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Cheap JAP Challenge (A Primer)

My shopping standbys are cheap, but I wouldn’t call them trashy - it’s socially acceptable to patronize stores like F21 and H&M because they’re more low-cost than low-class (…most of the time).

What about stores that actually are as trashy as they are cheap? If you’re unfamiliar with shops of this ilk, take a gander down 14th Street from University Place to Seventh Avenue - you’ll see what I mean. Foxy Lady. Mandee. Wet Seal. Places that even the cheapest of JAPs wouldn’t set foot in. Stores I’ve turned up my nose at for years. Retail establishments I thought were beneath me…until I was broke.

I’ve gotten a little too good at shopping my standbys, so - as a means of continually improving on my fashion prowess - I’ve decided to challenge myself to find, buy and wear non-trashy items from uber-trashy stores. Why? Because shopping is growing, people. Write that down.

Stay tuned for the results of the first official Cheap JAP Challenge. I obvs rocked it.