Aeropostale

Saturday, eleven in the morning, and the plan is no plan. That is Aeropostale clothing: the tee she has washed a hundred times, the cropped hoodie over it, leggings, done. Aero, as fans have called it since the first store opened in New York in 1987, built its name on easy, all-American basics for the teen and young-adult crowd, and the rack here is almost entirely women's - graphic tees, tanks and pullover sweaters that get worn on repeat, cropped hoodies for the walk to class, tapered leggings and track pants, and sleepwear for the days the couch wins. The move is stacking them. A neon long-sleeve basic under a marled knit pullover in October, a cross-back crop tank on its own in July, the sheer-stripe wide tee she steals for the beach. Women's tops are where Aeropostale goes deepest, with hoodies and sweatshirts a close second, and none of it takes itself seriously. Not the same company as American Eagle Outfitters, but the same shopper a couple of years on - American Eagle Outfitters is a rack away. Grab the hoodie first.