The Southcenter Mall unveiled its major face lift a few weeks ago with lots of new stores and restaurants. The new mall is now a mecca of "Fast Fashion". There's a huge two story Forever 21 and a two story H&M. There's also a Forever 21-clone called Love Culture. I checked it out with a friend and I was completely overwhelmed. The thing with shopping at these stores is that everything looks good in the windows but then when you go in you have to wade through racks and racks of bright colors and bold patterns to find that one piece that fits you. The Forever 21 store had a huge line at the dressing room. I didn't have the patience for this nonsense that day because I wasn't looking for anything in particular. My friend ended up buying a few dresses and tops that I quite liked! I should have just bought everything she bought without trying them on because we are more or less the same size. H&M's selection is more limited. Their whole bottom level is dedicated to casual wear with plain t-shirts and tanks. Nothing interesting. The top floor has more office clothes, coats and accessories. I didn't even dare to walk into Love Culture because again I didn't feel like flipping through racks aimlessly. Then the other day I saw a friend wearing a cute pair of capri jeans and asked her where she got them and she said "Love Culture". So last weekend I walked in there with a mission and found a pair of stretchy capri jeans for $24. They were a size "5" which means they were juniors. Now Stacey and Clinton would say that's a big faux pas to wear junior clothes but they fit and they were exactly what I was looking for. But the size "5" pretty much sums it. The stores at the new Southcenter are catered towards teens, not women. If you want to get quality pieces that would last a few washes, go to somewhere else. If you're looking for a cute top to wear for a weekend in Vegas for less than $25, check out Southcenter.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The New Westfield Southcenter Mall
The Southcenter Mall unveiled its major face lift a few weeks ago with lots of new stores and restaurants. The new mall is now a mecca of "Fast Fashion". There's a huge two story Forever 21 and a two story H&M. There's also a Forever 21-clone called Love Culture. I checked it out with a friend and I was completely overwhelmed. The thing with shopping at these stores is that everything looks good in the windows but then when you go in you have to wade through racks and racks of bright colors and bold patterns to find that one piece that fits you. The Forever 21 store had a huge line at the dressing room. I didn't have the patience for this nonsense that day because I wasn't looking for anything in particular. My friend ended up buying a few dresses and tops that I quite liked! I should have just bought everything she bought without trying them on because we are more or less the same size. H&M's selection is more limited. Their whole bottom level is dedicated to casual wear with plain t-shirts and tanks. Nothing interesting. The top floor has more office clothes, coats and accessories. I didn't even dare to walk into Love Culture because again I didn't feel like flipping through racks aimlessly. Then the other day I saw a friend wearing a cute pair of capri jeans and asked her where she got them and she said "Love Culture". So last weekend I walked in there with a mission and found a pair of stretchy capri jeans for $24. They were a size "5" which means they were juniors. Now Stacey and Clinton would say that's a big faux pas to wear junior clothes but they fit and they were exactly what I was looking for. But the size "5" pretty much sums it. The stores at the new Southcenter are catered towards teens, not women. If you want to get quality pieces that would last a few washes, go to somewhere else. If you're looking for a cute top to wear for a weekend in Vegas for less than $25, check out Southcenter.
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I agree. I did go to H&M and hope to find something for the weekend, but ended up stucking in the waiting line for the dress room and couldn't find the size of my outfit because the selection is limited.
Hey! I was that friend! I love the stuff I got at forever 21, but u have to be ready to try on lots and lots of things. I think I must have tried on about 20 items, but found only 5 or 6 that I liked.
I'll take your advice re. junior sizes! as long as they fit, why not!
I bought a jacket for $33 at Love and Culture - however I agree you have to wade through racks and racks of clothes to find something that doesn't look cheap!
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