OC HIGH: STUDENT NEWS & VIEWS : OC High asks: How do you shop for clothes?

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“I bring my mom with the checkbook.”

Greg Brooks, 17

junior, Trabuco Hills

“Impulse.”

Jennifer Glassford, 17

senior, Mission Viejo

“If I see what I like, I grab it, buy it without even trying it on. Most of what I buy is green.”

Cristina Rodriguez, 17

senior, Anaheim

“I walk around the Gap until my girlfriend tells me to try something on. If it fits, I buy it.”

Jeremy Benz, 18

senior, Huntington Beach

“I look for outfits and interchangeable stuff.”

Jennifer Jordan, 17

junior, Capistrano Valley

“I get money and I go to the malls. Then I go to a few department stores, like Nordstrom or Bullock’s, and then to specialty stores.”

Omar Kotob, 18

senior, Orange Lutheran

“I usually send my sister to buy my clothes. We’re the same size, although she’s 20 and I’m 14. She has good taste in fashion, and I usually like the clothes she chooses. I send her to buy everything but my shoes and, of course, underwear.”

Robyn Guest, 14

freshman, Sonora

“Well, I go thrift-shop hopping. Most of the time I find some great clothes. It’s cheap and it’s fun.”

Jenna Leigh Sieker, 17

junior, Loara

“I just pick out something, try it on, and have my mom pay for it.”

Bryan Grummer, 16

junior, El Modena

“Ten million try-ons before I finally purchase the outfit!”

Connie Chung, 18

senior, Marina

“I go out and look for a few quality things instead of a lot of cheap things.”

Julia Farsadi, 18

senior, Trabuco Hills

“I go to the store with my friends, and when I see something I like, I go home and ask my mom for it.”

Beth Barnett, 15

sophomore, Capistrano Valley

“I like to go to thrift shops and find unusual things, more than shopping at malls. Also, my mom has some pretty weird clothes from when she was younger.”

Audrey Kim, 16

junior, Huntington Beach

“I buy from a catalogue.”

Steve Mendenhall, 18

senior, Mission Viejo

“I find something that I kind of like, try it on, then put it on hold--although I usually don’t get a chance to come back to buy what I found.”

Brooke Hawkins, 14

freshman, Villa Park

“If I see something my friend is wearing, then I ask her where she got it. Then I go to the store and try to convince my mom to buy it for me.”

Angie Salizar, 15

freshman, University

“It depends. Sometimes I run to the mall, and sometimes I have to be dragged along by my friends.”

Esther Nho, 16

junior, Garden Grove

“I usually just go shopping when I go to the mall to see a movie or have dinner, because I’m not one of those people who go to the mall just to shop. If I see something I like, I buy it.”

Ceclie de la Cruz, 16

junior, Irvine

“I go with Mommie. She’s got the money.”

Jimmy Shen

junior, Marina

“I usually look for clothes that are comfortable and not too trendy. Trendy clothes go out of style too quickly and too many people wear them. Thrift stores are great for one-of-a-kind clothing.”

Uyen Vu, 15

freshman, Los Amigos

“I usually go to vintage shops and thrift shops. Once in a while I’ll find a hidden, no-name store that has different clothes, too.”

Alexa Washburn, 18

senior, Orange Lutheran

“I walk into the Gap, I look, I pick up what I like, I try it on, I buy, and then I leave.”

Erin Byczynski, 17

senior, Cypress

“First I look at the style, then the price--then I go to other stores to see if I can get it for a lower price.”

Vanesa Kutza, 17

junior, Anaheim

“I look around, try the clothes on, remember the things I liked, then come back when they are on sale to finally buy them.”

Jill Blasi, 15

sophomore, Villa Park

“If it fits and it’s cheap, then I take it.”

Christine Atkinson, 17

senior, Irvine

“First I’ll go with my friends, and that usually means window shopping. Then I’ll go with my mom or dad and convince them that I need the clothes desperately.”

Katherine Wich, 15

sophomore, Fountain Valley

“I look at the clothes, the price, the color and how it looks on me. Then I buy it if it’s comfortable and a good deal.”

Helen Luu, 15

freshman, Los Amigos

“I don’t worry about what’s trendy. I just buy what I like.”

James Nunez, 14

freshman, Sonora

“I look, try it on; if I like it, I buy it--if I have money. If not, I’ll ask my mom.”

Stefi Mohr, 15

freshman, Loara

“I buy clothes, take them home, then try them on. If I don’t like the way the clothes fit, I take them back.”

Shawna Adamas, 17

junior, El Modena

“Well, duh: Go to the mall with money.”

Eunice Huang, 16

junior, Marina

“I go out with my friends and look at the malls, and if I see something I like, I buy it.”

Mike Bledle, 18

senior, Garden Grove

“I go to the mall and, first, go look for those things I want. Then I go back with money--and get the cheapest item.”

David Moss, 16

sophomore, University

“First I have an idea in mind of what I need to get. Then I go to the store that would have what I want at reasonable prices. If they have what I want, I buy it.”

Jennifer Silakouridis, 16, junior,

Fountain Valley

“I walk into a store, look around, find something I like, try it on and look at the price. If it’s reasonable, I’ll buy it. If not, I just walk out and look somewhere else.”

Mayumi Bonner, 16

junior, Cypress

Responses gathered by Jessica Ming, Orange Lutheran; Laurel Gorman, Mission Viejo; Linda Dao, Los Amigos; Kai Wang, Anaheim; Michelle Pham, Trabuco Hills; Joslin Gemsch, Capistrano Valley; Jennifer Tobkin, Villa Park; Judy Tsai, Huntington Beach; Robert Wenzel, Irvine; Eve Winnick, Loara; Amanda Garcia, El Modena; Cherie Chan, Marina; Luke Fenchel, University; Presida Brasov, Garden Grove; Tricia Michels, Fountain Valley; Tori Clive, Cypress.