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Studded canvas tote by Opening Ceremony for Alexander Wang, $125.00 at Opening Ceremony. Another one of what I not-so-affectionately call a cheap trick.  Opening Ceremony and Alexander Wang are pandering to those who cannot afford the trendy Rocco bag but still want to feel included in their exclusive world.  Is it entirely their fault for selling these insulting canvas totes for $125 bucks, when someone could find a real leather no-name bag for cheaper?  As long as there is a market, crap like this will keep popping up.

Studded canvas tote by Opening Ceremony for Alexander Wang, $125.00 at Opening Ceremony.

Another one of what I not-so-affectionately call a cheap trick.  Opening Ceremony and Alexander Wang are pandering to those who cannot afford the trendy Rocco bag but still want to feel included in their exclusive world.  Is it entirely their fault for selling these insulting canvas totes for $125 bucks, when someone could find a real leather no-name bag for cheaper?  As long as there is a market, crap like this will keep popping up.

Leather vest by One Teaspoon, $324.79 at ASOS. This was quite obviously inspired by the bedazzled back brace from The House Bunny.  You get all the function of a back brace while looking like the trim section from Michael’s exploded on you. View high resolution

Leather vest by One Teaspoon, $324.79 at ASOS.

This was quite obviously inspired by the bedazzled back brace from The House Bunny.  You get all the function of a back brace while looking like the trim section from Michael’s exploded on you.

White tribal wedges by Jeffrey Campbell, $150.00 exclusively at Karmaloop. In recent years, Jeffrey Campbell has made a name for himself as the Steve Madden of edgier designs.  His shoes knock off Ann Demeulemeester, Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony, and Acne among others.  This pair takes Givenchy’s tribal print wedges, and reproduces it in a cheap, plastic leather.  The print is over the top, and it only works on the Givenchys because of the luxurious material, which the Campbells lack.  They then covered the wedge in common thumbtacks, and not even well as some of the tacks overlap poorly.  I have seen more steady hands on blogger diys.  All in all, it makes for on hot mess of a shoe.

White tribal wedges by Jeffrey Campbell, $150.00 exclusively at Karmaloop.

In recent years, Jeffrey Campbell has made a name for himself as the Steve Madden of edgier designs.  His shoes knock off Ann Demeulemeester, Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony, and Acne among others.  This pair takes Givenchy’s tribal print wedges, and reproduces it in a cheap, plastic leather.  The print is over the top, and it only works on the Givenchys because of the luxurious material, which the Campbells lack.  They then covered the wedge in common thumbtacks, and not even well as some of the tacks overlap poorly.  I have seen more steady hands on blogger diys.  All in all, it makes for on hot mess of a shoe.

Gladiator Sneakers by What Comes Around Goes Around, $145.00 at Singer22. Nothing I have posted has enraged me quite like this pair of shoes. WCAGA took a pair of Converse All-Stars ($38.99 on Amazon) and cut them up.  They then charged hundreds more for these sliced and diced shoes than their original retail price.  They did not conceive of the shoe, or even made their own knockoff version, they simply edited it and put it back on the market.  How is this acceptable? WCAGA also offers their butchered Converse in bedazzled versions, which cost even more.  At least these are trendy and cute, the cut up versions remind me of Keens.  Still, the only thing that would justify the price is if the studs were made out of actual gold. Now, I know I am picking on WCAGA a bit, but I will end with saying that this brand is far from the only one committing this fashion failure, Bess has their own version of studded Converse for 264 bucks. View high resolution

Gladiator Sneakers by What Comes Around Goes Around, $145.00 at Singer22.

Nothing I have posted has enraged me quite like this pair of shoes. WCAGA took a pair of Converse All-Stars ($38.99 on Amazon) and cut them up.  They then charged hundreds more for these sliced and diced shoes than their original retail price.  They did not conceive of the shoe, or even made their own knockoff version, they simply edited it and put it back on the market.  How is this acceptable?

WCAGA also offers their butchered Converse in bedazzled versions, which cost even more.  At least these are trendy and cute, the cut up versions remind me of Keens.  Still, the only thing that would justify the price is if the studs were made out of actual gold.

Now, I know I am picking on WCAGA a bit, but I will end with saying that this brand is far from the only one committing this fashion failure, Bess has their own version of studded Converse for 264 bucks.

Studded denim by Hellz Bellz, on sale for $115.20 at 80’s Purple. Studs are really popular right now, but who wants actual studs when you can have giant ones drawn on with sharpie. View high resolution

Studded denim by Hellz Bellz, on sale for $115.20 at 80’s Purple.

Studs are really popular right now, but who wants actual studs when you can have giant ones drawn on with sharpie.