The teenage years are a conflicting time of fitting in yet being an individual. Fitting in has been made so much easier over the years by massive advertising campaigns featuring name brands that tell you what you should be wearing.
So in a sense, they too are wearing “uniforms” You can now be sporting not only what the kids on your street, your school, your town or your city are wearing, but the same thing as the kids going to school in Tokyo, London, Peking, Johannesburg or Sydney.
Being an individual thus becomes the art of how you put your own look together with the same ingredients available to everyone around the world. Though the uniform remains the same, your hair, shoes, accessories and combinations set you apart.
If you don’t think they publicize themselves enough and wish to help them by plastering their names on your butt, I can help you find deals on the major brands of Diesel, Mexx, Buffalo, Roots
If Mexx is a label you love, then head here for 40%-60% off – lots of deals for males and females (some kids too), from belts to coats and everything in-between.
Location: 5000 boul. Taschereau, Greenfield Park
corner: Auguste
Tel: 450-465-1570
Hours: Regular plus Sun 12-5
Diesel clothing fans head right over here for 1,000’s of clearance, seconds, samples (jeans: women it’s 28, men 32; tops: women – S, men – L) and some regular discounted stock. Their jeans are here along with 55DSL, Energie, Lucky 7, Miss Sixty, Maison Scotch, Scotch & Soda and Nudie . Even better are the 2 times a year when they have sample sales.
Locations: 5168 boul. St-Laurent (514-948-5005); Les Factoreries St-Sauveur, 105 Guindon, (450-240-0555).
Hours: Mon-Wed 12-6, Thurs & Fri 12-9, Sat & Sun 12-5
www.surplusclothing.ca
Buffalo and David Bitton are well known casual brands, and we are lucky that we have this liquidation store. Prices can be $9.99, there’s lots at $29.99 and only going as high as $39.99 or 59.99 for jeans, jackets, camisoles, dresses, sweaters or hats. There’s often an extra 50% off on top of all that here.
Locations: 3575 boul. Taschereau (450-678-1135); 450 Sauve o. (514-387-0918)
Hours: Regular plus Sun 12-5
Everyone who loves the Roots label, here’s an outlet store to buy it for less. Be advised that not all items sold here are found at their regular stores – perhaps the weight of the cotton is less or the logo is stenciled on instead of embroidered or it was bought just to be sold here.
Outlet locations (some recalls from regular stores and some regular priced items): 5415 rue des Jockeys (514-906-2823); 3228 rue Jean Yves, Kirkland (514-426-2433); Brossard Dix30 (450-656-1327).
Hours: Regular plus Sun 11-5 www.roots.com