Let me explain.
Today was a very special day because I went and got my learner’s permit (and didn’t fail the test, zomg!), and decided to stick around downtown and do a little celebratory shopping. Which didn’t go so well. After searching and finding nothing I liked, I was on my way home when, just for kicks, I decided to stop in at Wet Seal.
Now I’ve always thought of Wet Seal as the type of place that sells gross, tacky clothing for ridiculously cheap (with a few sloppy designer knockoffs thrown in for good measure). You know, stuff like this. But I’m a sucker for any place with big sale signs out front, and so I made a beeline for the “buy one, get one for a penny” rack.
Which is where I found this little number. Yes, it’s a knockoff, but I think it’s a superior one (American Apparel doesn’t even make this dress in shiny fabrics) and it’s also a vastly cheaper one (9.99). But the rest of the rack was full of tacky clothing, and since I needed to buy something for a penny…
I got two. Which is kind of silly, but this way I can layer the 2nd one underneath to make a two-tiered, not-as-inappropriate-length skirt (see 4th photo). Or I can find someone else to wear it and we can be twins. Or something.
Oh and then I went next door to Rainbow, which is basically like Wet Seal’s ghetto fabulous sister store (and even cheaper, and tackier) and they had thigh-high boots for $5! The cost of a sandwich! They weren’t that tacky either, they just had a gross buckle that I would have gotten rid of. But they only had size 6.5 and 7, so that didn’t really work out. Boo.
sidenote: while looking for tacky clothing on Wet Seal’s website, I found a bunch of non-tacky, fashion-forward (ish) clothing that reminded me a lot of Forever 21. Poofy dresses, tutu skirts, motorcycle vests, knockoff Doc Martens (which are horrible quality btw, I tried them on in person)…is Wet Seal becoming fashionable? The new Forever 21? Any thoughts?
amazing dress !