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Remember the blur Breakfast At Tiffany’s? Audrey Hepburn’s appearance dreamed her mornings abroad in advanced of the beautifully busy windows of New York’s best acclaimed jeweller, Tiffany & Co, anxious for the day she could array herself in its diamonds.
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Authentic Retired TIFFANY | tiffany graffiti collectionBut the avant-garde woman on a account has no charge to decay her canicule anxious for a handsome — and affluent — benefactor to accompany a little animation to her life. Instead, she can artlessly booty several ample accomplish bottomward the retail ladder to Argos, area the latest jewellery offerings attending startlingly agnate to some of the best recognisable items in those alluringly lit Tiffany affectation cases.
From the signature accessible affection chaplet to the beefy argent ID bracelet, you can acquisition lookalikes for as little as a tenth of the amount in Argos. What’s more, abounding are fabricated of absolute gold and admirable argent and alike set with absolute diamonds.
‘The trend for classic, aesthetic pieces is clarification bottomward from the jewellery giants such as Tiffany, Dior and Hermes to the Aerial Street,’ says trend able Emily Seares, of website FashionBite.
FEMAIL called the best Tiffany look-a-likes from Argos, as the affluence giant's archetypal pieces abide to clarify bottomward in to the aerial street
‘Many of the lookalikes are so acceptable that, unless you apperceive a allotment isn’t high-end, it can be adamantine to spot.’
To accumulate prices down, generally Aerial Artery jewellery is fabricated with lower affection chunk or a architecture substitute, such as cubic zirconia.
‘Because these are not as rare, and don’t authority their amount long-term, they’re abundant cheaper,’ says jewellery blogger Mellissa Williams.
Of course, a absolute knock-off of a artist allotment would be illegal.
Instead, Aerial Artery brands opt for ‘designer-inspired’ styles, which are not emblazoned with any acclaimed logos (these are trademarked) and which do not advertence the added big-ticket food in their business — Tiffany has trademarked abounding versions of its name, the Tiffany dejected box and the Tiffany adumbration of blue, for example.
Some actual characteristic architecture elements are additionally copyrighted as the artist’s claimed work, but Aerial Artery jewellers can accomplish use of architecture elements and styles that are in the accessible area to actualize article rather agnate — and at a refreshingly bargain price.
Jewellery blogger Mellissa Williams says aerial artery jewellery generally doesn't accept the aforementioned ability as affluence retailers such as Tiffany's, but can you atom the difference?
So, is there a way to ensure your cheap-as-chips jewellery doesn’t look, well, as if you ordered it from a catalogue?
‘Avoid chicken gold, which can accomplish a allotment attending bargain if it’s argent or is a low karat,’ says Emily. ‘Instead, go for argent or rose gold — rose gold is a huge trend at the moment, is adulatory on all bark tones and looks far beneath accessible than chicken gold.’
It’s important to apperceive what you’re buying, too. ‘Tiffany has a acceptability to uphold, so the affection and ability is high,’ says Mellissa.
‘High Artery jewellery generally doesn’t accept that workmanship, so aces wisely and attending for argent and gold hallmarks to ensure quality.’
So, can you atom the aberration amid a Tiffany bagatelle and Argos’s best effort?
HORSESHOE NECKLACE
Horseshoe necklaces pictured larboard to right, Tiffany £2,250 and Argos £39.99
A album back Sarah Jessica Parker wore it in Sex And The City, Tiffany’s advantageous platinum ambit chaplet is brindled with diamonds. The admirable argent Argos lookalike additionally boasts a absolute diamond, and is added than £2,200 cheaper!
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Rose gold locket pictured larboard to right, Tiffany's £1,900 and Argos £99.99
Strikingly similar, both are rose gold — admitting the Tiffany adaptation is 18k and Argos’s is alone 9k. With Tiffany, you’ll accept to buy a £305 chain. Meanwhile, the cheaper adaptation comes with a two-year agreement and will save you £1,800.
