you get what you pay for, so they say but the high street is adept at doing tailored pieces in smart fabrics tv presenter kate garraway tried three top to toe outfits could she spot the bargains from the bling? dinner date  dress, £20, oasis storescom  necklace, £299, and bag, £1499, newlookcouk  ring, £7, asoscom  shoes, £5, everything5poundscom  total: £4998  a belt would improve the overall shape of this dress, but at a smart evening event no one would know it cost the same as a posh bottle of wine i can’t believe the shoes are only £5; they look as if they’d be at least £50 dress, £650, beulahlondoncom  necklace, £3,195, caratlondoncom  ring, £235, monicavinadercom  bag, £195, lkbennettcom  shoes, £725, arunasethcom  total: £5,000  this dress looks sweet and fits perfectly, but it doesn’t feel expensive (75 per cent stiff cotton, 25 per cent nylon with a 100 per cent silk lining) the platforms are comfortable but the necklace (set in nine carat gold, but these aren’t diamonds) does not look as if it’s worth thousands winner: split: i prefer the pricey dress, but the cheaper shoes and jewellery out for drinks  dress, £30, axpariscom  jacket, £5, and shoes, £5, everything5poundscom  necklace, £7, and earrings, £3, clairescouk  total: £50  this dress may be less than a tenth of the price of the more expensive one, but i prefer it 100 per cent the colour is better — it’s a warmer golden shade rather than a silvery grey — as is the fit on looks, i’d think it was the more expensive of the two the jacket is smartly tailored, worn in looking and lightweight for spring the shoes have a natty asymmetrical cut at the toe line and feel incredibly comfortable rag and bone dress, £460, oxygenboutiquecom  leather jacket, £1,845, michaelkorscom  star necklace, £1,495, sheevacom  earrings, £695, astleyclarkecom  shoes, £505, giuseppezanottidesigncom  total: £5,000  this is a great dress: sexy, but the length prevents a mutton dressed as lamb situation the fabric feels a little viscose, though the jacket is suspiciously shiny, but butter soft the necklace is set with miniature white sapphires, but i wouldn’t have spotted this as different to the budget version winner: the cheap option — it makes a better impact all round shopping trip  coat, £30, boohoocom  george at asda sweater, £4, directasdacom  shoes and jeans, £5 each, everything5poundscom  tote bag, £1999, hmcom  necklace, £799, daisystreetcouk  total: £4998  i love this (admittedly thin) coat, which looks far more costly the necklace looks almost identical to the dear one the jumper is a bit see through, but the jeans fit like a glove coat, £1,450, aquascutumcom  adam lippes silk and cashmere sweater, £740, net–a portercom  j brand jeans, £300, selfridgescom  tote bag with inbuilt phone or ipad charger portal, £1,500, aspinaloflondoncom  shourouk necklace, £590, bennacouk  shoes, £420, arunasethcom  total: £5,000  a classy outfit the jeans are soft and supple, the jumper warm, but not heavy, the coat smart if shapeless and the handbag is obviously top quality but the shoes and necklace were nothing special winner: the cheap option with neutral colours and fail safe cuts, i had to look hard to tell which was which
kate garraway the high street years
the high street has been reproducing expensive styles for years  kate garraway tried three outfits from the shops and three from designers  can you tell which is cheap chic and which has a weighty price tag?