Jr. Street Scene

Juniors are spending moremoney than ever on clothing purchases. California Apparel News Contributing Writer Susan Hornik recently asked young women in the Westfield Shoppingtown Century City mall in Los Angeles about their spending habits. Always fashion-savvy and often big spenders, these young women take their style cues from the media—primarily from fashion and celebrity magazines—and their favorite shopping haunts run the gamut, from Gap to Fred Segal Melrose in Los Angeles.

Melissa, 19How much do you typically spend each month on clothing? $200 What are some of your favorite brands? Lucky, Abercrombie & Fitch and Guess? What are some of your favorite shops? Abercrombie & Fitch, Banana Republic and NordstromDo you pay for your clothing yourself, or do your parents give you money? I pay for myself—definitely.Where do you scout for fashion and trend information?Melrose [Avenue in Los Angeles] and fashion magazines such as Vogue and Vanity FairWhere do you get your fashion inspiration? I am celebrity influenced. Gwen Stefani, Natalie Portman—very classic!

Shon, 19How much do you typically spend each month on clothing? About $450What are some of your favorite brands? Banana Republic, Gap and Abercrombie & FitchWhat are some of your favorite shops? Fred Segal and Barneys on Wilshire [Boulevard in Los Angeles]Do you pay for your clothing yourself, or do your parents give you money? I pay for them myself.Where do you scout for fashion and trend information? Magazines and E! Entertainment [Television]Where do you get your fashion inspiration? The streets—Melrose, Beverly, Sunset and Venice Beach [in Los Angeles]Venus, 23How much do you typically spend each month on clothing? Too much! I am constantly shopping every day.What are some of your favorite brands? Baby PhatWhat are some of your favorite shops? Anything on Rodeo Drive, Gucci and Tiffany’sDo you pay for your clothing yourself, or do your parents give you money? I pay myself.Where do you scout for fashion and trend information? I just look around [or look] in magazines.Where do you get your fashion inspiration?From my boyfriendStephanie, 17How much do you typically spend each month on clothing? Too much! $500.What are some of your favorite brands?Juicy [Couture] and Von DutchWhat are some of your favorite shops? Bloomingdale’s, and I like to go to small boutiques.Do you pay for your clothing yourself, or do your parents give you money? My mom pays.Where do you scout for fashion and trend information? Magazines like People, Vogue, InStyle and In TouchWhere do you get your fashion inspiration? Really, whatever I see works for me.Nicki, 20How much do you typically spend each month on clothing? $150—I’m a light spender.What are some of your favorite brands? Diane von Furstenberg and Joie What are some of your favorite shops? Bloomingdale’s and a Venice Beach shop called Animal House—I love it there.Do you pay for your clothing yourself, or do your parents give you money? I pay myself.Where do you scout for fashion and trend information? I work in a clothing store, so I am right in the thick of it. I don’t watch TV, so occasionally, I will take a look at the magazines to see what is going on. Other than that, I just kind of follow what I like to wear, augmenting my own wardrobe. Rachel, 14How much do you typically spend each month on clothing? $300 to $500 What are some of your favorite brands? Marc Jacobs and True Religion jeans. I also like a lot of vintage stuff.What are some of your favorite shops? Shops on Melrose, such as Wasteland and Fred SegalDo you pay for your clothing yourself, or do your parents give you money?Both Where do you scout for fashion and trend information? I look in magazines. But I like to be original, so I don’t look at what others are wearing.Where do you get your fashion inspiration?Celebrities and friends. [I like] whatever I feel is comfortable.