The Budget Babe

And now for an utterly frivolous poll... I was kind enough to include "neither" as a choice, but try to pick one or the other to make the results more, um, fun!

Vanessa Hudgens was recently featured in Life & Style magazine rocking the ever-popular Chinese Laundry 'Turbo' Boots, which just so happen to be the most affordable part of her casual-cool look. (You can scoop them up on sale at Macy's for $90.) Steal her entire ensemble—including that $1,584 Prps brown leather jacket, $120 Lauren Moshi tee, $495 Linea Pelle bag, and $148 Desert Blue jeans—with my wallet-friendly finds from New York & Co., Forever 21, Fashion Flairs and Old Navy. Another great substitute for Hudgens' jacket that I didn't have room to show above is this genuine leather MM Couture Antoinette Jacket in cognac, now $129 at Lulus.com. Now shop away!

[1] City Style Military Trench Jacket, $39.97 Deal: Take $30 Off Your Purchase of $75 or More • Enter Code 7938 at Checkout • Ends 4/26
[2] Zebra Cut-Out Top, $15.80 at Forever 21
[3] Urban Expressions Fold Over Tote, $64.99 at Fashionflairs.com
[4] Classic-Rise Skinny Jeans in Rock Star Blue, $34.50 at Old Navy
[5] Chinese Laundry "Turbo" Boots, Now $89.99 at Macys.com

Everything's coming up rose prints, which makes rose-themed fashions the latest little trend to cross our radar. Celebs Katy Perry and Peaches Geldof were spotted by ASOS wearing rose-print frocks with a punk edge by Jeremy Scott, while WhoWhatWear.com honed in on an affordable rose-print frock from H&M as one of their top spring picks. Roses are cropping up at UK stores like Topshop, fast-fashion chains like Forever 21 and Charlotte Russe, as well as designer labels such as See by Chloe and Tibi. The only thorny thing about this trend will be deciding which piece you like best. See something you like? Get details using the widget below.



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Petite Rose Print Bow Tunic, $50 at Topshop.com

Rose Print Dress, $39.90 at H&M stores