Why Did I Do This?

I surf the internet a lot, currently because I'm home schooled and I go to school on the computer.I don't have a myspace or anything like that, and I don't post scandalous pictures of myself like many other teens.  However, I'm an extremely strange girl.  For daily news, I got to Mugglenet.com.  When I want to watch TV, I go to youtube.com.  When I feel like window shopping, I go to forever21.com or amazon.com.    You can probably see how I can get sucked into something like a blog.  

Recently, I've become obsessed with Teen Vogue.  One of my best friends is literally the next Anna Wintour minus the... um.. behavioral problems.  She is the fashionista of her school, and is my fashion consultant.  Yes, I have a fashion blog, yet I have someone who helps me with fashion.

Anyway... back to Teen Vogue.  I was looking through it and I kept finding cute things that I wanted.  For example: this adorable Marc Jacobs cardigan available at Bloomingdales.  After I saw all these clothes, I glanced over at the prices, and my a tiny piece of my heart fell.  Being a teen, even though I live in Los Angeles, I can't afford a $250 sweater!  My allowance is not one hundred dollars a week!  I kept looking through Teen Vogue and I could barely find things that didn't cost a fortune (for me).  Some online teen bloggers I saw could afford designer things, but I definitely know that I can't.

My question is this: how come the average American teenager, cannot afford to buy good-quality clothes?  And also: why does a magazine, meant for teenagers, advertise designer clothes that even a normal adult can't afford to buy?  My mother, I know, barely ever goes into Bloomingdales, Gucci, Guess, Prada, or anywhere like that.  We always go shopping at Forever 21 or H & M.

This year, I decided to create my own look.  I wanted to wear clothes that always seem to be in fashion... and then a lightbulb went off in my head.  Has anyone ever noticed that clothes with a touch of vintage style never goes out of fashion?  However, one mistake many people make when choosing vintage clothes (unlike my fashionista friends) is going for the, as I call it, "great grandma look."  In my opinion, when dressing vintage, make it somewhat modern.  However, don't completely go into a different style.  For example: don't mix a South American style outfit with Japanese accessories.  However, depending on which accessories, it might look good.

So, I have created this blog for teens/adults/whoever feels like looking at, it because I am on an adventure in search of cheap chic clothes that will always look good.  As I said before, I do have a fashion consultant, but I am not fashionistically challenged (don't you love my newly invented word :D)  This blog is for the average girl who wants to look good, but can't afford to spend too much, and who is looking for what's "in" and what's "out."