Category Archives: Brand/ Designer

Brooke – Gray Silk Blouse & Circle Earrings (3.23)

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Trying to help with the damage control of the ‘Hope Fraud’, Brooke looks cool and under control in her silk V neck blouse. We saw her in a similar version of this blouse in white a couple of weeks ago here, also made by designer Vince.

To complete Brooke’s look with her circle pave earrings, here are a couple of near identical and affordable options:

The Real Deal

Available at my-wardrobe: Vince split neck blouse, $433.95

Available at The Limited: $36.90

Available at Cusp: $45

Hope – Pink Blouse and Blue Pencil Skirt (3.23)

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Hope is on the verge of a maj meltdown, thank goodness for her new little pink pills. Quite fitting she is wearing a bubble-gum pink blouse and bright blue pencil skirt. The color blocking is fashion forward, yet still young and fresh, but certainly not for everyone. Well, on their own each piece can be mix-matched with your basics if you don’t like the two colors together. Here are the Real Deal and Real World versions of the blouse and skirt:
The Real Deal

Available at Otte: Elizabeth and James Ella blouse, $265

Available at J Crew: Silk Crepe Blouse, $198

Available at Land’s End: Silk boyfriend blouse, $89.50, $39.99
The Real Deal

Available at Shopbop.com: Diane Von Furstenberg koto skirt, $198

Available at Express: pencil skirt, $59.90, $41.93

Available at Charlotte Russe: pencil skirt, $16.99

Madison – Sequin Striped Sweater (3.23)

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Madison walks into the room during all the high drama of the ‘Hope is a Fraud’ scandal, and BAM, there she is with her flash of sweater! Pink sequin stripes oh my. Go Madison, add some sparkle to your step.

This number is by J Crew and sorry folks, all sold out. But a few Real World options below you might like:

The Real Deal

Available at J Crew: Striped Sequin Sweater, $79.99 (Sold Out)

Available at Old Navy: Crew Neck Sweater, $32.94, $12.99

Available at Mango: Sequin T, $49.90, $29.99

Katie – Grey sleeveless dress (3.20)

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Katie wearing her standard sheath dress today. I posted this one because I liked the uneven hemline, kind of a cool design element. It’s not quite a high-low hem that we are seeing a lot of, but a cool subtler version. The dress just has a nice casual chic to it with it’s V neckline and with it being sleeveless. Once again she is in a muted tone, this time a grey. I just wish she wasn’t carrying that huge camel suitcase purse again. With such a great baseline, some bangles in corral or red or turquoise would look fab. Welcome in spring a little! But, Katie always looks great no matter what. Here’s a few options for the dress:

Available at Yoox.com: Alessandra Marchi dress, $235

Available at Yoox.com: T by Alexander Wang $58

Available at Zappos: Vans spicy dress, $49.50

Alison – Silk Blouse and Yellow & Gold link Necklace (3.13)

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This statuesque Princess can rock a range of outfits. And I literally mean Princess. In case you didn’t know, Bill Spencer’s secretary who joined B&B last December is actually a real life Princess with quite the pedigree. Alison is Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark.

Her sand colored silk blouse drapes beautifully to give it an almost wrap-like effect. The cuff and shoulders share a quilted pattern into the silk, which also gives a blouson/ peasant effect to the sleeves. The neck falls into a V neck pattern ending into a teardrop. The color is….ok, I would love to see it in a vibrant shade. The necklace choice, I also find to be a curious selection to accompany the delicate detailing of the blouse. I would rather see the necklace over a tank with a navy blazer. In any case, here are some similar options to the blouse and the Real Deal necklace by J Crew:

Available at Barney’s New York: Rag & Bone silk blouse, $325, $199

Available at Mango: $69.90, $34.99
The Real Deal

Available at J Crew: stripe link necklace, $60, $34.99

Steffy – Long drop tusk earrings (3.12)

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Super trendy and totally Steffy. Her hair is long enough again to pull up into a loose bun, showcasing the long drop of these earrings. We saw some over-sized versions of horns and shark teeth on the runways by the likes of Givenchy this season…but this ready to wear version is just enough to take a trend into real world wear-a-ability.These are made by Malibu based Heather Gardner. Her nature influenced styles can be seen on a bunch of the A-listers everywhere you turn. The black drop earrings are sold out, but are available in tortoise, below. If you love the black I’ve included the necklace version.
The Real Deal

Available at The Trend Boutique: Heather Gardner Boho tusk earrings, $129

Available at Couture Candy: Heather Gardner Boho tusk necklace, $210

Available at Zappos: Kenneth Jay Lane tusk earrings, $45, $35.99

Available at Charm & Chain: $40

Steffy – Contrast Collar Blazer (3.12)

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Steffy is looking very trendy in her Black & White contrast collar blazer, printed top and drop tusk earrings. The fitted black pants look great, but I am a bit surprised by the over-sized white shoulder bag. The more I think about it, the more I think I like it vs an expected over-sized contrast clutch. I wouldn’t hate seeing a gold tone clutch or pop of color. Anyhow, Steffy rarely looks bad with any combo of clothing and accessories and this look is no exception and definitely right up her alley. The blazer is the centerpiece and I absolutely love it. The Real Deal looks like a 2011 Zara blazer, (only color options available on ebay), or Ann Harvey from last year (sold out sorry). Stella McCartney really jump started this style of blazer last year, and now this spring we have seen Gucci, Helmut Lang, Balmain, who all came out with their own OMG versions. Here are some Real World versions for this year that we could consider. Zara has another version for this year that is reasonably priced.

Available at Topshop: Topshop Contrast blazer, $150

Available at Zara: $89.90

Available at Calvin Klein: $129.50, $89.99

Taylor – Camel cardigan with leather and gold clasps (3.8)

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Look, I think Taylor is gorgeous. She has been one of my faves on B&B since years and years ago, but I’m not sure if this cardigan is doing anything for her. The chunkier knit, and over-sized leather fastenings and hardware on front… I don’t think do her any favors. Maybe if this was a longer slim fit, then it would work. But the box shape, mmmm, not sure. The color is great with her dark/ tan dimensional hair color though. I think the necklace choice of a chunky gold link is a perfect choice that ties in well with the over-sized features. I think this sweater may look better on Katie with a super skinny jean and platform heels. The sweater looks very, very Ralph Lauren. Here are some versions as well as her chunky necklace:

Available at Revolve Clothing: Cardi, $170, $89

Available at Nordstrom: Carlson Toggle Cardigan, $79, $19.97
Accessory

Available at CUSP: Michael Kors link necklace, $175
Accessory

Available at Bloomingdales: Ralph Lauren Equestrian necklace, $78

Hope – Striped Sweater (3.9)

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Hope is wearing her Ernie sadness sweater today at therapy. We all have a sadness sweater don’t we? (I do, but I generally never wear it out into public). Interesting…rust and navy nautical striping with a poppy red widow’s peak crew collar. Over-sized and slouchy with her 80’s style jeans, definitely a sadness sweater. The Real Deal is by Madewell, and sorry sold out. Here are a few versions if you want to get creative with this take on the nautical look:

Available at Neiman Marcus: Tory Burch cashmere striped sweater, $375 (sold out)

Available at J Crew: $108, $74.99

Available at Mango: $59.90