Over the weekend, I took a solo trip out to the Chadstone Shopping Center (pronounced "Chad-stun"). I was in need of a new pair of jeans since most of mine have been feeling loose lately (all those gym sessions must be paying off!). Chadstone, known as the fashion capital, is the biggest shopping center in the southern hemisphere and sits in the Malvern East section of the city. It is an easy 15 minute bus ride away, making it all too easy for shopaholics like myself to spend countless hours in a shopper's paradise. I grew up in close proximity to two malls, one of which being the high-end Mall at Short Hills. For this reason, I am no stranger to the euphoric feeling of walking into one of these places. However, the effect that Chadstone had on me was indescribable. Before I even stepped foot off the bus, I felt an overwhelming feeling of excitement in my stomach. 530 stores? This made my trips to Short Hills mall, which boasts just 160 stores, look like child's play.
A Chadstone shopper could want for nothing- the super-regional shopping center has a grocery store (Coles), Kmart, Target, hair salons, and nail salons along with a wide range of luxury stores like Chanel, Jimmy Choo, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Tiffany and much, much more! I chose to stay in the moderately priced stores to look for my purchases. My favorite store is called Supre (check it out here) which I would compare to a higher-end and more organized Forever21. Tops go for about $30. This is the place to go for the perfect going-out shirt or dress. Witchery is another very popular store here and has tons of great stuff as well (check it out here)
It was time for me to get on track and deal with the task at hand: buying the perfect pair of jeans. I wasn't looking to spend a lot since I am on a tight budget down here. There a lot of stores down here that just sells jeans, which definitey made shopping easy for me. I first went into a store called General Pants, which sold a lot of brans such as Sass & Bide, Nudie, Wrangler and Lee. I figured I'd definitely be able to find something in this place. An over-eager sales girl approached me as soon as I entered the store. I inquired about the size conversion from U.S. to Australia for jeans, and she informed me that the sizes are the same. After trying on about 10 pairs of my U.S. size, I couldn't get any past my ankles and I had broken a sweat. I concluded that sales girl was misinformed and booked it out of the store.
I walked around for a little while and came across Jeanswest, another denim store much like the one I had just been in. The people here were 10 times more helpful and informed me that I should go up 2 full sizes in Australian jeans. This was music to my ears and confirmed that I hadn't actually gained 20 pounds in a month. All of their jeans were on sale and I ended up with a great pair of jeans that I LOVE for just $65.
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