Ukay Article 1: FASHION CENTS

Since this is a resource center I would also feature articles about ukay ukay that i've read and would like to share with you. Reading other people's experiences is a great way to learn tips and discover new ukay ukay shops. We'll start this feature with Fashion Cents by Iya P. Joson

FASHION CENTS by Iya P. Joson

If someone offers you a used pair of jeans at a dirt-cheap price, would you accept it?

The glass of iced tea you’re drinking now could’ve bought you an interesting tee. Your roundtrip cab fare from Ateneo to Eastwood may have given you a snazzy, printed dress instead. That money you spent on a box of pizza? It would have been a unique leather jacket resting ruggedly on your shoulders.

Which then is easier to stomach? Such is the apt question for anyone curious and willing enough to enter the fashionably sound, exhilaratingly cheap and unpredictable world of ukay-ukay.

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