As a recent new hire to several new internships, I've set about on a mission to update and "professionalize" my wardrobe. The fashion word seems to have changed dramatically during my recent hiatus (I swear I spend the most money on food these days... lots of food). I stepped into Urban Outfitters just the other day (maybe that was my first mistake, assuming that I could find something there?) and let me just say, they are going to a place that I don't think I can follow. What happened Urban, you used to have a nice selection of decent clothes that weren't shredded, ripped, revealing, etc and now I don't even recognize you anymore. As Macklemore says "yo...that's $50 for a t-shirt."
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Why are clothes so darn expensive? Especially ones that look like you could've gotten them at a thriftshop (which for a place like Urban, I guess is the appeal/look they're going for??). I'm sorry but if I want something that looks used, I will go to Goodwill, straight to the source my friend. I also find it extremely ironic that for a store that seems to be targeting "hipsters," who put such great store in originality and bucking trends, that people are going to buy your products en masse simply to achieve a look. It's like gothic kids shopping at Hot Topic; if you are all getting your duds from the same store, you aren't original.
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I've been trying to justify buying quality over quantity and maybe shelling out more for something that is well constructed and will last me a long time...but seriously $40 for a blouse?! I'm a broke ass-grad student who just can't swing that.
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