While doing some...err...research a few days ago, I came across an article in US Weekly magazine comparing designer duds to their lower priced counterparts. Always on the lookout for a good bargain, I took a closer look. There were some good and bad comparisons; sometimes designer outfits seem to be truly worth the high price and sometimes they just don't. Usually if it looks expensive, it probably is. Occasionally, however, you come across a designer who is willing to do a lower priced line for a major retailer, but the quality of production stays close to the same. In other words, it looks expensive, but it's not!

One such designer (covered in Styledash here) is Behnaz Sarafpour. Sarafpour has produced a less expensive version of her designer line for Target, and while not every piece will fit your fancy, some of the items are purely delicious.

Still not convinced? Let's play the US Weekly game. I'll show you two dresses and you can decide which is easier on your wallet.





















Have you figured it out? The purple dress is Behnaz Sarafpour for Target, priced at $44.99. the cream dress is Diane vonFurstenburg, priced at $365.00.