Matthew Spooner, Manhattan freshman, looks at the finished haircut from barber Sally Barnett at Amyx Cutting Edge, 842 Massachusetts St. Spooner tries on clothes at Sugertown Traders, 918 Massachusetts St., to complete his new look. Barnett, Spooner's regular barber, finishes trimming Spooner's hair at Amyx Cutting Edge.
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Spooner's wet mane. He even agrees to cut his side burns. "How about this," Barnett says, pointing to Spooner's beard. "Sure," he says. "Why not?" When Barnett is finished, Spooner looks better already. His glasses, which were not working before, have now become a fitting accessory.
The haircut was $8. Now we head south to find some new clothes.
At Sugartown Traders, 918 Massachusetts St., we try out several outfits. He tries on jeans with zipper flies and button flies. He tries on different sizes and colors. He tries on sweaters and button-down shirts. He tries on each shirt with each pair of pants until he finds an acceptable outfit. Spooner settles on the Lucky Brand shirt found at TJ Maxx for $19.30 and a pair of Banana Republic jeans found at Sugartown Traders for $18.78. To stay in our budget,
I returned the TJ Maxx clothes that Spooner did not choose.
Nearing the end of the day, time and money are dwindling. Kohl's Department Store, 3240 Iowa St., is the last stop. Spooner settles on a pair of Gotcha casual shoes for $34.99, which came to a total of $26.81 after using a $10 discount coupon. You always want look for coupons or discounts at a store. All we had to do was buy $10 worth of merchandise to redeem the coupon.
Spooner ended the day just as casual as before, but now a little more put together. The blue plaid shirt, jeans and casual shoes were great together. We added a brown belt Spooner already had in his closet, and his look was complete for only $64.89.
—Brandi Garvin, Jayplay writer, can be reached at bgarvin@kansan.com.
thursday, november 6, 2003
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