US buys!

bought items for myself from various big/popular US brand! it's almost like im tryin to collect as many US labels as possible lidat lorz. haha~

(all prices in USD. USD1 = SGD1.60 approx)

abercrombie & fitch

guess tis is one of e most well-known US brand, like e "mother" of all US casual apparel.

some ppl felt unjustified for paying $30 for a filmsy polo tee, but others say e filmsy material is so comfortable it's definitely worth the price.

striped polo from abercrombie girls. size XL wor, most of e time i buy XS in US de lorz. haha~

costs me $24.50 btw, $5 cheaper than AF ladies. but i much prefer e girls' designs.

aeropostale

i like their designs, trendy n young n inexpensive. in fact, e 3 of us bought quite alotta stuffs frm aeropostale.

tank top abt $10, bohe necklace $3 (!!!), belt $6. oso bought a pair of earrings n simple tee frm there, but forgot to dish em out. hehe~

some of their clearance stuffs r dirt cheap, like $4 for a pair of jeans. most apparel stores in e states haf a clearance corner where u can pick up off-season dirt cheaps.

american eagle

tink it's quite an IT brand in e states, tho i've nv heard of it b4. trendy casual style too, but more classy n ex than aeropostale.

their men's apparel is much nicer than their ladies' apparel, in my opinion. e lifeguards bought quite alotta stuffs frm AE, which proves tat im right to say their men's line is damn nice. haha~

oni bought a flaming red wallet frm there, $10 (sale item). i like e eagle badge n AE zipper.

din buy any AE ladies cuz i feel it's abit not worth it, like i can buy sth similar but nicer in H&M at lower prices.

okayyyyy i realised i dont have any H&M pdts. it's quite a hot brand now that madonna is endorsing for em. then again, H&M is not a US label. *consoles myself* haha~

banana republic

BR factory is substantially cheaper than BR boutique (duhz), things they sell are different oso.

btw, BR n old navy n gap all belong to Gap, Inc. i did my research! hee~

$20 frm BR factory @ atlantic city. BR's stuffs r more for e working class.

proj runway made me had high expectations for BR, but actually it's not realli my cuppa tea.

coach

it's much cheaper in e states, can see alotta girls carry it on e streets.

their collections are newer than sg's, e recent fall collection was quite enticing. but cant realli afford it har. hehz~

$92 frm macy*s, real cheap cuz of e 30% clearance sale + 11% macy*s int'l customers' discount. helped hong bought a slightly bigger one n she saved at least SGD100 wor.

ey but i wonder how i carry it off lahz, cuz tats e oni designer pdt i ever owned. it'll look cheong if i carry it while wearing dano suit lahz. aiyo.

forever 21

bought tis at e double level forever 21 megastore in union sq..

$20 n office-friendly. saw a similar forever 21 top in sg n it costs SGD43. i win! hohohoho~

shd have bought more lahz, can wear to work. sighh~

now tat we'r at 'F', actually i bought quite alotta stuffs frm fossil too. but mostly for my parents. lost my fossil sunglasses n my fossil cap is in laundry, so no photos. hmmm.

gap

their designs are abit like giordano, but much higher price range. their clothes are not really my cup of tea, but ting was saying she wanna buy peasant skirt n came across tis one in gap..

we both went to try, but in e end oni i bought. haha~

e skirt's lovely, except for the drawstring part. alwayz gotta wear longer top or use belt to hide e ugly drawstring waistline.

$20+ after discount, quite okay for a peasant skirt of an okay brand ba.

guess

tis is definitely my fav US brand! bought a whole slew of stuffs frm there..

left out a big handbag in e photo. e stuffs don look fantastic in e photo, but they'r all nice nice lahz.

guess factory is cheaper than sg's guess boutique, but they carry similar items. oh tat watch costs oni $50! muahahahahaha~

i love all their bling designs, but sam said it's so ah lian. bleahz~ don care, i heart guess!

hershey's

im not a chocolate-lover, but i adore take 5! fell in love with it incidentally, was starving at work n it seemed like e best choice among all in AP's vending machine.

n who knew, wat seemed like an odd combi of sweet choc n savoury pretzels turned out to be real yummy!

bought 2 packs of those in times sq, plus another 5 bars frm eckerd. yum!

hollister

mr smiley's fav brand, quote "hollister is my (his) life". LoL~

i tink hollister n AF are arch rivals, cuz their styles are so similar. hollister is a few dollars cheaper than AF, however. i like their trendy graphic tees, but din buy cuz not much chance to wear anymore.

$29 frm clearance corner. tats e smallest size i can find, but still a lil big for me. v hard for me to buy right-sized clothes there ahz..

by now it shd be obvious tat we alwayz cheong e clearance corner 1st huh. haha~

old navy

alotsa ppl wear their flip flops, i see millions of em at e skyride everyday. but i've nv seen anyone wore e purple ones b4, tats why i buy mahz. ohohohoho~

cheap, $3 oni. 2 for $5.

their clearance corner sells some dirt cheap stuffs too, zen bought a nice denim shorts for <$5.

i wanted to buy more of their clearance gds but was in need to conserve cash (due to some screw-ups in my morey's paycheck). shd haf bought more lorz. stupid paycheck. grr~

steve & barry's

gd reco frm greg, told us to go take a look cuz it's real cheap n quite nice. we were dubious at 1st, but went gaga instantly when we saw tat their skirts were like 4 for $20!

tats e $5 skirt, $8 for tat shirt. yes it's taT cheap, quality n design is okay oso. their men's tees r pretty attractive, plethora of designs n colours. interesting prints at veri affordable prices.

felt like such a typical sporean, "cheap! cheap!" everywhere. haha~

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paisey for e super long post, but i haf so much to gush abt my great US buys! hee~

i love all my buys, but they cost me a nuclear bomb altog. spent all tat i've earned there, prob gotta refrain frm shopping for e rest of e yr le.

then again, there aint many opportunities to buy these stuffs anymore lahz huh. so shd buy! hee~