Apricot Lane

Apricot Lane is a really cute store at OakPark Mall. It is also a celebrity inspired store that is a Franchise business. When I recently went into the store I instantly fell in love with the accesories and their tops we're so soft! What girl doesn't like soft clothing I'm pretty sure we all do so you should really go and see what they have. Their layout of the store is also really cool and their home website is http://www.apricotlaneusa.com/

Wet Seal

Wet Seal is a fun summery type store. They are mostly known for their summer wear they always have great sundresses and shorts and people love their swimsuits. When you go to their online website at http://www.wetseal.com/home.jsp shipping is ALWAYS $5 no matter what your price is your shipping will always be only $5. They have tops, bottoms, denim, sweaters,jackets, swimwear, intimates, accessories, shoes and even active-wear. I suggest you check out this store either at the mall or just online you won't be disappointed.

Arden B.

Arden B. has really cute dresses and their display windows are always so eye catching and automatically make you want to go in the store. When you go to the website which is http://www.ardenb.com/home.jsp it also makes you want to shop because the first thing you see are their ad sales. They have jumpsuits, rompers, denim, bottoms, sweaters, tops, dresses, shoes, accessories which are always really unique and cute and the basics of what people look for normally when they go in a store like this. The store also has great display windows and they ALWAYS catch my eye.

Forever 21

Forever 21 is an amazing store. They have great things in the store and their online website which is http://www.forever21.com/Default.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1 Everytime I go in this store I always leave with something. They have great things everything from tops to bottoms and shoes and accessories. They have clothes for both girls and boys. They have many different name brands like Forever 21, Heritage 1981, Forever 21 Girls,21 Men, and love 21 contemporary.

Unique

NAME: Uniquue
AGE: 18
OCCUPATION: Student
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: Going to the movies, talking on the phone, Dancing & Cheerleading
FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP: Forever 21, Wet Seal & Urban Outfitters
     Unique is wearing the new trend with the off shoulder cropped top and she paired it with jeans shorts and black lace decorated stockings and tennis shoes. It's very laid back and comfortable  but fashionable at the same time.

Ashley

NAME: Ashley
AGE: 18
OCCUPATION:Student
FREE TIME ACTIVITES: Hanging out with friends, Shopping, Hanging out with her sister
FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP: The mall
     Ashley is wearing a purple dress that she got from Sears for her senior prom that she paired with a short black cardigan and a silver jewel bracelet with a black and purple flower ring and black flats. For her hair accessories she used to purple flower clips to pin her hair over to the side.

Dominique

NAME: Dominique
AGE: 18
OCCUPATION: Student
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: Shopping, hanging out with friends, Volleyball, Swimming
FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP: Forever 21 & Wet Seal
     Dominique's little black dress is simple yet amazing. I love how it hows the scrunched ruffled bottom and the ribbon around the waist. To accesorize she went for a diamond ankle bracelet and wrist bracelet. Her shoes are AMAZING, she's wearing black leather heels that have 3 black leather bows on them.

Shanice

NAME: Shanice

AGE: 18
OCCUPATION: Student
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: Shopping, Relaxing, Hanging out with friends, Track and Volleyball
FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP: The Mall
    Shanice went to take her senior pictures and I really like the outfit she chose because it fit her personality and the scenery of her picture. Just a simple black and gray stripe cardigan with a white and fuschia tank top to add a little pop of color with a pair jeans. She was just relaxed and herself.

Amerie

NAME: Amerie

AGE:18

OCCUPATION: Student

FREE TIME ACTIVITIES:  Going to the movies, cooking, ballet and singing

FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP: Ed Hardy, Aeropostale, Abercrombie & Fitch, 

     I'm really liking this outfit she is wearing the new off the shoulder shirt, her's is in a black and white leopard print and she has a black tank top underneath and a black skirt with her black flat strappy sandals. I love her style.

Lexi

NAME: Lexi
AGE:18
OCCUPATION: Student
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: Basketball, Volleyball, Shopping, Talking on the phone & Hanging out with friends & taking silly pictures
FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP: The mall
     Heading out to her prom in this short cute fuschia and black dress with a flower in the top corner and a ruffle bottoms and black heels with rhinestones up the middle of the shoe. I love this dress I just think it's really cute.

Jennifer and Friends

NAME: Jennifer
AGE:20
OCCUPATION: waitress at Jim Bob's
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: Hanging out with friends, Shopping, Baking and taking pictures
FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP: Victoria Secret, Victoria Secret Pink, Forever 21 Charming Charlie
     On Jennifer's 20th birthday she decided to go for a girls night out and dress up with her friends. She decided to wear a short white silk one strap halter dress with rhinestones on the strap. The dress is simple but pretty.

