Monday, 15 June 2009
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Growing Up and Out of Preppy Stores
Just a year ago, I was a girl who adored her Hollister sweatpants, American Eagle henleys, and various other forms of clothing from labeled "preppy" stores. I lived for the identity of the Abercrombie & Fitch moose logo or the Aeropostale name print across a tee. I enjoyed having the newest fashion from the store, and being able to see numerous other girls wearing the exact same thing all around me. There was a comfort in the power and status the preppy labels could bring you. But it seems I have matured out of these stores. No longer do I want to shop for the same lacy camisoles with the flying bird logo clearly visible. I don't walk into the dimmed lighting and loud music of either A&F or Hollister.
I skip all the preppy stores and walk right on over to Charlotte Russe or Forever 21 or something a little more trendy. The girly dresses, the cheap accessories, the fashionista styles lure me in now. The potential to be my own person is what I now find attractive. There were only so many polo or camisole combinations that you could do and look like your own person with prep clothing. But with these stores I now shop at, the possibilities are certainly much better. I feel more sophisticated and mature, as if the preppy stores represent a naive and younger version of myself.
Still, I do find myself lounging around in some of my old clothes, either from convenience (just being able to grab my old uniform and head out the door) or nostalgia. But apparel Forever 21 and the like makes me feel more like myself.
Have you gone through this process of maturing in fashion taste? What was your experience like?
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