i never cease to be amazed by the abundance of designer rip-offs that make it into mainstream fashion. over the summer, there was a pair of flipflops with a wraparound strap around the back – saw them by at least 4 designers.

then, there was the casual platform peeptoe that came out first at KORS, then at steve madden, and then at payless, of all places.

and, i couldn’t help noticing how much the steve maddens look like the dolce vitas, which look like the jeffrey campbells (which i love, by the way)…..

i love playing fashion ‘memory’….it’s like a little reminder of childhood 🙂

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