7 Clothing Dupes for the Items Fashion Girls Want the Most Right Now
If you're not acquainted with the notion of the dupe, New York Magazine's The Strategist describes it as "not a doppelgänger or a knockoff or an impersonation—at least not explicitly so." A clothing dupe is an item that captures the spirit of an It item that's having a moment in the spotlight but that doesn't outright knock it off. For example, several new brands like Wandler, Staud, and Danse Lente are experiencing success thanks to their architectural handbags. It's just as reasonable to discover a dupe from a more affordable label and appreciate it for the same reason you love the $400 It bag—there's a uniqueness to it.
To illustrate our point, we scoured Instagram and our favorite shopping sites to find a few recent clothing dupes. From fabric details that fashion girls are obsessed with (ahem, smocking) all the way to the winter coat silhouette everyone's wearing in droves, continue ahead for our favorite dupes of the moment.
Extra smocking, please! This fabric detail looks cooler the more there is of it.
The Dupes
Double down on the texture and wear a long faux-leather dress this season.
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Puffers are great and all, but sometimes a faux fur–trim coat is what you need to feel extra polished.
The Dupe
The modern way to wear a corset is by layering it over your favorite tops.
The Dupe
Sweaters with built-in scarves or secondary sweaters are the knitwear trend on every fashion girl's radar right now.
The Dupe
'Tis the season for a sultry slip dress with elegant details like ruching. Wear now, wear often.
The Dupes
The Dupe
Puff-sleeve babydoll dresses are decidedly the dress silhouette to own right now. Wear with everything from combat boots to strappy sandals, depending on the weather.
The Dupe
And now, 11 winter trends everyone is wearing with jeans.
Nicole Kliest is a freelance writer and editor based in New York City who focuses on fashion, travel, food, wine, and pretty much anything else that's amusing to write about. After graduating from Pepperdine University with a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing, she started her career back in 2010 as Who What Wear's photo editor and throughout the last decade has contributed to publications including Fashionista, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, The Zoe Report, PopSugar, Fodor's Travel, and several others. She also copywrites and has worked with clients such as Frame, Sea, 3x1, Intelligentsia, and others to develop brand voices through storytelling and creative marketing. She's very passionate about the ways we can improve our sustainability efforts in the fashion industry as well as cultivating content that's diverse and inclusive of all people. When she's not checking out the latest restaurant opening in her West Village neighborhood or riding her bicycle along the West Side Highway, she can be found scheming her next trip somewhere around the world. (Up next is Vienna.)
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