February 27, 2009 –

LABEL-INSPIRED

THE Oscar knockoffs are coming. Just days after Kate Winslet, Sarah Jessica Parker and Angelina Jolie dazzled the Academy Awards audience with their glittery gowns worth thousands, fashion house Faviana is working furiously on cheaper copies to be in stores by April. A replica of Winslet's gray, silk-satin number by Yves St. Laurent will go for $318; a look-alike of Parker's poofy ball gown by Dior will sell for $358; and one of Jolie's Elie Saab black, strapless dress will sell for $278.