Good Stuff Cheap
January 2008
The Value Village People
Who can smell a bargain better than a starving student? Three style-savvy coeds dish about deep discounts, great finds and sartorial inspiration By Karen Steward
Image credit: John Cullen
Matt Gale, 23
Industrial Design, OCAD
Sense of Style: “Boogie till I bleed.”
Best Find: “I got an odour-resistant Levi’s cowboy shirt in Kensington. It was $30, but I bargained it down to $12.”
Style Bible: “I like the blogs Hel Looks and Savvy London. They take pictures
of people on the street, like Vice magazine’s ‘Dos,’ but without the harsh comments.”
Eyeglasses. $200. Hakim Optical, 525 University Ave., 416-595-0530
Striped T. $8. Old Navy, Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge St., 416-593-2551
Leather bomber jacket. $30. Courage My Love, 14 Kensington Ave., 416-979-1992
Fitted jeans. Free. Hand-me-down from sister's boyfriend
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