I usually only shop at express during their sales (which are pretty great) but I have noticed that their prices have gone up.
Still, one of my all-time fav sweaters is from Express -- it's one of the 100% cashmere boatneck sweaters with a kangaroo pocket in the front.
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My bf bought it for me in light grey in the store ($30 from $78) and I bought him a mens cashmere sweater in dark grey ($20 from $98) as part of our holiday presents last year. He saw how obsessed I was with this sweater and bought me another one in black off of ebay this summer for about the same price.
Now, you might attack me for this but I do like forever 21... sometimes. I'll admit that a lot of their stuff is trashy club/bar clothing (although nowhere as bad as Rave or G+G) but you can find some great bargains! Perfect for trendy stuff that you want but know won't stay in style long.
I bought a bunch of cute flirty skirts this summer (all $10-16) and got loads of compliments on them. I also found the most amazing sweatshirts there, on clearance for $4. (The same style as the Express sweaters -- cropped to the hip, kangaroo pocket, pull-over fitted hoodies) I'm going to get letters put on one, and leave the white one plain. I also found some of those thin l/s layering shirts there ($4) and a gorgeous sweater. You just have to be a careful shopper and make sure you arent buying cheap-looking or trashy stuff.
Anyway, has anyone noticed that Abercrombie has gotten ridiculously expensive?? $140ish jeans, $100+ bags? Maybe they are trying to escape the whole pastel colored sparkly stuff that draws all of the 12 year olds to the store...
