5 Under $50: Over-the-knee Boots
Thigh-high boots walk a fine line between ultra stylish and uber skank. These tips will have ready to walk the runway, not the street.
- When pairing with a short skirt, opt for opaque tights underneath.
- A stacked heel, especially wooden, anchors a sexier look while stilettos cheapen it.
- Stiletto heels look best with your skinniest jeans and chunkiest cable sweater.
- Make sure the opening of the boot fits your figure comfortably. Too tight and you’ll look like a cased sausage. Too loose, you’re Puss in Boots.
- For wear-to-work, a tailored knee-length skirt will keep you in the boardroom (and out of the bedroom).
Steal Her Style: Elizabeth Olsen
Actress Elizabeth Olsen seems to have inherited her sisters’ (the Olsen twins), epic sense of style. Though her look is more classic than her siblings’ urban street-chic style, she manages to maintain a fresh and youthful glow. Channel her timeless style with these looks for less:
carried away
I don’t know how she does it (get it?) but Sarah-Jessica Parker somehow manages to make even the most outrageous outfits seem wearable. Her perfectly toned Skipper doll figure is an amazing frame for fashion. Simply said, the lady would even look good wearing a newspaper. Wait a (New York) minute…
If you’re daring enough mix & unmatch, check out this look for less:
that’s not my bag, baby
Give me a crocodile backpack and make it snappy! What’s that? Oh, it’s 39 grand? Cut it out. Cut. It. Out.
How Mark Kate and Ashley Olsen manage to keep straight faces I know not. Do you remember their preteen line for Walmart? Apparently they don’t either but I do and I can tell you that t-shirts were $12. Now their line The Row, sold at Barney’s, offers tanks for $225. They’ve come a long way baby and I think they may have bumped their pretty little heads somewhere along the road to riches because they seem to be suffering from delusions of grandeur. Only the Olsen twins would dream of designing such an unaffordable bag because only an Olsen twin could afford one.
And while I’m superficial enough to covet their Matrix style overcoat, which would cost me a mortgage payment (seriously), I draw the line at a backpack that costs the same as a car, and a decent car at that.
These realistically priced alternatives will let you rock out with your croc out.
