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Runway the Real Way

Fashion Week is officially over! Here's how to make the sidewalk your personal catwalk with budget-friendly "high fashion" variations.

By Réneise Francis · Updated October 27, 2020
01
Emilio Pucci

Pucci took their signature prints to the next level for Spring with a bevy of colorful beads embroidered on micro minis, tops and badeau’s for an indigenous-meets-rocker-chick feel.

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Bead It!

T-shirts and skirt, Forever 21, $16 each and $20, forever21.com. Earrings, Foreign Exchange, $14 (part of necklace set), feclothing.com. Heels, PinkBasis, $29, pinkbasis.com.

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03
Burberry Prorsum

Pastels have never looked sexier then on the Burberry runway this season. Soft shades in see-through fabrics finessed in flowy silhouettes are beyond romantic.

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Pastel Princess

Coat, Zara, $189, zara.com. Top and skirt, Warehouse, $77 and $97, oasis.andother brands.com. Clutch, T.J. Maxx, $100, tjmaxx.com for stores. Sandals, Nine West, $89, ninewest.com.

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05
Prabal Gurung

Designer Prabal Gurung had his way with prints this season. His unique touch? pattern blocking –– mixing unlikely prints for fun.

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Pattern Party

Shirt, Bebe, $74, bebe.com. Pants, French Connection, $108, frenchconnection.com. Sunglasses, Corinne McCormack $75, corinnemccormack.com. Pumps, 2 Lips Too, $50, twolipsshoes.com.

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Tracy Reese

Tracy Reese transported us to far away isles, Afro Cuban to be exact. Pieces thrown together with a carefree rhythm and topped with men’s pieces like a vest and fedora makes a sunny getaway look even cooler.

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Down To Earth

Vest, Foreign Exchange, $39, feclothing.com. Shirt, Peter Pilotto for Target, $20, target.com. Jeans, GoJane, $41, gojane.com. Hat, David & Young, $40, shopdavidandyoung.com. Sandals, G by Guess, $49, macys.com.

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