BE COOL (FOR $15 OR LESS) SEEK CHIC, AND YE SHALL FIND, BUT DON'T EVER PAY TOO MUCH!Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Fashion Editor It's summer, and the fashion is easy. Especially easy on the budget, babe. Now before you start looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the designer label - or get practical and wonder if it will fall apart before September - indulge in a little cheap chic. We're talking about cool little fashion finds under $15 that will make you look groovy groov·y adj. groov·i·er, groov·i·est Slang Very pleasing; wonderful. groov  i·ness n. from head to toe. For girls, there are triangle scarves, tube tops, toe rings, ankle bracelets and feather earrings. And '50s fads, from straw totes to cheesy cheesy (che´ze) caseous. costume jewelry. Guys can get with the frugal fashions, too, with fisherman's hats and beach-worthy necklaces and flip-flops. It's all yours for $14.99 or less, if you're willing to go on mall patrol. Your destination? Mass merchandising stores, off-price retailers and junior boutiques. Other cheap chic venues are Venice Beach, the Rose Bowl Flea Market and Santee Street in Los Angeles' garment district. A word of caution. Dime-store divas and dudes should exercise a little discretion when shopping. Just because it's cheap doesn't always mean it's chic. Sometimes, it's just cheap. CAPTION(S): 14 Photos Photo: (1--Cover--Color) EYE CANDY How to look chic on the cheap David R. Crane/Daily News (2--Color) How tubular! Hula hula, traditional Hawaiian dance usually performed standing with symbolically descriptive arm and hand movements and gracefully sensual undulations of the hips; it is also done in a sitting position. print tube top, $14, Rampage, Topanga Plaza in Canoga Park. (3--Color) Silk neckerchief by Adrienne Vittadini, $9.99, Marshall's, Thousand Oaks. (4--Color) For that bohemian look, a puffed-sleeve peasant top, $14.99, Mervyn's, Fallbrook Mall, West Hills. (5--Color) To protect your specs, a silver and tortoise case, $12, Mervyn's, Fallbrook Mall, West Hills. (6--Color) Summer's straw tote by Honors, $14.99, Target stores. (7--Color) Hula-happy ankle bracelet with real shells, $3, Claire's Boutique. (8--Color) For a toehold on fashion, pearl toe ring, $6 at Hollywood Bowl gift shop; silver styles, $6 each at Claire's Boutique. (9--Color) Butterfly hair sticks, $1 a pair at Dazzle, Fallbrook Mall, West Hills. (10--Color) Tropical-print thongs, $5.99, Target stores and the Venice Boardwalk. (11--Color) Stars and stripes Stars and Stripes nickname for the U.S. flag. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 8567] See : America flip-flops, $4.50, Old Navy stores. (12--Color) Pin on some '50s flair with a retro-looking brooch brooch Ornamental pin with a clasp to attach it to a garment. Brooches developed from the Greek and Roman fibula, which resembled a decorative safety pin and was used as a fastening for cloaks and tunics. by Cascade, $14, Mervyn's. (13--Color) Hippie-chic feather earrings, $8, Rampage, Topanga Plaza in Canoga Park. (14--Color) Hula-happy fisherman's hat for guys or girls, $14, Mervyn's. Pukka puk·ka also puck·a adj. 1. Genuine; authentic. 2. Superior; first-class. [Hindi pakk shell necklaces are the newest unisex accessory, $8, Mervyn's. Photos by Phil McCarten and David R. Crane |
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