I went out to buy a friend a birthday gift and came back with a Balmain inspired jacket for myself...
Sometimes the temptation is just too great.
this is exactly the kind of thing that i would do.
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Sometimes the temptation is just too great.
this is exactly the kind of thing that i would do.
And speaking of Balmain…
A post I’ve been meaning to do for a while: Aldo’s knack for ripping off designer shoes. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining - I want all three pairs above, and unlike their designer counterparts, its actually likely that I could afford to own them. But its funny, to those of us who are shoe-obsessed enough to notice, how blatantly they copy popular designers.
From the top, left to right:
Aldo Smeal vs. Balmain’s studded sandal from Spring 09 RTW
Aldo Joecks vs. Margiela’s sandal
Aldo Luedi vs. Dior’s gladiator sandal (famously worn by SJP in the Sex & The City movie)
Will I be buying one of these pairs of shoes? No. I will probably be buying all of them. Because as much as a love a beautifully crafted designer shoe, I love all of these because of how they look, not because of the label stiched inside.