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<p>People probably won't care about the clothes that you're wearing (or they won't tell you they care, at least), but the majority of the people, in my experience, put some thought into what they're wearing. It's not really any different from high school, with regards to style and shopping, except for the lack of a mall and the abundance of Uggs.</p>
<p>whateva, i love tjmaxx and recommend it to anyone. If you can't find nice stuff there then you must not have an eye for fashion. ppl who shop there and other retail stores are ppl who don't need a magazine ad to tell them how to dress and put stuff together. I look good and that is partly thanx to TJMaxx('cause that's not the only place I shop). I also like their variety. </p>
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"I wouldn't be caught dead there"
Boo you it's just a store. This is college no one cares where you shop. lol...but seriously, no.</p>
<p>just like highschool...i mean no people wont really say OMG LOSER for what you wear...but if you want all eyes on you...you better dress nicely :D</p>
<p>trackbabi17...urrite...i'm certain that tj maxx has more variety than the tool shops known as abercrombie and american eagle OMGGG</p>
<p>yea they do, they manage to sell all those labels and more at a much cheaper price and they are not from 8 seasons ago. Definitely not.</p>
<p>Even though I work at Hollister, I do not agree with their fashion practices lol. And I do not buy their clothes because they don't pay me enough to buy that expensive crap.</p>
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<p>I'm perfectly content sitting on my ivory tower.</p>
<p>You know, the standard for most of cornell's students is of a gross display of parental wealth, so if you want to take a "character-building" stance, fine, but be aware that you're falling below the standard there. No need for cynicism here.
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<p>You must understand that just because someones doesn't shop at Saks or Bergdorf doesn't mean that they're poor, or beneath you. Many, many people have tons of money and choose not to flaunt their (family's) wealth because it's distasteful, unnecessary, and wasteful. I personally believe that judging someone, at this age, on how he/she dresses is absurd, because almost no one has yet earned the threads that cover them, and is entirely determined by their parents values and/or wealth.</p>
<p>Feel free to sit on that tower. If wearing nice clothes make you feel better about yourself, then keep doing so. I personally wear a nice mix of preppy and comfortable clothes. In the end though, your personality, skills, and abilities are what will define you, not the way your parents clothe you.</p>
<p>By the way, the vast majority of Cornell does NOT "display gross parental wealth," and all you incoming freshman need not be worried about it. Whatever your attire, you'll fit in at Cornell, I can promise. I wouldn't normally jump into this conversation, but I felt the need to respond to a grossly inaccurate statement.</p>
<p>^this is very true and add that expensive clothes does not equal stylish. One can shop and Bergdorf's or Nieman and still look like crap(and many do. I saw this one girl in these hideous grandma looking Lacoste capris...). Or one can shop at Target and look great.</p>
<p>By the way, Target makes the best T-shirts, period. My shirts now consist of about half RL polos and half Target t-shirts. They used to sell 100% modal t-shirts, which are super-soft, for $10. That was easily the best deal going. Now they stopped though, and I have to buy my modal shirts from Calvin Klein for $30. It's rather upsetting. I still wear target's cotton/lycra shirts for working out though, and at $5/pop, you can't go wrong.</p>
<p>that's right rep where you shop, but if it's Wal-Mart keep it low just in case</p>
<p>hahahaha...</p>
<p>as a subscriber to GQ, I can't say I don't have an affinity towards expensive clothes... but I never buy them. I find the same styles but a lot cheaper at Express, H&M, Department stores, Marshalls/TJMaxx (I got this freakin sweet hunting bag that is SO in this season there for $35) and of course the love of my life, The Gap.</p>
<p>But MAN do I want a 3 thousand dollar Gucci Suit...</p>
<p>"By the way, the vast majority of Cornell does NOT "display gross parental wealth," and all you incoming freshman need not be worried about it."</p>
<p>Oh, and I'm really glad that is untrue because even as a freshman, I'm too old for that stupid bourgeois ********.</p>
<p>oh redcomet, a man who knows how to dress and where to shop, is after my heart.</p>
<p>Agreed, just because clothes are from Saks, Neimans, or Bergdorf, it doesn't mean that they'll look good. </p>
<p>Coincidentally, I just got back from Saks. I tried on some Escada, Armani and Ralph Lauren Black Label that are definitely worse than Zara stuff. I thought that Ralph Lauren Black Label sweaters (I was trying to find sweaters) would look good but I looked like a grandmother standing next to me!</p>
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<p>lol, you guys are too much. Redcomet, that does sound like pretty smart shopping to me. However, I wouldn't be caught dead in a Gucci suit. Brioni or Canali for me!</p>
<p>"as a subscriber to GQ, I can't say I don't have an affinity towards expensive clothes... but I never buy them. "</p>
<p>GQ really does lean to the expensive stuff, but I find similar things on clearance. My wardrobe is loaded with Prada, Diesel, Theory, Giorgio and Emporio Armani, and Paul Smith. Most of this stuff I bought on clearance, there's no way i'd pay $600 for a Prada sweater ... f-that (really). I have alot of little pieces from places like Target, Lands End, TJ Maxx that I work out to create great wardrobes that look significantly more expenive than they really were. </p>
<p>The one exception for me is dress shirts which I buy almost exclusively from Brooks Brothers (even so, I bought 6 when they were $25 off during the summer sale). </p>
<p>Suits, I have a few Zegnas, they tend to fit me better (since I'm a twig). I'm a huge fan of Brioni as well, but the money I could bank from not buying 2 ready to order Brioni suits will be worth $100,000 by the time I retire. Still, I tried on a 007 tux at NM the other day - heck yus pistol holder. </p>
<p>TJMaxx is fantastic for certain things and not so good for others. I rarely shop there for full wardrobes. However, I buy socks, boxers, and t-shirts there in abundance. Also, I go there for most of my ties. They usually have a great selection and I have found the same ones I've purchased at TJ maxx at Macy's and stuff like that for 4X's the price. The only ties I didn't buy at TJ maxx were purchased for me. I might buy a Hermes tie sometime, but that's just because they can make the tackiest print look awesome.</p>