Liz Darcy Camden is here.
Her name is your friend. Good morning.
We're playing my favorite game. We are.
We are also both sporting the green.
Today. I'm feeling this.
So OK, this game is something that you
have done here on new day for a decade.
It's the budget fashions
versus high end fashions.
And you're like me,
we're always looking for ways to save.
So let's play splurge or save.
So we've got two models they're going
to be walking out and they're wearing.
Nearly identical outfits I should say.
We were playing this backstage.
No one was getting it right.
Even people who are very very
close up looking at everything,
I feel like I'm gonna dominate this actually.
OK, lovely models here.
One of these outfits grand totals at almost
$2500 and one of the outfits is grand total
for everything including person shoes
$244.91. Sense which one,
my friend, do you think?
Is the expensive outfit?
The splurge, I think.
I think this splurge is beef.
OK ladies, flip it. No.
OK, so let's talk about the actual splurge.
Our first model is gonna step forward,
and I'm gonna just give you a little rundown.
That purse is a furla purse.
500 bucks, and you can put your sign down so
we can see your lovely outfit now and then.
We've got a black cardigan.
It's a Vince Cardigan, $500.00.
The green jeans are $300.00.
But I have to say,
they're a brand called jeans.
They do not have functional pockets.
So for $300.00 almost,
you're not even getting a pocket in those.
But they are beautiful. Color.
And then the black loafers are Gucci loafers.
They're $850 tax included, over 900 there.
So I know because they are mine.
I bought them with gift
certificates I saved up for a year.
But they are mine.
And Darcy, no judge. OK,
let's talk about the steel version of this.
Look,
the green jeans here are cut from the cloth.
They're 35 bucks.
The cardigan is from target.
It's a new day. It's $28.00.
And these black loafers are
also mine because I'm very.
Nervous about wearing my real goal?
My real Gucci.
I hear you.
The best Gucci dupes I've
ever found are a brand or a
sitelarosastyle.com.
They're so good.
They you told me about that site.
You have some beautiful, beautiful shoes.
Alright, ladies, you fooled me.
Thank you. Thank you.
Ladies, before we get to look too,
I just want to ask you,
why do you think this topic
resonates with so many people?
Well, I think that a lot of people
are trying to figure out when.
To splurge when to make an investment
and something you're gonna have
for a long time and when to buy
the discount version, right.
And I think when,
because I put a lot of wardrobes together
for people and it's it's a balance.
So sometimes you want to splurge and
get the thing you really want and take
care of it and keep it for a long time.
And sometimes, honestly,
the $2030 version is just as good.
Sometimes it fits better.
And so it's kind of important
to look at both options.
I appreciate that. It's so true.
All right, we've got the 2nd.
Look here right now.
OK,
so one of these is a grand total
$18159. The other is grand total
$217.00. This is purse included,
shoes included, Blazer included.
OK, this time I had to go a little bit.
You went because I felt that
I needed to see I'm still.
I'm not sure I should have looked
at the purses more closely,
but I'm gonna say maybe option
B is the splurge. OK, flip it.
You're right on that one.
OK, was it the purse that maybe gave it away?
I think it was the purse that gave it.
OK, so the purse is the splurge version
is a Kurt Geiger purse $345.00 and then
the steel purse is a 9 W for 40 bucks.
But they look exactly the same.
Hmm. Both Blazers are kind of a
military spired double breasted.
The splurge version is theory for $600.00
and the steel version of the Blazer is.
MG for 50 bucks.
I like the the actual steel version better.
It's got more panache.
Yeah. And you know what the
jeans classic skinny jeans.
A lot of ladies are still
rocking skinny jeans.
Yes, we've got a splurge version there.
Legence jeans are $245.00 and then the the
steel version is by a brand called Democracy.
They're so comfortable.
Lots of great stretch 45 bucks.
Can you tell me about the shoes real quick?
I see everyone wearing these shoes and I
think the ones I'm not spending $300.00 on.
On tennis that are gonna go out of style,
yes.
The splurge version RP44 eights.
OK,
they are $300.00 and then the other version
is like Nordstrom racks version for 55.
Ladies, thank you.
Thank you very much.
Thank you for let me get up in your business.
Look #3. OK.
This might be the hardest one.
I love a challenge.
Feel free to get up close on this one too.
OK. OK. So our splurge version is $3300.
And our steel version is 458.
So the pants are leather pants.
One is a real leather and one
is a vegan leather.
And then I will say the coats also.
This is where a lot of
people choose to invest.
One of these coats is a florette
coat for almost $1400 and one
of them is a Zara coat for 199.
OK, OK, OK,
I'm going to say who the pressure.
I'm going to say this splurge
is B and ladies, flip it.
You got it, you got it.
Although I actually was 100%
just guessing right there.
I and I had to.
I mean, I was touching the pants.
I even to touch the leather
and the vegan leather.
It is very, very, very hard to tell.
Vegan leather has gotten so good
and it is a fraction of the price.
I can't even believe I get.
I mean, honestly,
those outfits are identical.
I even thought the steel purse looks a
little bit nicer than the splurge purse.
To be honest, I think so too.
That was a decoy.
That was a decoy or such.
Yes. Yes. Decker, yes.
And the shoes also both mine because
I I one of them is $100 Vince Camuto.
And then the more expensive is rag and bone.
Yeah. I will say the rag and bone
is a little more comfortable. Yeah.
They do make a good shoe. They do.
Darcy, this was so much fun and also just
so helpful to realize like if you see
something at a designer store and you go,
gosh I really would love that. But there's.
That you don't have to spend 15.
Gosh, all of the like,
the lower price stores are kind of
replicating what the designers are doing.
Yeah. So look around.
You can often find really,
really good substitutes.
You can find good substitutes.
But no substitute for you.
Miss lady. Thank you so much.
Darcy's actually gonna stick
around right now for hot topics,
which we're gonna do later in the show.
Hope you're ready for that.
Ohh, I am. But can't before we.