Hello and welcome to this special
edition of New Day Northwest.
I'm Angela Poe Russell,
filling in for amity,
this is our back to school special and I
know look when school starts this year.
I know it's not going to
be quote unquote normal,
but when you think about the
journey that we've been on,
it is progress for when there's back
to school shopping happening because
I think a year ago people were just
over it like what's the shop for?
You know, my shirt unzoom,
so we're celebrating the first day
of school and one way to do that.
As with our new
day stylist Darcy Camden,
what a journey we've
been on like back to school
shopping is happening.
I think before people were
like why, I know.
Well, I think it's predicted to be the
biggest back to school shopping season.
Maybe ever just out of necessity,
because it's been a year and a half.
Most kids do not fit what they wore the
last time they were in person school,
and so we need to go out.
We need to buy stuff,
but I know what it feels like to
go venture out to the mall and
not know what you're gonna find.
Like. Are the trends different?
What is there some source of clothes
new stores have opened and so
we want to give parents and kids
just kind of a lay of the land?
What's hot, what's not and what to look for.
And you know, it can be so
challenging. I still remember 'cause
some people have this love hate
relationship with back to school shopping.
'cause it's where the battles begin.
I still remember the battles I have with
my mom in that closet and at the store.
And you're going to help us with that. Well,
and I think it's especially when we're
talking about shopping with teenagers.
I mean, you know this.
It can be teenagers.
They have very specific ideas about style,
that's where their personal identity about
around fashion is kind of forming you.
Parents want to buy them the things
that they want, but sometimes they
just don't understand what's cool and
teams want to wear what they want.
But they also need mom and dad
to kind of be on board because
maybe they're paying for it.
So everyone needs to be
like on the same page before
we get started with this vulnerable moment.
Just how are you feeling being here?
It's the first time
in 17 months. I'm really excited
and I'm also weirdly nervous.
Even though I've done hundreds and
hundreds and hundreds of segments,
there's something about having the
camera right there and you right here.
And it's it's fun and really,
really cool, and we even have models.
OK, so let's get started
because you're gonna help us.
Give us some advice on the lay of the
land and how we can handle those battles
so we have real teenagers here and
before I have three models here today,
but I also want everyone to know that
I spoke to about 30 teenagers prior
to this to really get a sense of what
they want to wear to make sure that
I'm reporting on what is actually cool.
Because I searched 40 years old and I don't
always know like what's hip with all of them,
but you don't like it?
OK, so what's different cool this
year as far as trends,
the most important thing for parents to
know is that you know in terms of gender,
like when you walk out to the stores,
retailers or understanding that
it's not necessarily about boys
clothes and girls clothes.
It's mostly close trends or trends.
I want everyone whenever I talk about style,
I want everyone to feel really
seen and I want everyone to know
that there's something for you.
Whatever your age,
whatever your size, however,
you identify that is affordable,
comfortable, and trendy.
I feel like dancing art
list error models. Let's do it so
our first model is ABI and he's 14
years old and he's also 5/8 so I
know a lot of parents of teenagers
can kind of relate to this where
you have a teen who wears Mens sizes
but he doesn't want to be wearing
like business casual at his school.
Yes, so where do you go to find Mens
clothes that are cool for teens?
I asked. Hobby and he said Zara
and I fully interesting.
So Sarah has the cool T shirts,
colors, prints,
cool graphics are all the rage and it's are.
You can find these pieces for under $20.00.
So everyone who shops Sarah knows their
T shirts are about 15 to $17.00 so you
can go in and really get a good haul.
Nice.
So jeans are the most important.
You know staple of a back to
school wardrobe and I'm really
excited to talk about the brand new
Levis store that just opened it.
U village it just opened like
yesterday so new this week and not
only can you find all the Levis,
these are the eco performance flex
jeans that feel like you've had them
for 10 years even though they're brand new.
But you can also customize your jeans so
you can do things like pick your back patch.
You can pick your little button,
just deliver stories all in the store.
You can distress it as much or
as little as you want to really
make it feel customized,
which I think is important for teenagers.
They want to feel like their clothes.
Are their clothes and the white sneaker
is a trend of across the board?
OK, love it.
Thank you so much so let's see
our next Model,
K.
Our next model is Yana and she is wearing
an outfit from another brand new store.
This ones over at the Bellevue
collection at Bellevue Square.
It's called oak and port and it is the
coolest store talk about walk in and
not having any sort of gendered landscape.
You can really just sort of pick and
choose what you like and pair it together.
A lot of really great pieces
like jeans and this over piece,
which I call ushaq it.
It's kind of like a shirt,
jacket,
hybrid and you know this is another
really affordable store too.
So teenagers who have maybe been
working to save a little bit of
money and they have a couple 100
bucks you could go to open Fort
and really get a good haul there.
She's also wearing vans which across
the border like the coolest shoes
for kids and these are her own bands.
Even though I brought Vance for her to wear.
Knowing that van for cool we workers
and then I went to Zumiez also,
and I just asked them what is
the coolest backpack like?
What can you not keep in stock,
and it is this backpack and Oh my gosh,
I forgot the name of it.
What is it? Sprayground it's very cool.
I did never even heard of it before,
but that's the one sprayground.
OK, we have a little more time,
so let's bring in our next model. Great job.
Our next model is tattoo and she is wearing
a look from gap and so gap has theirs.
Gap kids, and then there's gaps
and new this year is Gap team.
That size is 8 to 20 and I just
think that's a really, really cool.
If you go to university village they
have all get kids Team Gap all-in-one
store so you can really mix and match.
I put her in a pant that I've I
called this the denim spin-off.
It's not jeans.
Sort of a hybrid between like a jagara
sweatpants and a Denham and Jeff.
Also this is probably good news for parents.
There are places where you can
find T shirts that are not like.
Cropped up so actual like actual
full T shirt.
Yeah, love it.
Yeah wonderful,
this looks beautiful and I
feel so inspired. Have a lot of great ideas.
Can you inspire us with some quick
advice on how to reduce the tension?
I know you mentioned a few things earlier
when parents and kids don't agree.
I always tell parents. Ask your kid.
OK well what do you like about it?
Because you might see
something that they're not.
That's not even the main thing that
they like, so you know you say, OK,
surprising, what do you like about this?
And they say I love the color and you say.
OK, I don't love that you
know so much skin is exposed.
We finding something different
in the same color.
And usually you can come to an agreement.
OK, so finding some common
ground fighting common ground. I
love it alright, the models
you did a wonderful job, Darcy.
It's so good to see you so good
it's almost feeling like old times.