Holy balls, readers, I found out where all they keep the trendy people in the Czech Republic!
They live at the mall. They probably sleep and eat there too and are probably the mannequins as well. Everyone who is extremely stylish and knows their Western Wear can be found at the mall.
You know why? Because they can afford to shop there.
Not that the people of the Czech Republic are poor...if anything, this is so my kind of place because everyone bargain hunts, and is spend-thrift and frugal. They just know how to conserve and spend their money. But when I am talking, the mall is off limits, I'm talking how H&M is one of the top designer retail shops- their clothing states the same amount of dollars it would be in America, but it's in EUROS...so a shirt that should cost you like, $5, $10 tops ends up being about $30
this is why you don't shop in Europe unless it's something absolutely unique you can bring a story back about
It was one of the first times I felt similarly dressed to most of the patrons however. Mind you, the malls in CZ are really no different than those in America- old ladies with too much time on their hands, teens and tweens playing with overpriced makeup, boots tucked into jeans and ROCO puff jackets with fur trimmed hoods were among the more popular getups. If one were deaf to the sounds of the Czech language, one might have felt right at home on Long Island.
There are also no real mainstream Western brands representative other than H&M, but there is a knock-off Victoria's Secret, and even a shitty version of Hot Topic (I know right) dubbed "New Yorker". Of course, being such a namesake, I had to go in and discover what trash could possibly be produced in such a place. I turned quickly and exited before the hot pink plaids and pleather jackets could overtake my soul.
Nevertheless, the Novy Smichov mall is a wonderful place to sit and meditate on the influence of capitalism on a world with a fresh Democracy
Also, Heavy Mental Robot Disco, located in the 49 kc bargain bin at Tesco, is probably my most favorite of purchases yet. "A colorful collection of Musical bon bons" is its tagline, so you know it's good.
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