October 2009

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Is it Chic or just plain Cheap?

by Ms. Latina

I recently came across these leggings in Bloomingdale’s Book, under the Hot buys section.

The first set of leggings is from Bloomingdale’s, with a retail value of $118.

jet-metallic-leggings

I found a similar set of leggings on Amazon. The second set has a retail value of $19.98. Note, I wasn’t able to capture the picture of the gold or black color leggings but you can view them on the site by clicking on the link under the picture.

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Pink Rose Stretch Metallic Liquid Leggings

What do you think? Does it look Chic or just plain Cheap? Is this a fashion hot buy as Bloomingdale’s stated? Let’s hear your thoughts!

 

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