Do you wear head-to-toe designer clothing or do you like to mix and match?

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#1
Do you like to wear designer clothing from head to toe or high-street brands? It sounds like a no brainer but this is actually a never-ending debate. On one hand, there are many who think that designer clothing is a complete waste of money as fashion come and go each season, or even half-season as the growing "cruise" collections appear. On the other hand, there are those who prefer designer clothing and argue that their quality and style are simply better.

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What is your choice?
 
#2
Definately mix and match. Wearing designer head to toe is too easy, and does not express personal style IMO. Anyone with enough money can do that!

But putting a fabulous outfit together on a budget... that is admirable!

I buy the designer pieces I really love, and use the high street for basics and also throw in a bit of vintage. That works for me and I think that I would do that even if I became filthy rich one day.
 
#8
My passions are handbags and jewelery, and I try to put my clothing together as inexpensively yet as stylishly as possible to maximize my disposable income for the aforementioned items! Now, if I happen upon a sale on a designer item of clothing then I'll buy it, but the sale has to be phenomenal.
 
#9
Rockst@r said:
My passions are handbags and jewelery, and I try to put my clothing together as inexpensively yet as stylishly as possible to maximize my disposable income for the aforementioned items! Now, if I happen upon a sale on a designer item of clothing then I'll buy it, but the sale has to be phenomenal.
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Rockst@r I'm totally with you! Most of the time I don't go designer for clothes, I'm all about Banana Republic, J Crew, Ann Taylor etc for work clothes and then maybe some boutique-y brands for dresses and other going out clothes. I prefer to spend my $ on bags!
 
#10
I pretty much wear designer clothes, although not necessarily the same designer from head-to-toe. I usually find that (for me personally) the fabric feels nice, the finishing touches are important and the clothes retain their shape.
 
#11
I like to mix and match, but as long as there aren't logos everywhere a person can mix and match just as well between high-end designers as they can between designer and non-designer or just budget brands. If a person has the money (I don't!) and prefers that, then I don't feel their style has to be compromised. Of course, wearing anything straight off a runway or a mannequin can be stiff, so it is always important to show one's own style, but whether one does that with high-end pieces or budget ones doesn't really matter.
 
#12
I always mix and match. I'll wear a few designer items and some regular stuff. For example today I wore an Ann Taylor sweater, Walmart belt, Yurman necklace, White house Black market bracelet, Pauw skirt, Chanel bag, CL shoes.

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#15
Oh gosh I'm a total mix & match girl. My work wardrobe (elegant business casual as I call it) is a mix of a lot of Theory blouses/slacks, some Club Monaco, Nordstrom's sweater vests...also a lot from Neiman Marcus' in-house cashmere line and some Vince stuff too! Then Prada or Tory Burch shoes and LV/Coach/Prada handbags. I even have a pair of old navy dark denim jeans ($15!!) which I love to wear on casual Fridays as well as my 7s and TR denim, LOL. I find that splurging on accessories really makes your outfit, bargain, designer or otherwise!!

I love my eclectic style as it's ME and like no other. In fact in my avatar (taken last spring on a Laguna Beach trip) I have on a Theory blouse, J. Crew khakis, Cole Haan wedges, Juicy Couture necklace and my beloved LV Cabas Piano bag!
 
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