Emily

NAME: Emily
AGE: 18
OCCUPATION: Student
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: Volleyball, Soccer & taking pictures
FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP: Wet Seal, Forever 21 & Victoria Secret Pink
     This is Emily's Easter dress, I love how its 3 different colors with the top part being white and a one shoulder dress with a diagonal ruffle across the front and the pink mid section kind of like a belt and the gray bottom and she finished the dress off with her white sandals.

Melanie

NAME: Melanie
AGE: 19
OCCUPATION:Teacher assistant at La Petite Academy
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: Watching Baseball and basketball games,Bonfires, Running, Soccer and volleyball
FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP: Victoria Secret, Victoria Secret Pink and Urban Outfitters
      This was Melanie's Easter Dress, it was very simple but very cute. Just a gray dress with ruffle sleeves that she pulled all together with a cute necklace that had a white flower on it and white sandals.

Ebony

NAME: Ebony
AGE: 19
OCCUPATION:Student
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: Shopping, dancing & being with her boyfriend
FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP: Victoria Secret Pink, Forever 21 & Wet Seal
     Ebony is wearing a gray sweater cardigan dress with a black tank top undearneath and black leggings with gray and black leg warmers and black flats. She got alot of these things at her favorite stores and was cute and comfortable at the same time.

Danielle

NAME: Danielle
AGE:19
OCCUPATION: Student
 FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: Shopping & Dancing
FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP: Victoria Secret Pink, Victoria Secret & Forever 21
     I really LOVE this dress it's my favorite color which makes me love it even more. Her dress has the sides cut out of it and it has a  kind of glitter overlay and silver stripes of fabric diagonally and straight across the top. The dress is just fun and makes a statement which is exactly how she likes to dress.
   

Aubree

NAME: Aubree
AGE:19
OCCUPATION: Student & Buffalo Wild Wings Cashier/Host
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: Dance, Writing Poetry, Going to Concerts
FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP: PacSun, Journeys, Wet Seal & Aeropostale
     Aubree's dress is very elegant and simple and I love the color on her it really complements her and expresses who she is. It gives a very relaxed, soft comforting vibe and I just like the dress makes such a statement without having to do alot of work.
    

Doryinn

NAME: Doryinn
AGE: 19
OCCUPATION: Student
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: Traveling with her sister & Shopping
FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP: Ed Hardy & Victoria Secret Pink
     I really love Doryinn's outfit she is wearing a  black and white zebra like tanktop with short black leather jacket and black leggings with black leather boots. Her outfit just describes the kind of person she is fun and great to be around.

Christina

NAME: Christina

AGE:18

OCCUPATION: student

FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: Playing Sports, Listening to music, Taking Pictures and Hanging out with friends

FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP: Forever 21 and Victoria Secret Pink

    Christina went to her cotillion and they all had to wear these spaghetti strap white dress which were really beautiful and they wore long white elbow length gloves to go with them.

Colleen

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NAME: colleen

AGE:19

OCCUPATION: zumba instructor

FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP: H&M and Charming Charlie

FREE TIME ACTIVITES: Singing, Dancing,Zumba, Yoga

     Colleen's silk red dress is very pretty and flows. It's perfect for her height and it has a criss- cross key-hole back, with a little rhinestone band in the front and on the front of the straps to give the dress more detail and decoration. Colleen is a very fashionable person and one day wants to be a model.

Delia's

I really like Delia's they have a wide variety of things one their website like jeans, tops,dresses, shoes,swimsuits, and even things to decorate your room and bed. For those of you looking for fun, fashionable clothing and at a reasonable price you can go to Delias online site at http://store.delias.com or you can just go their actual location their employees are very helpful and they have great customer service.

JustFab

 A place where you can get amazing shoes to fit your personality is http://style.justfab.com. Along with the fabulous shoes they have cute handbags.The group of experts that figure out what style might fit you personality are Katherine Power and Hillary Kerr as their Chief Style Experts and Angela Fink and Nina Lenders.After the quiz they pick the handbags and shoes that fit your personality and send you new selections every month. The best part is shipping is always free! I haven't shopped here yet but now that I've discovered the website I REALLY want to.

Windsor

Windsor is an A-M-AZING dress store. I absolutely love this store. You can get prom dresses, cocktail dresses, formal event dresses. Any kind of dress you can think of. The best part though is that they have this thing called prom like a celebrity where they have a dress that looks smiliar to the one katy perry wore or other celebrities.

Body Central

This was my first time ever visiting Body Central and I really liked it! They had alot of clothes that are fashionable and fun. They had lots of color but not to much, the store set up was great and it made you want to shop. I'm a person who loves color I like neutrals too but a little color goes a long way :)

PacSun

If you want fun in the sun, trendy, comfortable, fashionable clothes or a cute swimsuit and good prices PacSun is a great place to shop. They do a great job appealing to their target market. They also have great personal clothing lines and great accessories which I LOVE along with their Kirra and Kirra Girl lines that I love.

Icing

Icing is a cute little store where you can purchase great gifts or fun, trendy jewelry, handbags,shoes, and all other kinds of accessories and perfect gifts.