Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

I'll be the first to admit it;I'm a sucker for fast fashion. Quality concerns be damned--H&M is almost godsent in a vast mob of tasteless mall stores. So I'm always happy to see a chain store expand its horizons. After Gap became the new old place to shop this season, it looks like there's another one hot on its heels. American Eagle, best known for providing khaki shorts and polo shirts to clean cut teens, gave a presentation of its forthcoming "spring break" collection recently. And I have to say, I'm reasonably impressed! They're not quite replacing H&M and Gap, but as they say Rome wasn't built in a day. Naturally I'm more impressed by the womenswear. It comes across as sort of a more attainable version of Topshop's Bananarama-inspired show. But the menswear still looks pretty reminiscent of the old American Eagle. If they really want to woo me, they'll step it up on that level. Here's to the next season! To see some pictures, click








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Secret Shopping

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to live in the 50's? All that domestic bliss made for a shop-happy society where money was meant to be spent. Today, as the economy is scarier than anything your neighbors could possible muster up for Halloween, you're more likely to be considering the necessity of food than shopping sprees. But for those of us who'd rather starve (TGTEF does not condone eating disorders, mmkay?) than skip out on a new fall wardrobe, there's one loophole. Invitation-only shopping is a new concept in which a select few are given special codes to shop at online boutiques with some of the hottest designers in the game at dramatic reductions. Shopping almost becomes a competition, with whomever can snag it items the fastest being able to claim themselves victorious--before the remaining stock quickly sells out. Okay, at this point you're probably skipping to the end to see where this is going. So I'll just get to it! I've managed to get in at two of the best examples, Gilt Groupe and Rue La La (recent sales include Marc Jacobs and Acne Denim.) If you'd like an invitation to either of these, leave your name and email in the comments!
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