Can YOU tell the £565 designer trainers from its £14 lookalike?

Designer lookalike shoes from Primark, PrettyLittleThing and River Island look just like high-end styles but cost up to £755 less – so, can YOU tell them apart?

  • UK high street stores and online retailers released lookalikes to designer shoes 
  • Primark’s £14 black trainers has similarities to a £565 design from Balenciaga
  • River Island are selling thigh high black boots that resemble Manolo Blahnik
  • But can you tell them apart? Scroll down to see the shoes and their lookalikes 

High street retailers have unveiled shoes that could be mistaken for high-end designers brands, with Primark leading the way.

The budget retailer has delighted shoppers with a £14 black high-top trainer with striking similarities to the style on sale at Balenciaga for a whopping £565.

River Island and PrettyLittleThing are also offering cut-price versions of luxury styles by Manolo Blahnik, Alexander McQueen and Paris Texas.

But can you tell them apart? Scroll down to test your knowledge by looking at strikingly similar designs side-by-side and check your answers at the bottom. 

1.

Can you guess which is which?

One of these heels is £795 from Manolo Blahnik, while the other is just £39.99 from online retailer Shoe Zone – but can you guess which is which? 

2.

One of these boots is from Manolo Blahnik for an eye-watering £595, while the other is offering a similar style for £70 - but can you tell which?

Many luxury brands have budget lookalikes on the high street

One of these boots is from Manolo Blahnik for an eye-watering £595, while the other is offering a similar style for £70 – but can you tell which? 

3.

Both of these trainers have a Mickey Mouse illustration, but which one is from Gucci?

Can you spot the difference between budget and luxury?

Both of these trainers have a Mickey Mouse illustration, but which one is from Gucci for £615 and which one is from the high street for £12.99? 

4.

Can you spot the £630 Balenciaga trainer from the online retailer lookalike?

How well do you know luxury designs?

Can you spot the £630 Balenciaga trainer from the online retailer lookalike which costs just £35? 

5. 

Both of these white trainers have leopard print detail, but which one is from the high street?

One of these trainers are worth hundreds more than the other

Both of these white trainers have leopard print detail, but which one costs £390 and which one costs £79? 

6.

Can you spot the Primark trainer?

One of these sneakers costs £14 while the other costs a whopping £565

Can you spot the Primark trainer? One of these pairs of sneakers costs £14 while the other costs a whopping  £565

7. 

One of these boots cost just £45, while the other is an eye-watering £569 - but do you know which?

Can you spot the designer boots?

One of these boots cost just £45, while the other is 569 – but can you tell them apart? 

8.

Both of these leopard print heels are sling-back style, but can you spot which costs just £20?

Can you spot the Saint Laurent style?

Both of these leopard print heels are sling-back style, but can you spot which costs just £20 and which is £263? 

9. 

Both of these trainers have a wasp design, but one of them will set you back £480 and the other £30

So can you spot the designer brand?

Both of these trainers have a wasp design, but one of them will set you back £480 and the other £30 – so can you spot the designer brand?

10.

One of these loafers costs £780 from Bottega Veneta, while the other pair is just £45.00

So can you pick out the designer pair?

One of these loafers costs £780 from Bottega Veneta, while the other pair is just £45 – so can you pick out the designer pair?

ANSWERS

1.  

Shoe Zone's design will cost just £39.99

Manolo Blahnik's shoe will set you back £795

Manolo Blahnik’s shoe (right) will set you back £795, while Shoe Zone’s similar design will cost just £39.99 (left) 

2.

River Island, £70

Manolo Blahnik, £595

Manolo Blahnik’s boots may be out of reach for many at £595 (pictured right), but River Island is offering a similar style for £70 (pictured left) 

3.

Bershka, £12.99

Gucci at Selfridges, £615

Bershka have a £12.99 trainer with Mickey Mouse illustrated (pictured left), while Selfridges is selling a similar Gucci design for £615 (pictured right) 

4. 

ASOS, £35

Balenciaga, £630

Balenciaga’s pink trainers cost £630 (pictured right), but ASOS is selling a similar design for just £35 (pictured left) 

5. 

Kurt Geiger, £79

Alexander McQueen, £390

Alexander McQueen’s leopard print trainers are on sale for £390 (pictured right), but Kurt Geiger has a similar style for just £79 (pictured left)

6.

Primark, £14

Balenciaga at Net-A-Porter, £565

Balenciaga’s  £565 high-top trainers (pictured right) on sale at Net-A-Porter are a signature design from the brand, but Primark is offering a lookalike for just £14 

7.

PrettyLittleThing, £45

Paris Texas at FarFetch, £569

PrettyLittleThing (left) are offering knee high boots for £45, with a striking resemblance to Paris Texas’s design for £569 on sale at FarFetch (right) 

8.

ASOS, £20.40

Saint Laurent at FarFetch, £263

Saint Laurent’s slingbacks cost £263 on sale at FarFetch, but a design with a striking resemblance is on sale at ASOS for just £20.40 

 9.

These Gucci trainers will set you back £480

A similar design can be purchased at River Island for just £30.00

These Gucci trainers will set you back £480  while a similar design can be purchased at River Island for just £30.00

10. 

One of these loafers costs £780 from Bottega Veneta, while the other pair is just £45.00

So can you pick out the designer pair?

The left pair of loafers cost £780 from Bottega Veneta, while the other pair is just £45.00 from Jones Bootmaker