Thought I'd post a few comparisons between Aldo shoes and the luxary brands. Now, I know some people feel that it's wrong for companies like Aldo and Steve Madden to "knock-off" these shoe designs, but I have to say, not all of us have thousands of dollars to spend on luxary shoes. These companies produce a fine quality product at a reasonable price. It's not realistic to expect people to spend $1500 on a pair of studded sandals, and why should you, when you obviously couldn't anyways, when you can get a pair for $135? Givenchy and Alexander McQueen aren't losing any money, because the people who buy the knock-offs couldn't even afford the real thing. So in conclusion, I don't see what all the fuss is about. They're nice shoes, nice price. And most of them will be out of season next year anyways, so I feel better about spending $50 on them rather than $500.
Edit: I'd like to add as well, If I *did* have money to spend on designer shoes, I would, but obviously a $900 pair of YSL shoes is just way, WAY out of my price range. Would rather eat and have heat thanks.
Hmm.. I don't know. I DEF see your point and probably will buy some of these but..... if i had to choose between an Aldo knock off OR a really nice Aldo pair that wasn't ssuuch a direct knock off... i might chose that instead. I sometimes feel like people (myself included) write the shoes off as "knock-off" instantly and focus on how they are not nice as the originals. Know what i mean?
ReplyDeleteDeffs, and it's not even a fair comparison. Givenchy has a $1500 dollar budget for a shoe whereas Aldo has $135. Obviouslyy the givenchy one is gonna be nicer, and anyone spending $1500 on shoes can be pretty reckless w/styling, where with aldo they need to appeal to a wide variety of people.
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