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 TRENDS: 

What are some clothing brands that are popular in your hometown? Where do people usually shop?

People who consider themselves NOVA:

 

  • American Eagle, Forever21, Zumi’s, North Face, Hipster kind of things. @Fair Oaks Mall

        - Kalea (Manassas, VA)

  • Ray Bans, Sperry’s (every boy in her school has a pair). & People shop online.

         - Maya (Manassas, VA)​

  • American Eagle, H&M, Forever21. @Spotsylvania or Potomac Mills Mall

         - Claudio (Stafford, VA)

  • Everyone wears Vinyard Vines, and J.Crew, and just really preppy stuff. @J.Crew, Vinyard Vines, Target

       - Abby (Ashburn, VA)

  • Forever21, American Eagle, J.Crew, Kate Spade, TJ Maxx, Target Macy's, Kohls

       -Madalyn (Fredericksburg, VA)

  • Aeropostale, Macy's

       - Kacey (Woodbridge, VA)

  • Aeropostale, Abercrombie & Fitch, Vans, Converse

       - Alex (Triangle, VA)

  • Nike, Adidas, Volcom, Vans, 

      - Sam (Manassas, VA)

  • Vinyard Vines, J.Crew, Polo, Ralph Lauren. @Malls and Outlets like Potomac Mills, Tysons Corner

​      - Paul (Springfield, VA)

  • Ralph Lauren, Urban Outfitters, Tory Burch, very diverse fashion @Pentagon Mall or Tysons Corner

       - Kat (Alexandria, VA)

       

People who consider themselves SOVA:

 

  • Hollister, F21, H&M, Jordans, Dillards, Macy’s

       - Eliza (Newport News, VA)

  • Anthropologie, Free People, Urban Outfitters. @thrift stores

       - Faith (Richmond, VA)

  • .American Eagle, Hollister, forever 21, Brandy Melville

       - Meryl (Mechanicsville, VA)

  • Stussy, Obey, Aeropostale, Hollister. @The outlet mall that is new the Food Lion near my house

       - Jacob (Williamsburg, VA)

  • American Eagle, Pacsun, Charlotte Russe, Old Navy, Walmart and Target

      - Charlotte (Radford, VA)​

People who consider themselves Central:

 

  • Vans, American Eagle, 17th Street Surfshop. @Harris Teeter       

       - Anonymous (Virginia Beach, VA)

What type of music do you generally listen to? Does this match people from within your community?

People who consider themselves NOVA:

 

  • Pop and alternative; people also listen to pop and rap.

       - Kalea (Manassas, VA)

  • Alternative music, my friends listen to the same. Hip hop, rap, pop music is popular    

       - Maya (Manassas, VA)​

  • Showtunes but I can't represent the rest of NOVA.

       - Claudio (Stafford, VA)

  • Showtunes but that does not reflect where I live. Everyone listens to rap and hip hop; some people listen to country but it's not a big thing where I'm from.

       - Abby (Ashburn, VA)

  • I listen to mostly country music. People in my area tend to listen to hip hop, rock, rap, or alternatives.

       -Madalyn (Fredericksburg, VA)

  • I listen to a lot of music. I listen to choir music, I listen to pop music, I listen to rock sometimes. If you go up to my area, you'll find people who love all kinds of stuff. People who love kpop, love pop, metalheads, all kinds of people.

     - Kacey (Woodbridge, VA)

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       - Paul (Springfield, VA)

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       - Kat (Alexandria, VA)       

People who consider themselves SOVA:

 

  • Alternative; Newport News teens pretty much lean towards hip hop or alternative

       - Eliza (Newport News, VA)

  • Alternative, Americana bluegrass music; it matches with Richmond

       - Faith (Richmond, VA)

  • Pop, country, acoustic, alternative. Country is really popular

       - Meryl (Mechanicsville, VA)

  • Country and Alternative music; Country matches with my hometown, most people listen to country or generic pop.

       -Charlotte (Radford, VA)

  • Literally anything new that I can get my hands on. No, they're very heavy into rap.

       - Jacob (Williamsburg, VA)

People who consider themselves Central:

 

  • Pop, Rap, Country. Everything. My town listens to country. -Anonymous (Virginia Beach, VA)

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