You call that a steal.....?

Last night I got my leopard heels back {they had been in a box my mom had at her place}, so of course today I felt the need to rock them!

I decided to mix them with some black harem pants I love, a white fitted shirt, silver jewelry and a black boyfriend style blazer. While getting ready today I remembered how much I LOVE my harem pants. I got them from Victoria Secret for like $60 and they are currently on sale for $40 {I should really get another pair as a back up}.

I looked today to see if they had them in any other colors and of course, they didn't. So, I resorted to my good friend, Shop Style {www.ShopStyle.com}. And of course, all pants were either crazy expensive, or if cheap looked cheap and not cute.

So, I tried a google search and stumbled upon a website {I'll keep their identity a secret since I'm about to shit talk....} that shows you things you like that cost a lot and then a place to get the same thing for a "steal".

I'm sure many of you have found what I'm about to discuss and that is that the "steal" is bullshit! I understand the original is like $500 {and in the case of my dream harem pants $400}, but the same pants for less at $150 is not a steal.

People that can spend $150 on a pair of pants in my opinion are not the people who are searching for a way to get cute clothes at a bargain price. When was $150 for pants a steal!?!?!

So, just to prove a point I did more research and thought to myself, "There must be cute harem pants for a decent price in a color other than black some where in the fashion world". And I was RIGHT!

Here are the pants I wish I could afford {apparently Victoria Beckham owns them}. They retail for about $400 and are made by Roberto Cavalli.

Now, like most women, I can't afford the $150 "steal", but I can afford the $47 STEAL! They aren't the same color but have a similar color scheme. They are from one of my favorite websites {in fact, the white fitted shirt I am wearing today is from there}, Dorothy Perkins {www.DorothyPerkins.com}.

Totally similar and totally a real steal! Eat that website I won't name!

And in case you feel the need to rush out and buy these, here is the link:

http://www.dorothyperkins.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33053&storeId=12552&productId=2241786&langId=-1&categoryId=&searchTerm=harem&pageSize=20

In case you didn't notice, the amount is in Pounds and not USD, but a quick google search will tell you the exact exchange rate. I usually just take the Pounds amount and multiply it by 1.5 to get an idea. It's usually pretty close to that!

I will get a pair myself, but I have to wait till pay day {darn government making me owe taxes}.

Also, in case you aren't normally an overseas shopper, the sizes aren't the same either. So make sure you check the correct size. My pants are size 12 in the US, so when I shop on here I have to select a 16 {depressing I know}.

Good luck! Happy Thursday!