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Back-To-School Fashion: New School Outfits Lurk In The Closet

Posted by tehreem On August - 19 - 2008
During this economically rocky back-to-school season, buying a new wardrobe for the kids sounds about as appealing as digging into a pile of cold Tater Tots. But with a little ingenuity, Mom and Dad don’t necessarily need to pick up a single new shirt for little Susie. USA TODAY asked CosmoGirl fashion director Tara McBratney to comb the closets of two girls and creatively recycle what’s already there, fashioning a school week’s worth of fresh outfits from the skirts, sweaters and sandals shoved to the corners.

Arielle Kirk, 15
Far Rockaway, N.Y.

Arielle’s high school doesn’t require a uniform, but for the past year or so, the rising sophomore has sported one of her own creation: Starburst-colored polo shirts by Ralph Lauren and Le Tigre (she owns 11), a pair of snug jeans and one of 18 pairs of pristine Nikes (she scrubs them down with soap, water and a toothbrush after each wearing).

“It’s ridiculous,” groans mom Deloris Kirk, 45, gazing at the seemingly identical orange shoeboxes neatly stacked on the floor of her daughter’s tidy closet.

“It’s like a filing cabinet,” says McBratney of the display below the double-dutch medals hanging from the doorjamb. And when collared shirt after collared shirt emerges from within, Mom, an assistant preschool teacher, shakes her head: “I would love to see you out of that polo, Arielle.”

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