There's no denying how huge a role high street brands play when it comes to delivering the latest fashions to us mere mortals. Sometimes they work around key styles - using them as references but making them their own (or just more wearable and realistic) - while some other times they just stick the whole thing in the photocopier and stock up their stores in all those polyester clones we love (yet temporarily):
So which one's Gucci and which one's Mango? The big dolla' version is on the left, while on the right you have one very sad-looking young lady wearing Mango's take on this charming floral number. (Cheer up, love.)
Hard to tell these twins apart, eh? So the one's on the left is called Uterque, and the one on the right goes by the name of Miu Miu. They look identical but you can easily tell them apart simply by looking at the price tag.
You guys, remember back in the day, when trainers were made by sports brands? yeah, neither do I. Anyway, a while ago I was having wet dreams about those weird-ass looking Dior trainers, which I obviously never got because 850€. Sadly, my burning desire faded in the meantime, just when "designer" Sarah Summer has given the world a 260€ version of the same crazy shoe. In the exact same colour palette as Dior too.
But wait! Ms. Summer isn't alone on the replica business: see those tweed Chanel sneakers on the bottom left? They also exist in a budget-friendly version, and you have Elena Iachi to thank for that.
And a last one for the road: another massive coincidence if you look at Isabel Marant's ethnic-inspired jacket and Zara's ethnic inspired jacket. What a small world.
