Blogcritics | by Alyse Wax | Thu, May 17
Thu, May 17
In recent years I have noticed an odd trend in fashion: trendy, popular clothing stores providing mediocre quality at offensive prices. H&M, American Eagle, A&F, the Gap - I am always surprised at how places like this get away with charging what they charge for the quality they of...
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