If you're looking for affordable designer alternatives go to this post --> Wallet-Friendly Designer Alternatives. If you're not, then you're in the right place!
Let me just start off by explaining what I mean when I say wallet-friendly fashion. I believe that wallet friendly (affordable clothes) doesn't necessarily mean cheap clothes, it simply means clothes that most 'normal' teenagers can afford on their own budget. Because if, like me you have the tendency to go shopping after school on a Friday and your parents aren't going to spend thousands on you and your clothes, you need to be able buy clothes with your own money, and therefore you can't exactly go shopping in places like Dior or Versace!
Living in Geneva can be annoying when it comes to shopping. H&M, Zara, Pimkie, Esprit, NafNaf Famous Ape, Mango and the dreaded Yendi are some of the common 'affordable' shops teenage girls go to, though Zara can be quite expensive depending on the season! Even so, the shops are limited and therefore most of us have the same clothes. Now that doesn't mean that there aren't any other shops - I just haven't listed every single clothing shop in Geneva, just the few affordable ones around Cornavin, Rive and in Balexert. This doesn't mean that there aren't other shops in Geneva, but the other shops just aren't as affordable as the ones I listed above.
Personally, I feel that if you have a good eye for spotting clothes that fit your style or that you just generally like, you should be able to find clothes in any shop, no matter the price or brand. People who feel that only expensive shops have the nicest clothes and that clothes from places like H&M are never nice are lacking a little of imagination in my opinion, because that isn't true. What they might be right about though, is the quality of the clothing. It's true that buying a leather jacket in Yes&No won't be as good (quality-wise) as one you may find in Zara, so watch out for that. You don't want to spend money buying two or three leather jackets that don't cost too much over the course of three years, than spending a bigger amount of money buying a leather jacket from Zara or Zadig&Voltaire that will last longer. Always think about durability!
H&M has definitely improved collection-wise, the last couple of years! I found that the clothes quality has improved, the options have increased and the colors/patterns/cuts keep changing according to the trends! Zara has always sold good collections and even though it's still more expensive than H&M, it still sells affordable items. I would recommend buying basic t-shirts in places like H&M or Bershka, and buying jackets, blazers, jeans and any other cute 'extra' pieces in Zara, because it tends to have a variety of affordable high-fashion pieces.
This is an outfit my friend and I put together for this topic. You see, I've known her for my entire life, and out of the two of us she's never really been 'into' clothes & fashion the way I have, though she's always liked shopping! In this picture she's wearing:
- Stripped t-shirt from Zara
- A denim jacket from H&M
- A navy Adidas bag
- A gray beanie hat from I Am
- And grey Uggs (which you can't see)
As I mentioned above, you have to think about durability. For example Uggs, you can buy them in so many shops, though some are real and some are fake. Uggs are actually quite expensive in Geneva, but if you're on planning on wearing them for a long time, I really would recommend buying real ones, because they definitely last long and you get your money's worth.
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