{"id":38951,"date":"2017-11-27T08:01:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T15:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=38951"},"modified":"2017-11-11T18:47:08","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T01:47:08","slug":"being-stylish-doesnt-have-to-cost-a-lot-some-students-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2017\/11\/27\/being-stylish-doesnt-have-to-cost-a-lot-some-students-find\/","title":{"rendered":"Being stylish doesn’t have to cost a lot, some students find"},"content":{"rendered":"
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M<\/span>any students struggle to manage the expenses of school and living costs, but those who consider style important find ways to stay fashionable nonetheless.<\/p>\n
\u201c<\/span>I care about fashion and style because it\u2019s an extension of myself,\u201d saya second year SAIT Journalism student Meaghan Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an external representation of how I feel on the inside.\u201d<\/p>\n
There are several simple ways students can care for their wallets, and their closets. While trends heavily influence runway fashion, they shouldn\u2019t dictate day-to-day style.<\/p>\n
\u201cThink about what\u2019s your style versus what\u2019s in fashion because you\u2019re going to wear something you feel yourself in a lot longer,\u201d says Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n
One of the pitfalls of buying trendy items is that the affordable versions found in fast fashion stores such as Zara or H&M are poorly made and ill-fitting compared to their costlier counterparts.<\/p>\n
While cheap to buy in the moment, if broken down by cost per wear, fast fashion is an expensive long-term habit.<\/p>\n
To purchase high quality, long lasting clothing without the steep price tag, many students have turned to consignment stores where expensive items are resold for a fraction of the original price.<\/p>\n
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