Is your Donna Karan experience confined to salivating over her clothes in store windows? Do you giggle when you read a Gigli price tag? Can’t afford the Prada backpack–let alone a Prada suit?
You can have your fashion and eat, too.
How, you say?
Go for seconds–as in secondary lines.
Donna does it. So does Calvin. Ralph, too. Miuccia Prada does it with Miu Miu. Even avant-garde designer Rei Kawakubo does it with a second line so good she named it twice: Comme des Gar ons/Comme des Gar ons.
We’ll be the first to admit it: These clothes are not cheap.
But then again, they’re not expensive, either.
And if you’re looking for high quality workmanship, up-to-the-minute style and a designer name, these less-expensive versions of the Big Guys are a deal that can’t be beat.
Models: Andreea and Kasia of Elite Chicago
Stylist: Ann Moorehouse, Dana Productions
Hair and makeup: Maureen Burke of Aria Model & Talent Management
