these are shops that i recommend. some are more cheap and less reliable than others. the majority of these are online shops. ☆ = places that i've personally shopped from.

• ☆ forever 21 - a given; it's close to my house, has frequent sales, and has cute essential pieces. (try shopping in the men's section for more variety !!)
• ☆ american apparel - i admit that it's expensive, but the clothes are american-made and sweatshop free !! a great place for basics; i only shop sales there though,,,
• milkbbi - on the more expensive side but their clothes are really cute and "anime" style; i only have one piece from them that i bought secondhand
• ☆ milk&sugar - t-shirt shop! owned by a super cool girl and check out the store ig too @milkandsugar.shop; i own like 3 shirts from here haha
• ☆ breadnbutter - another great kfashion shop w some original design stuff! i love the t-shirt i got from here;;
• punimelt - more adorable t-shirts, i saw their booth at anime expo ^^
• sarlisarts - support small businesses guys!! i've wanted to buy from here for a long time...
• ☆ omocat - i love omocat's designs (anime/gore/glitch), but the sweaters/shirts here average $50... the quality is really nice and the sweaters are unbelievably soft~; i have 2 sweaters and 2 shirts from this brand(1 secondhand, 1 gifted) But i recommend buying omocat stuff secondhand for sure!!
• ☆ fangrrlz - more cute tees ! i bought from them at anime expo, where the prices are cheaper than online
• wenxwen - modern aesthetic tees/hats/stickers/buttons !! again, support small businesses ! wen has one of my favorite blogs of all time, and i've had my eye on some of the his shirts for awhile :^)
• angst child - i've never shopped here but i love love love the shirt designs! think aesthetic, simple shirts with an interesting design !
• kinwamonster - again, aesthetically pleasing, unique designs that are eye-drawing and cool B))
• ☆ yesstyle - large variety of clothes/accessories/stationery and styles from different brands and sellers! careful though, most of these are made in china and could possibly be bad quality/scams, so i recommend not buying anything without good reviews !!