Aeropostale Tank, Banana Republic Cardigan, Nordstrom Rack pants
scarf from Bali and flats by Report via DSW
Remember back when Aeropostale was super cool? I think that was around 2003-2005. I was in middle school! I bought this simple purple spaghetti strap top for about $4 in the clearance section. I am definitely proud of the mini-Justine who dug for inexpensive goodies. Mother taught me well.
I stopped shopping at Aeropostale when I discovered Abercrombie (adult and child) and Hollister by the influence of my cool and skinny friends. Their influence made me "realize" the adorable monkey faces were "annoying" and "so middle school" so I stopped wearing Aeropostale and stopped shopping at Aeropostale all together. When Senior year of high school rolled around, I was tired of being free advertisement for Abercrombie and Hollister. Their clothes were expensive for their tissue paper thin quality and wrinkle-prone hoodie sleeves that I squeezed my arms into. That winter mother and I was shopping and she picked out a few adorable sweaters for me: cozy, nice fitting, and their logo was about 1cmx1cm (if not smaller). I was sold. Then the Aeropostale at the mall closed. What a bummer!
I definitely learned my lesson. I began shopping around in different stores and different section other than "juniors."
Readers - Were you influenced by what your friends wore? What do you think of it now? Do you still have/wear clothes from the past (as in 5-10+ years back).
I'm also linking up with Kimmie from Blue Paper Lanterns.
I remember when my cousins first introduced me to Aeropostale when we were in middle school and there were no stores here on the west coast yet, so when my cousin left behind one of her tees for me, I thought I was the coolest person ever! Then when they finally started opening stores around here when I was in high school I realized they were only another Abercrombie/American Eagle type of store, only slightly cheaper. Oh well!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute outfit, Justine!
I think so! Even to these days, I still get influenced by my friends.
ReplyDeleteLove the purple on you! And btw, I bought some things at AEROPOSTALE last weekend!
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ugh, I was all about aero in the beginning of high school (I think that's when it became popular for us anyway). And I'm so embarrassed to say that my current favorite pair of shorts are from there...and I bought them when I was like 22. I KNOW :(
ReplyDeleteI love that purple! I totally remember when Aero was cool (I think I was in middle school too). I was just never cool enough to shop there! Lifelong thrifter over here. :-)
ReplyDeleteI can tell I'm alot older than you because in junior high we were wearing Girbaud jeans and I bet you've never heard of them! LOL! Funny the things we find in the back of our closet!
ReplyDeleteI actually was not very influenced by what my friends wore at all. For the longest time in high school, I just got old clothes from my mom's friends. That's right... I got the clothes that these ladies were wearing in their early 40s.
ReplyDeleteI've come a long way.
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I just finished high school and I can happily say I wasn't influenced by my peers no, although I definitely was influenced by the internet and all the blogging girls.
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