Yes it is true that people will see higher prices with clothes in retail stores, it is the big trend this season. Stores are trying to disguise that you are paying more for clothing items in ways such as; using less fabric and calling it the new look, using cheap stitching, and buttons will be cheaper. Rumor has it that retailers are rising their prices 10 percent for all clothing items to help pay for labor and fabric. Stores are trying to trick you to make you think you aren't spending more;hike the prices up and then have a sale on them so you think you are spending less. The last two decades the retailers have kept the prices down but it is going to change especially in the second half of the year it can rise 10 to 20 percent. Stores "are treading the line between style, quality and price". Some stores are adding embellishments to the clothing (additional stitching, fancy tags and fake button hole) that is to a penny extra or dollar extra and the costumers are being charged $10 extra. The owner of a Lingerie shop is realizing the underwear and mini dresses are becoming skimpier because they are trying to use less fabric and to top it all off the underwear is 5 dollars more then last year. In Ambercombie and Fitch, they are calling their new line of jeans softer with a good stretch-"Redesigned of 2012". These jeans are $78-$88, which is $10 more then what they cost right now, even though there will be less material on them. The new jeans are thinner and is a cheaper quality. Watch out for this increase that will start in september.
Fashion is something that goes in one year and out the other.
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