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Mmkay, so six or so months ago, my mother bought me a pair of ludicrously priced Michael Kors Stiletto-Esque Combat Boots; they were superficially fab, but proved unwearable in reality. When you live in New York, the first criteria for choosing shoes is Can I Walk . . . → GO ON… Buy-Sell-Trades Can Maximize Mistakes!
Subject: Serious (Yet Unfugly) Walking Shoes
Greeting and salutations, Cheap JAP!
I’m supposed to visit a buddy in New York in about TWO MONTHS and my footwear collection is tailored around the SoCal drive-and-browse lifestyle – definitely not the hike-for-miles-around-a-giant-city reality that I am about to face. My . . . → GO ON… Serious (Yet Unfugly) Walking Shoes
A recent comment from ash2i got me thinking about designers duping us into blowing our dough. On 3/16/09 at 5:14 PM re: When Fugly Is Fun, she wrote:
Grrr, sometimes I really hate the fashion industry. I read recently that several designers were quoted spouting some version . . . → GO ON… Disturbing Designer Behavior
The weather in NYC’s been a bitch and a half as of late; one day it’s 60 and sunny, the next it’s 40 and rainy, it’s like the sky is PMSing or something. I’m a naturally impatient person, doubly so where shopping’s concerned – if I . . . → GO ON… Weather Is A State Of Mind
When first I saw Beacon’s Closet’s website, I thought: Huh. So THAT’s where they’re keeping the good shit. This is not to imply that I don’t score fab brands there on a regular basis (I do, obvs). I’m not even sure I’d buy the things offered . . . → GO ON… Donald Pliner Wedges Add Rose Color to Recession
The term ‘Thrift’ takes on new meaning in the East Village, so allow me to briefly differentiate between real thrift and quotation-embedded ‘Thrift’. The former has been worn at least once. The latter has not. Stores like Cadillac’s Castle masquerade under the former notion when most . . . → GO ON… Cadillac’s Castle’s Five Dollar Bin
Now lookie, I totally heart Diane von Furstenberg. For me, she’s one of the few designers where, if I could pay full retail price for her stuff, I might. But I can’t.
Other twentysomethings in The City apparently don’t have that problem. Yes, I occasionally watch the . . . → GO ON… The City Vs. The Reality
Hi Cheap JAP!
I love your blog (obvs!) and actually discovered it while googling credit card advice. I’m in a bit over my head as a recent college graduate who used CCs as a crutch my last couple of years. Working part time just wasn’t cutting it . . . → GO ON… Best. Email. Ever.
I found these periwinkle herringbone trousers eons ago on the floor of Housing Works’ All-You-Can-Stuff-Bag Sale and immediately had them dry-cleaned. I forgot they were there because I’ve been doing my own laundry to save moolah (you know you’re in a Recession when…), and finally retrieved . . . → GO ON… A Forgotten Find from Housing Works Warehouse Sale
On 3/6/09 at 2:33AM Re: Karma, and Six Dollar Tri-Blend zhozhi wrote:
you know, i ALWAYS admire your thrift, cheap jap, and i definitely don’t admire AA’s prices (nor dov charney’s), but i do appreciate american apparel’s fair labor standards, which undoubtedly are not shared by target. . . . → GO ON… The Real Cost of Shopping at Target
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