SILVER ID BRACELET
Silver ID armlet pictured larboard to right, Tiffany's £475 and Argos £129.99
If your account won’t amplitude to the Tiffany architecture (which can be engraved for an added £20), Argos’s 8.5 in version, a accomplished 0.25 in best than Tiffany’s, is a acceptable another — admitting the boutique doesn’t action engraving.
INTERLOCKING CIRCLES PENDANT
Interlocking circles chaplet pictured larboard to right, Tiffany's £2,425 and Argos £224.99
Tiffany’s may amount ten times as much, with 18k gold and absolute diamonds; but the Argos chaplet is arguably added stylish. It’s fabricated of yellow, white and rose gold (albeit alone 9k) — however, you accept to pay an added £50 for the chain.
TWIST HOOP EARRINGS
Twist bandage earrings pictured larboard to right, Tiffany's £1,950 and Argos £65
A Paloma Picasso design, these 4cm Tiffany hoops are 18k gold — while the Argos ones are 9k gold and about bisected the size. Still, you’ll save about £1,800.
SOLITAIRE SPARKLER
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Of course, Argos’s cubic zirconia stones and 9k white gold bandage can’t attempt with Tiffany’s ablaze absolute chunk set in platinum; however, to the green eye, it does attending affably sparkly — and costs £13,000 less.
HALO DIAMOND RING
Halo architecture arena pictured larboard to right, Tiffany's £13,400 and Argos £109.99
A TRUE showstopper, Tiffany’s arena is platinum with exceptional diamonds, while the Argos adaptation is white gold and cubic zirconia.
SILVER INFINITY NECKLACE
Silver beyond chaplet pictured larboard to right, Tiffany's £320 and Argos £32.99
On paper, there’s actual little aberration amid these, as both are admirable argent with an 18in chain. However, the Argos version, costing a tenth of the Tiffany pendant, is additionally brindled with tiny jewels.
KEY PENDANT
Key chaplet pictured larboard to right, Tiffany's £170 and Argos £19.99
Both are agnate sizes, on identical chains and fabricated of admirable silver. While the Tiffany architecture is absolutely added refined, is it account £150 more? It additionally sells a diamond-studded adaptation (worn by extra Emma Watson, far left) for £2,150.
GOLD INFINITY NECKLACE
Gold beyond chaplet pictured larboard to right, Tiffany's £465 and Argos £99.99
A avant-garde booty on the age-old beyond symbol, the Tiffany chaplet is fabricated of 18k gold, while the Argos adaptation is 9k gold and has a drop of tiny absolute diamonds.
STERLING SILVER ‘LOVE’ RING
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Paloma Picasso® Jewelry | Shop Paloma Picasso | Tiffany | tiffany graffiti collectionSterling argent 'love' arena pictured larboard to right, Tiffany's £175 and Argos £4.99
This admirable argent Tiffany arena appearance Paloma Picasso’s own autography and was aggressive by ‘graffiti cacographic on New York buildings’. At a guess, the Argos arena was aggressive by, well, the Tiffany one. Not alone is it fabricated of admirable argent too, it costs a fiver.
DIAMOND HOOPS
Diamond hoops pictured larboard to right, Tiffany's £6,075 and Argos £17.99
it’s 4cm, white gold, architecture hoops vs 5cm, crystal-set metal versions. But there’s a admirable £6,000 amount difference.
OPEN HEART NECKLACE
Open affection chaplet pictured larboard to right, Tiffany's £190 and Argos £49.99
Made acclaimed by Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones’s Diary and advised by Elsa Peretti, this argent chaplet is one of Tiffany’s added affordable items. The Argos version, however, is cheaper still, and fabricated of white gold.
HEART CHARM CHAIN
Heart agreeableness alternation pictured larboard to right, Tiffany's £295 and Argos £12.99
Although it’s alone silver-plated, the 7 in continued Argos armlet has a agnate attending and feel to the solid silver, 7.5 in artist version. However, this one is engraved, reminding the wearer that there’s no abode like Tiffany.
GOLD INFINITY CUFF
Gold beyond belt pictured larboard to right, Tiffany's £4,100 and Argos £96.99
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