The Telescope

Issue Date: 5/11/09

Being trendy doesn't have to burn a hole in your pocket

By Casey Olaya

Media Credit: Casey Olaya Danielle Honeycutt (top left) bought her sunglasses for $7 from a Palomar vendor kiosk. Inderjit Bhatti (right) is sporting hand-made clothes. Palomar students Seiro Iida, Kazusa Eto and Uki Yamazaki (bottom left) are all dressed in bargain clothing. There are numerous opportunities available around North County for smart shopping.

With the economy in a rut, keeping up with fashion trends has been in the back of a lot of people's minds.
A smart shopper just might be able to find a way to uncover spring deals without guilt.
There are many stores in San Diego county and online that sell entire outfits for under $50.
Palomar Student Uki Yamazaki said she likes to shop at stores like H&M (www.hm.com) and Forever21 (www.forever21.com).
Both stores have locations at various malls around San Diego County.
Yamazaki's friend, Kazusa Eto, agreed by adding that items from those stores are "very cute, and cheap."
Forever21.com sells summer dresses for around $20 and tops for around $15.
For those students who are accessory-oriented, Palomar student Danielle Honeycutt has a solution.
Honeycutt likes to shop at Palomar's main campus in San Marcos. Vendors' kiosks can be found right in front of the school cafeteria on certain days. Honeycutt explained that she bought her favorite sunglasses for only $7 from Palomar.
"I buy things from the merchants at school - they sell things for really cheap," Honeycutt said.
Student Inderjit Bhatti agreed that the vendors were the place to go to find good deals. He also suggested making your own clothes in order to save money.
"I like to sew my clothes and add on a bunch of patches," Bhatti said.
Bhatti suggested going on different Web sites that encompassed the "do it yourself" and the "I have no money" community.
Web sites such as www.angry
youngand
poor.com offer various punk clothing for under $50.
The ever-popular black skinny jeans can be purchased on the site for around $30.
Other places to shop online are www.ebay.com. From designer purses to motorcross gear to microminis, eBay has what a shopper is looking for.
The site is user generated and a user can sell either new or used products sometimes for half of what an individual would pay in a designer store.
Another great place to shop on a budget is local thrift stores. Amvets Thrift Store, located in Escondido, and the Salvation Army and Boutique in Poway are both great places to find recycled clothes on the cheap.
For those who live in North County and the Temecula area who like the Forever 21 style, there is the clothing store called Papaya located in Temecula's The Promenade mall.
At this store a shopper can buy knitted tops for as little as $10. There is also a Papaya located at the Mission Valley mall.
Don't be afraid to dress to impress this spring. By no means does a shopper have to sacrifice style just because of the recession.

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