I can’t understand is why Uggs are perceived as stereotypically JAPpy footwear. It’s fucking insulting. I try my best to live by the phrase, “Fashion, not function.” Ugglies exemplify the converse of said phrase. It might be winter in New York City, but it’s an unseasonably warm one; we’re not dealing with temperatures that necessitate [...]

When I think “discount denim,” I see stonewashed, long-crotched, baggy-assed Lees paired with wigwams and scrunchies somewhere in middle America. This is perhaps why it’s taken me so effing long to find pants like these. I’ve been on the hunt for high-waisted flares ever since I realized I was finally thin enough to wear this [...]

Shopping’s the sheez, fo sho. But it requires serious energy that we sometimes can’t muster. This doesn’t mean shopping should be reserved for when we’re at our most bright-eyed and bushy-tailed; it just means we need a way to navigate around exhaustion, PMS, boy drama and/or any other hindrances to our purchasing prowess. When we [...]

I’m not a huge advocate of shopping with a plethora of girlfriends; too much estrogen. You should, however, take one trusted comrade along with you as you attempt to make Forever 21 your bitch.
Making Forever 21 Your Bitch, Part 4: Don’t Go It Alone
Forever 21 is not your friend. She’s your frenemy. She’ll say you [...]

Okay, so, I’m splurging on a massive leather handbag sometime soon. But even splurging has its limits, particularly for Cheap JAPs saving their hard earned dough for said splurge.
This Bulga, priced at $880 is, I fear, sadly out of range. Why? Because it’s a hundred and change away from a grand. Saving the moolah required [...]

The latest issue of Lucky boasts the Stylish and Sexy Guide – “perfect, subtly seductive looks inspired by four of the chicest cities in the world.” Let’s see how New York is described hmm, shall we?
“This style is crisp and clean, with an alluringly uncomplicated sensuality.”
Ahem, exsqueeze me? Baking powder? I can’t think of less accurate adjectives for NYC style than “crisp,” “clean,” and “uncomplicated.”

I find the whole “vintage clothing”/”designer resale” genre seriously bothersome because coded in the terminology are the letters R-I-P-O-F-F. I am, however, a big believer in thrift stores. I hit thrift stores for cheap, cool shit, which means I neither look for nor expect to find anything remotely brand name-esque. Perhaps this is why fortune [...]

Inexpensive clothes that don’t look cheap aren’t uber hard to find – if that was all we wanted, we’d hit The GAP and call it a day. But we want cheap clothes that take it to the next level, that actually look like they require Daddy’s Amex for purchase. In order to find such gems, especially in stores like Forever 21, we need to curb our inherent superficiality. It seems counterintuitive, I know; we can still be all judge-y and shit in everyday life, so cool your jets, bub. But if there’s one thing we must exempt from snap judgments, it’s clothing.

In the world of Cheap JAP, a Northeastern is obvs the fake handbag version of a Northwestern. You might think we don’t need to concern ourselves with this travesty, as we’re not in the market for fake bags and willing to splurge on the real deal. Again, wrong! We don’t just need to find a fab, overpriced, coveted bag here, people. We need to make sure that our bag cannot be faked adequately, because we don’t want anyone whispering to us in conspiring fashion, “Did you score that down on Canal or in Soho?”