For easy spring style inspiration, I'm loving many of the casual yet put-together looks by Madewell found on Nordstrom.com (which just recently started carrying this popular line). The boho-inspired look above would cost you $325 without the accessories. (You can visit this page to shop the original items.) My entire look for less is just over $100 including the chevron stud earrings and scarf! Here we come, spring.


Shop the Madewell spring look for less:
Sandals $19.90 / Pants $13.90 / Vest $40 / Scarf $9.80 (I also love this tassel scarf by Merona) / T-Shirt $9.95 / Chevron Stud Earrings $20

I've admired crisscross rings on the fingers of stylish friends for a while now, but only recently read that there's a designer version by Eva Fehren that all the celebs are wearing - and it costs thousands of dollars for genuine diamonds and precious metals. People StyleWatch found a great lookalike, but I decided to see if I could find one for less - and found 3 great options in the process! See if you can rank the rings shown above from most expensive ($4,620) to least expensive ($22.90). Click the links below to check your guesses!


Guess 1 / Guess 2
Guess 3 / Guess 4


Tip: "Pin" this image to zoom in. Two of the rings shown above are also available in silver or rose gold, so search for those if you prefer another look. Spoiler alert: I bought this one!

Earlier I shared my review of the new Dressbar at Dressbarn, a curated assortment of dresses featuring exclusive collections by designers known for their dresses - including the amazing Carmen Marc Valvo. So for this fashion taste test, I thought I'd mix up some dresses from Carmen Marc Valvo's eponymous line as well as some from his new budget-friendly collab with Dressbarn. I've cropped out the shoes and lips to make things a bit trickier for you savvy gals! (Have you noticed that models never smile in designer clothes, but almost always smile when they're modeling affordable fashion? It's a dead giveaway!)

The four dresses above range from $58 to $595. See if you can guess which dress costs most by clicking a link below!


Guess 1 / Guess 2 / Guess 3 / Guess 4

Another easy way to get the fringe trend for spring? Add a little bit of the swinging embellishment to your step with a fringe ankle boot. The 'Louie' boot by Sam Edelman is around $100 on sale while the look for less is $40 elsewhere. Can you guess which boot shown above costs more? Click a link below to find out!


LEFT / RIGHT


Tip: We found the best price for the Louie at 6pm.com. But if you can't find your size in stock - and you want to see which celebs are fans of this exact boot - head to Singer22.com!

Yesterday I headed to Dressbarn to check out a new concept they're calling Dressbar. It's a kind of shop-within-a-shop where the cheap-chic dress retailer can highlight certain frocks, including designer collections created exclusively for Dressbarn: LUXE by Carmen Marc Valvo, MiXT by Heidi Weisel, Lovely by Adrianna Papell, and dbRSVP by the db Fashion Studio. Each of these designers' names are synonymous with dresses, so I was excited to see what they had designed for the budget-savvy Dressbarn shopper. Keep reading to see what I tried on, what worked and what didn't!