The 5 Prints That Always Look Expensive

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When shopping on a budget, it often feels like the easiest choice is to go for the simplest thing, which usually ends up being black. Sure, choosing a plain piece can be a safe bet, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only option. There are actually a handful of prints that always look high-end, even when they’re not. So if you’re in a pinch when it comes to time or money (or both), it helps to know what those are. And as you guessed, that’s exactly what’s coming up.

See the prints that look expensive at any price below, and shop our under-£80 picks for each.

STRIPES

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BIG FLORALS

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GINGHAM

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STARS

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DOTS

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Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour
Editor-at-Large

Since starting as a fashion intern in 2013, Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour has held several roles atBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing . She is currently editor at large, and in her present work for the site, she focuses on a mélange of shopping content, including her new-arrivals and Trust Me—Buy This columns as well as her weekly Trust Me—Buy This newsletter. Her interest in shopping spans everything from decoding the best luxury investments to discovering on-the-rise brands to trend forecasting, affordable fashion, and more. She holds a business administration degree from USC's Marshall School of Business and has been based in New York since 2017, when she moved from her hometown of Beverly Hills.