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Stores Oklahoma Doesn’t Have but Should

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at OK State chapter.

            Many Oklahomans like to spend their weekend making a shopping trip to Dallas, or spending an entire break from school in the bigger city, filled with many more shopping options. While some may be irritated at the fact that they have to drive three or more hours to find their favorite pair of jeans or an outlet that is non-existent in Oklahoma, some actually think this may be somewhat of a good thing.
            When asked what she thought of Oklahoma not having stores such as H&M and Neiman Marcus, Alex Butsko, a junior from Dallas majoring in Biological Sciences stated, “At first I thought it was inconvenient and kind of backwards, but I’m sure it’s better for preserving history and the state of nature.”

            Jasmine Proctor, an OSU senior majoring in Apparel Merchandising said, “I think that Oklahoma is proving to have a solid, fashionable consumer market. With a new luxury retail outlet just opening, along with Anthropologie and other specialty stores at Classen Curve in Oklahoma City, H&M would be successful and with more city growth, Neiman Marcus would eventually be too.”
 
A list of stores that Oklahoma does not have as opposed to Dallas or other bigger cities includes:
 

  1. Neiman Marcus
  1. Bergdorf Goodman
  2. American Apparel
  3. Papaya
  4. Urban Outfitters
  5. Betsey Johnson

 
 

Stephanie Taylor is originally from Detroit, Michigan and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma with her parents when she was sixteen. Five years later, she is now a senior at Oklahoma State University majoring in news-editorial with a minor in English. Her three passions are writing, fashion and music. Stephanie loves telling other peoples' stories and seeing her words come to life. In the future, she will be an editor in chief of a young women's magazine and a screenwriter. She currently holds the title of Miss Black OSU and volunteers with different organizations for young women and for mentally and physically disabled young adults. Stephanie has been accused of trying to save the world, which always makes her smile. In response to that, she says she just wants to do all she can with all she has in the time she has on the earth.