The fashion bomb has landed

Well, it is about time that Indy hopped on the fashion train. The first Saks Fifth Avenue in the entire state of Indiana opened its doors Wednesday. This is monumental. Shopping trips to Indy will take on a new meaning, along with the phrase, "Your account is past its limit." How exciting! As shown on the news, the price tags are outrageous. The lines of people waiting to spend $250 on a shirt were unbelievable. The fashion bomb has officially landed in Indianapolis. What I find fascinating about the whole ordeal is that Bloomington does not have an upscale store. \nHas anyone noticed the monstrosity being built beside College Mall? It is supposed to be a Target Super Center, but this new addition annoys me to no end. The last thing this town needs is another discount super center that sells cheap clothing and pays $6.50 an hour. Why did they close L.S. Ayres? Why did they close the Gap? The Gap had such cool commercials. Instead of replacing those with a better department store, they replace them with a super center. Where are the fashion gods when we need them?\nThe department stores here are bad enough. Most of the time all you can find is old lady clothes and ugly purses. Now we are going to be overloaded with screaming babies, badly constructed jeans and endless sales on soap. We don't need another super center; we need another department store. Stores like Dillard's, Von Maur and Marshall Field's are what this town needs. I would think a store that comes fully equipped with personal shoppers, in-house buyers and well made threads could be a boost to the economy. Of course, we do have a Limited and Express, but I understood the boot-cut jeans statement a long time ago. Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle are great if you're in high school. \nCollege students are here nine months out of the year, and frankly our clothing needs are ignored. Not everyone wants to wear American Eagle Outfitters, or look like every other girl in the party decked out in Pitaya. We need more stores that cater to our age group. I want to run out and be able to buy a really subtle dress that doesn't look like I came off of a prairie; cocktail dresses anyone? A place that offers Tommy Hilfiger, Baby Phat and Calvin Klein under one roof is a shopping nirvana. Let's cross our fingers for J. Crew.\nShopping is about options, and we need more options. Indy is a great place to shop, but IU is in Bloomington. Fashion is important to IU's lifestyle. Sometimes it is really relaxing to walk into a store and find a man playing the piano for your listening enjoyment. It is also nice to go to a mall and not want to leave in an hour. Besides, what else is there to do here on a Saturday afternoon? Go to Indy and shop at Saks.