I live in the East Bay, where it seems basically fashionable to not want anything material (wear it 'til its worn out, baby), but being born and raised on the East Coast, and having spent most of my teenage years and early 20's in a mall, let's just say old habits die hard. Plus, I like nice things, and I'm not ashamed to say it, though I'm a super bargain hunter as well, which often results in shopping choices and clothing combinations I probably shouldn't have made.
On my wish list for whenever I save up or happen to have enough money to spend like this (ha, ha - I'm a librarian! -- living in California! -- on maternity leave! -- unpaid! ha, ha) is a trip to a new store in San Francisco (where people aren't shy about spending money) called Philanthropist. The clothes aren't cheap (sigh), but 100% of profits go to poverty fighting charities. (How are they going to stay open?) I read about it in the January 2009 issue of InStyle magazine. Here's a little article in Daily Candy about it. By the way, don't you just love the name "Daily Candy"? The only way I could love it more is if it was Daily Cookie, or Daily Chocolate. Oh, hold up. I might have to use that one.
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