Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Red & Pink


The Lanvin shirt on the left from Barney's retails for $1,460.00 - yes, almost fifteen hundred dollars. Really, who buys this stuff???? Not only is it entirely out of my price range, but it's also silk, dry clean only, and not a very practical piece for a stay-at-home mom. So I made myself a more affordable, machine-washable version:




Here's what I started with:


I've posted a how-to on my blog

6 comments:

Corina said...

$1460?! I swear these people are out of thier minds. Where can I find such customers? No really where?

La La Lauren!!! said...

I love your version. Over $1,000for a shirt is ridiculous! I really need to try red and pink together. They r very lovely together.

Lauren
Editor on duty

Unknown said...

Absolutely ludicrous price for the Lanvin shirt, but you've done a great version yourself!

Rowena said...

I think your version is prettier!

Stacia said...

Beautiful! I agree with Rowena, your version is prettier.

Wag Doll said...

Love your version!