Spree v steal: Get the designer look for less

Love designer dresses but loathe the high end price tag? Shop our black dresses for more style steals.

Want to look as good as your favourite celebrities but don't have the design guru friends to loan you their finest work? Well, fret not because our favourite evening wear our Little Black Dress collection have just launched their spring collection and Team LBD are struggling to spot the difference between these gorgeous pieces and their couture counterparts!

Herve Leger heaven

We're all about the little black dress here at Team LBD but every once in a while a lighter coloured frock catches our eye, and this time it's this Herve Leger LWD that's got our attention. The celebrity favourite is super flattering and with its shape-sculpting bandage panels its nips and tucks you in all the right places- like outerwear with shapewear capabilities! However, if you feel £1049 is a bit much for a dress Team LBD recommend taking a look at Mascara Pour La Femme's latest frock offering...

Move over Herve Leger! This gorgeous white bandage style bodycon dress is super luxe and figure-flattering just like its design inspiration but without the designer tag. The dress feautures tiny beads to create an understated sparkle. The dress is fully lined and is about 5 cm above the knees. And it's a snip in our Flash Sale at £113.40 (usually £189)!

Oscar winning in Oscar de la Renta

Since she wore this sexy spearmint evening dress with subtle split detailing by Oscar de la Renta in January Emily Blunt's place at the top of the style stakes has remained unquestionable at Team LBD.

If you're in the market for an eye-catching, floor-sweeping frock this spring then take note with Emily's enviable emerald maxi and remember the mantra 'more is more'!

But for those of us who don't have top designers queuing up to lend us dresses worth more than our cars Mascara Pour La Femme's is at hand with their entrance-making Pleated Jersey Maxi Dress, £149.40 (normally £249). We may even like Mascara's version more with its gorgeously green diamanté detailing and flattering wrap design making it the perfect choice for curvy ladies.

Zuhair Murad's one-shoulder wonder

And of course in a rundown of our favourite designer doubles we couldn't forget a go-anywhere, do-anything black dress. This one-shoulder black dress £149.40 (normally £249) from Mascara with chic silver sequins is perfect for any black tie event you have coming up and will elegantly cover any lumps and bumps. Oh and there's the fact that it's likely to be mistaken for Zuhair Murad's gown of the moment (above, left) which costs a cool £3479. That's a saving of £3230! No need to thank us....

If you'd like to step out in designer decadence with money to spare for shoes and accessories take a look at the full Mascara Pour La Femme collection here at Littleblackdress.co.uk.

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