Wednesday, January 28, 2009

PacSun ROX!


During the last year of my high school career I went through a dramatic style change. I veered away from the preppy, schoolboy look I had grown to love to a more trendy and mature look. I will never set aside my obsession of preppy traditions of wearing bright colors and colligate apparel, just honing them in another way. One day I was strolling through the mall looking for an outfit to wear to an upcoming graduation celebration. I was looking for something urban, colorful, and unique. I was about to pass a store that had been in the mall for sometime but until this time it never appealed to me. The store was PacSun.
As I walked in, I was amazed at the inner surroundings of the store. The displays were arranged in a way that appealed to shoppers my age, the mannequins were wearing trendy looks and the clothes both folded and hanging were very different from items I usually wore. I was so exc
ited to add something new and refreshing to my wardrobe. After shopping around and receiving some helpful advice from the employees I bought an outfit which I saw becoming a new and permanent look for me.
I consider PacSun to
be my favorite retailer because the company, stores, and brands it carries cater to my personal style of dress. I generally like to wear clothes that allow me to mix them with other garments I own to create a unique look. My personal style comes from inspiration and ideas I see in current magazines and even outfits I've seen other people wear. Clothes in PacSun allow me to create looks which are versatile and acceptable in many environments. Clothes sold in PacSun also range in fairly affordable prices. Like any other store they carry items which are not the most budget friendly. These are usually staple garments such as coats, jackets, and hoodies. I really love the prices of PacSun's jeans. Generally their private label brands of jeans, Bullhead, are about $40 a pair. But they are always running the special on jeans at 2 pairs for $55. In my opinion this is a steal! High quality jeans in different fits, colors, and washes that are great for frequent casual wear and won't break the bank are ideal in my book. I have bought several pairs of jeans from PacSun and I always say I will not generally buy any other brand because they are just as trendy and coordinate with everything I wear.
PacSun also carries clothes that are cut in smaller sizes and trendier fits. I only wear the
ir skinny jeans because I feel really comfortable in them and they also are not made to be worn by any and everyone. So I feel cool to be able to wear them successfully. For the longest time I wore straight legged jeans and jeans that were a larger size than I do now. Not because I weighted more or anything but just because that's how I had always dressed. When I tried on my first pair of skinny jeans, there wasn't an instant love connection but that isn't to say I did not fall in love with them. As of now I don't usually feel comfortable in any other type of jean. When I put on a pair of straight legged jeans they fell huge. LOL! But it generally depends on the waist size.
PacSun is highly favored in my "fashion book" because their clothes range in many different colors. I am a person that likes to express the way I'm feeling one day with a particular color and sometimes I just like to be different and wear an usual color that isn't seen often or ge
nerally worn by males. And this is why I love PacSun; the brand isn't afraid to try something different and risk it failing. Their colored denim is such a pleasure to see. Colored denim is a trend that has become very popular, very quickly but this trend usually only makes it to the closets of fashion forward people. Another important reason to be able to shop in a store that has a wider range of garments in various colors is that it enhances the chances of being able to coordinate an outfit successfully.
Lastly, I consider PacSun to be my favorite retailer because their stores occasionally give courtesy savings cards to their customers. During different times of the month, PacSun will give a customer a PacLoot card. This card is earned after a total of $50 dollars spent and it a
llows for a $25 dollar discount on a consecutive purchase of $50 dollars or more. Generally I use these cards when I want to buy jeans. And this is the reason I have so many. I will buy two pairs for $55 dollars, get a PacLoot card and then go back and purchase two more pairs for less than the original price of one pair!!!