com
Necklace, £7, and earrings, £3, claires.co.uk
Total: £50
This dress may be less than a tenth of the price of the more
expensive one, but I prefer it 100 per cent.
expensive one, but I prefer it 100 per cent.
The colour is better — it’s a
warmer golden shade rather than a silvery grey — as is the fit. On looks,
warmer golden shade rather than a silvery grey — as is the fit. On looks,
I’d
think it was the more expensive of the two.
think it was the more expensive of the two.
The jacket is smartly tailored, worn-in looking and
lightweight for spring.
lightweight for spring.
The shoes have a natty asymmetrical cut at the toe line and
feel incredibly comfortable.
feel incredibly comfortable.
Rag and Bone dress, £460, oxygenboutique.com
Leather jacket, £1,845, michaelkors.com
Star necklace, £1,495, sheeva.com
Earrings, £695, astleyclarke.com
Shoes, £505, giuseppezanottidesign.com
Total: £5,000
This is a great dress: sexy, but the length prevents a
mutton-dressed-as-lamb situation. The fabric feels a little viscose, though.
The jacket is suspiciously shiny, but butter soft. The necklace is set with
miniature white sapphires, but I wouldn’t have spotted this as different to the
budget version.
mutton-dressed-as-lamb situation. The fabric feels a little viscose, though.
The jacket is suspiciously shiny, but butter soft. The necklace is set with
miniature white sapphires, but I wouldn’t have spotted this as different to the
budget version.
WINNER: The cheap option — it makes a better impact all
round.
round.
Shopping Trip
Coat, £30, boohoo.com
George at Asda sweater, £4, direct.asda.com
Shoes and jeans, £5 each, everything5pounds.com
Tote bag, £19.99, hm.com
Necklace, £7.99, daisystreet.co.uk
Total: £49.98
I love this (admittedly thin) coat, which looks far more
costly. The necklace looks almost identical to the dear one. The jumper is a
bit see-through, but the jeans fit like a glove.
costly. The necklace looks almost identical to the dear one. The jumper is a
bit see-through, but the jeans fit like a glove.
Coat, £1,450, aquascutum.com
Adam Lippes silk and cashmere sweater, £740,
net–a-porter.com
net–a-porter.com
J Brand jeans, £300, selfridges.com
Tote bag with inbuilt phone or iPad charger portal, £1,500,
aspinaloflondon.com
aspinaloflondon.com
Shourouk necklace, £590, benna.co.uk
Shoes, £420, arunaseth.com
Total: £5,000
A classy outfit. The jeans are soft and supple, the jumper
warm, but not heavy, the coat smart if shapeless and the handbag is obviously
top quality. But the shoes and necklace were nothing special.
warm, but not heavy, the coat smart if shapeless and the handbag is obviously
top quality. But the shoes and necklace were nothing special.
WINNER: The cheap option. With neutral colours and fail-safe
cuts, I had to look hard to tell which was which.
cuts, I had to look hard to tell which was which.
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