Love With Hate Icing

New York Mag, Masters of the Obvs

Last week’s New York Magazine decided to tell us what we already know (at least, where fashion’s concerned) via their Live Cheap Without Giving Up Much feature. In a sleek, over-edited column entitled “Embrace Low Fashion,” NY Mag graciously points us toward Forever 21’s $36 frocks in lieu of Zara’s $89 dresses, and recommends $115 Guess Marciano stilettos as replacements for those $610 Etro heels you used to be able to afford (what?!).

Firstly, Zara blows. Nextly, while $115 is enough to snag you a quality pair of party pumps, it’s not an insignificant sum of moolah. Spending over a Benjamin on any one item requires some thought, especially now that we’re all fiscally effed and stuff.

But thanks anyway for the hot tips, dudes. We’re thrilled you could fill that white space by telling us shit we already know.