International DIVA Adventures!
I am making my second trip to Stockholm, Sweden and since I am going in the dead of winter, I decided I needed to stock up on layering pieces and warm clothing, like tanks, tees sweaters. I'm not sure what is more fun - shopping BEFORE a trip in preparation or shopping DURING the trip! I made a visit to Target...or Targe' as I tend to call it. I knew I could count on them to have basic layering pieces for clearance prices. I must say - I LOVE Target! I was able to grab plenty of ribbed tanks and basic t-shirts for $3 each! That store is fantastic.
I arrived in Stockholm on Monday afternoon and after catching up on sleep to fight off my jet lag, I IMMEDIATELY showered and took off for the city. Shops in Stockholm close at either 6:30 or 7:00pm so I needed to hurry to make the best use of my time. The bling effect has taken over Sweden, so I found my share of rhinestone studded belt buckles and handbags. I have yet to find ANY trendy plus size stores here (probably because everyone here is tall and lean it seems), however, I am still searching ;)
Till next time....
Showing posts with label sweden shopping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sweden shopping. Show all posts
Monday, February 19, 2007
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Swedish Shopping Update
Shopping in Sweden can be quite expensive! Although the US dollar is worth approx. 7 of theirs - spending hundreds of kronnors just doesn't sit well with my frugal mind. Plus, they have a VAT (country tax) of 25% that applies to most everything! So imagine those pair of boots you bought at the beginning of fall and add 25% to the cost of them.....The cool thing about downtown Stockholm is that everything is in walking distance - the stores open at 11am on weekends and close at 5pm, so there's plenty of time to scout out bargains, people watch and grab a latte or french hot dog (which if I may add are quite tasty)
I was expecting Stockholm to have a completely distinct fashion style of their own - while a few style differences apply, they enjoy many of the trends that we do in the States! Some of the major differences that I see is that men tend to wear their clothing A LOT more fitted than ours do - they are slender and lean and like most of what they wear lean fitting as well. The women here have crowned the boots trend - there are tons of styles from slouch to updated cowboy and wedge styles...I splurged on a pair of tan rhinestone boots - can't wait to upload the photos! Because of the fall chill, layering of course if very big. Plus size divas, however, would have a hard time finding much of anything of interest in the shops.
Although I don't speak a lick of Swedish, I do speak "Shopping Talk" and it was very easy to learn where the sales were and what 30-50% OFF means in another language :-D
Anyhoo, I've spent more Swedish kronnors that I can track - even though items are more expensive here than in the States, what am I supposed to do all day BUT shop? ;-)
Chat again soon!
Shopping in Sweden can be quite expensive! Although the US dollar is worth approx. 7 of theirs - spending hundreds of kronnors just doesn't sit well with my frugal mind. Plus, they have a VAT (country tax) of 25% that applies to most everything! So imagine those pair of boots you bought at the beginning of fall and add 25% to the cost of them.....The cool thing about downtown Stockholm is that everything is in walking distance - the stores open at 11am on weekends and close at 5pm, so there's plenty of time to scout out bargains, people watch and grab a latte or french hot dog (which if I may add are quite tasty)
I was expecting Stockholm to have a completely distinct fashion style of their own - while a few style differences apply, they enjoy many of the trends that we do in the States! Some of the major differences that I see is that men tend to wear their clothing A LOT more fitted than ours do - they are slender and lean and like most of what they wear lean fitting as well. The women here have crowned the boots trend - there are tons of styles from slouch to updated cowboy and wedge styles...I splurged on a pair of tan rhinestone boots - can't wait to upload the photos! Because of the fall chill, layering of course if very big. Plus size divas, however, would have a hard time finding much of anything of interest in the shops.
Although I don't speak a lick of Swedish, I do speak "Shopping Talk" and it was very easy to learn where the sales were and what 30-50% OFF means in another language :-D
Anyhoo, I've spent more Swedish kronnors that I can track - even though items are more expensive here than in the States, what am I supposed to do all day BUT shop? ;-)
Chat again soon!
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