Frugal and Fab

This post is about one dress and one purse, both frugal and fab.

I noticed after purchasing my work tote at a Korean boutique that it was a replica of a Balenciaga tote that Olivia Palermo carries.  The Balenciaga bag looks like this.

I love Olivia Palermo’s style so it’s not surprising I was drawn to a similar bag.  Below are my outfit posts with a replica bag that I didn’t even realize was a replica.

In the above picture I’m wearing:

  • dress and blazer – H&M (about $50)
  • belt – vintage ($20)
  • shoes – Aldo ($60)
  • purse – from a Korean boutique (about $80)
  • necklace – from a Korean boutique (about $20)

  • dress – H&M ($50?)
  • hat ($30)
  • belt ($20)
  • shoes – Aldo ($30)
  • tote – bought from a Korean boutique

I loved how this polka dotted dress had such a vintage feel.  I saw it on a mannequin at H&M, immediately did a bee-line towards the dress and charged the $50 faster than you could say “frugal and fab.”  I was so excited to start styling it that I styled the two outfits pictured above as soon as I returned home.  I can imagine also wearing it with brown boots and belt.  It’s a great transition dress that works at the workplace as well as outside of it.  What do you think?

Nerds Rule

I admit, I’ve always been a fan of the nerd.  Heck, some would even say I AM one.  In any case, I’ve always thought that Smart was sexy.  And finally, the fashion world seems to agree. Jil Sander, Victor & Rolf, (shown here)

Marc Jacobs, Dolce & Gabbana, and Dries Van Noten all had a nerd theme running through their runways.   Here are some pics from Wenlen’s Twinkle runway.

And here is Miranda Kerr’s new nerd look in the Fall 2010 Jil Sander campaign below.

My favorite nerdy ad campaign however, came from Forever 21  See below.

But no need to study all the runways and ad campaigns, just think black framed glasses and nerdy cardigans as shown in the below Wren lookbook photo.

What do you think?  Are you ready to release the nerd in you?

I’m looking for fab nerd looks on real people so if you have any photos you’d like to share, please comment here with your photo url and if I like it, I’ll include it in my follow-up entry on nerdy looks on real fashionistas!

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