Achieve this look for a fraction of the cost

I'm in love with Milly Calais' line of clothes, but $370 for a dress is WAY outside my budget. Luckily, I can recreate some of her styles for much cheaper prices! Let's take the following super adorable dress as an example:

I love the simplicity of this dress - the plain top with the striped skirt is genius. But, the dress costs $375, and who knows how much the shoes are... If this is outside your budget, never fear! There are other options available that will allow you to achieve this look at a fraction of the price.

First, let's start with the skirt. I had actually been eyeing a skirt at Old Navy for some time now that is quite similar! 

This skirt only costs $30, and there's often a sale at Old Navy (today is 15% off any purchase), so the price will probably even cheaper if you decide to buy it.

Now we just need to replicate the top. And seriously, that should be easy. If you want to order online and work towards the Old Navy free shipping, you can buy any plain dark blue shirt. For example, the following shirt could work, which is on sale for $16:

Or you could find a shirt anywhere. The awesome thing about splitting the outfit into a top and skirt is that you can buy several different colored shirts to match the skirt!

Finally, I'll leave you with a cute pair of sandals to match! Available at Target for $24.99.

The whole outfit comes to $70.99, that's an 80% savings!