Everyone loves Marc Jacobs and the designer loves everyone back, as evidenced by his playful Marc by Marc Jacobs Fall 2008 collection filled with plenty of accessible fashions for his adoring fans. There were tons of trends we liked and they're easy to adopt even on a budget: Prints included plaid, houndstooth and checks. Dark shades, leggings, berets and biker boots rounded out the black-is-the-new-black accessories. And silhouettes ranged from cheerleader minis and pencil skirts to wearable trapeze frocks. All in all, Marc gave us lot of goodies to play with and mix and match to create our own "eighties-ish new-wave vibe" (via Style.com). In our budget-friendly take, we took Gap's plaid popover dress, roughed it up with some ASOS biker boots, added leggings for warmth (tuck them into boots and they'll read like tights), and then we tossed in a pop of color with a cute colorblock purse from Forever 21 (which I believe is actually a Prada knock-off).

Is this a look you love, hate, like for certain people...but not yourself?

Dress: Plaid popover dress at Gap.com, $58
Leggings: Express.com, $39.50
Boots: Buckle detail low biker boots at ASOS.com, $65.10
Purse: "Chroma" hobo handbag at Forever21.com, $19.80