Thanks to thorough research and the muse’s help (Mel too!), I have bought, acquired, amassed so, so, so many stuff and apparel over the course of 24 days spent in New York and Dallas. From sample sales to sales rack at the back of boutiques to premium factory outlets spread all over the States, these are the real places to get your digs. Never mind it’s just last season’s merchandise because who cares? Back in Singapore, there’s no season (seriously) and besides what I always wear, people marvel. It’s true.
Enough talk. Let me go through my shopping list, and they are more or less apparel. Others like books, CDs, DVDs, well, I won’t even wanna go there. Shopping is empowerment. It may not be near emancipation, but it’s liberating enough. It feels good to buy something so cheap and yet it costs a bomb back home or on the Internet. One must really trawl the bins and racks and have a keen, fashionable eye. Enough bragging. I did my walking and now I let my shopping bags do the talking.
@ Woodbury, Central Valley, New York
1 Hugo Boss black shirt
1 Hugo Boss purple tee
1 Hugo Boss NY tee
Total: After reduction + taxes USD $155
1 Coach wristlet
1 Coach purse
Total: After reduction + taxes $108
1 Lacoste retro fit polo orange
1 Lacoste retro fit polo pink
Total: After reduction + taxes $1116
1 FCUK tee red
1 FCUK tee blue
1 FCUK tee teal
Total: After reduction + taxes $46
1 Armani Exchange black shirt
1 Armani Exchange grey shirt
Total: After reduction + taxes $42
@ Century 21, New York
1 Calvin Klein white shirt
1 BCBG Max striped brown shirt
3 pairs of Polo Ralph Lauren socks
Total: After reduction + taxes $60
@ SoHo, New York
1 Uniqlo scarf
1 Uniqlo tee
1 Club Monaco V-neck tee
1 Club Monaco white pants
Total: After reduction + taxes $55
@ Grapevine Mills Parkway, Dallas, Texas
1 Guess jeans
1 Gap striped shirt
1 Gap brown pants
1 Abercrombie & Fitch green polo
1 Paul Smith shirt from Neiman Marcus
1 Nike jersey
1 Levi’s jeans
Total: After reduction + taxes $210
@ Allen Premium, Allen, Texas
1 Polo Ralph Lauren polo
1 Polo Ralph Lauren jacket
1 Polo Ralph Lauren shirt
Total: After reduction + taxes $92
2 Calvin Klein messenger bags
1 Calvin Klein cap
Total: After reduction + taxes $91
2 pairs of Adidas shoes
Total: After reduction + taxes $76
@ TJ Maxx, Dallas
1 John Ashford shirt for Dad
1 Bvlgari Notte perfume
1 Calvin Klein belt
Total: After reduction + taxes $75
@ Round Rock Premium, Austin, Texas
1 G-Star check chino pants
1 G-Star raw worn chelsea denim
1 G-star primer dark classic denim
Total: After reduction + taxes $57
1 Adidas I-love-Ibiza- shoe
1 Adicolor jacket
Total: After reduction + taxes $60
1 Urban Outfitters tee for $20 @ Northpark, Texas
5 Bath & Body Works bottles of body gel/lotion for $20 @ Galleria, Texas
And one of my favorites, 1 Tiffany necklace with cross pendant, $185 in @ Tiffany, New York
So, yeah, Christmas shopping is more or less done. And this is only beginning of October. Bummer.
